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Capital Preparatory Magnet School

Public, Magnet, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

421^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Alternative Schools

Better than 14% of Connecticut alternative schools

Summary

Capital Preparatory Magnet School serves 580 students in grades PK–12 as an alternative/magnet school in Hartford, CT, operating within the Hartford School District, a district ranked near the bottom of Connecticut. Despite that challenging context, Capital Preparatory Magnet School posts a standout graduation rate of 96.0% for 2024-2025, well above the Hartford School District's 85.3% and the state's 91.2%. This is a consistent strength — the school has exceeded the state graduation rate five years running.

However, academics are uneven. In 2024-2025, third-grade math proficiency reached 87.2%, far above the state's 52.2%. But the following year, a new third-grade cohort scored just 35.9% in math and 20.0% in reading. By middle school, results are consistently weak: eighth-grade reading proficiency was 15.4% in 2025-2026, compared with 40.7% at Achievement First Hartford Academy and 31.3% at Jumoke Academy. The bigger concern is attendance: chronic absenteeism spiked to 49.0% in 2025-2026 — triple the state rate of 16.4% and more than double Jumoke Academy's 17.7%. This is not a district-wide pattern, since the Hartford School District held steady at 35.9%.

Capital Preparatory Magnet School also spends more — $17,955 per student versus $13,868 at Achievement First Hartford Academy and $12,845 at Jumoke Academy — yet its middle-school scores and attendance trail both schools. With a student-teacher ratio that jumped from 13.4 to 17.0 in one year, families should weigh the school's genuine strength in graduating students against its attendance troubles and unstable academic results, especially beyond elementary grades.

580

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,139

Per pupil spending ?

80%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1304 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103

(860) 695-9800

District: Hartford School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.0%

Hispanic:

32.1%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2019 → 3rd in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Connecticut average (91%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (18% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 16% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg21%

Connecticut avg49%

Elementary school

421^st of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

250^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

146^th of 153Hartford School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	421 of 492	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	336 of 497	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	7.3	505 of 538	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	476 of 522	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.6	469 of 519	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	450 of 518	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.7	442 of 551	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.2	442 of 557	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.4	414 of 564	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.2	477 of 565	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.4	522 of 579	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	52.3	359 of 566	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.0	448 of 565	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.4	469 of 568	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.2	454 of 570	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	18.0	32 of 41	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	5.3	65 of 70	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	283 of 302	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	3.7	434 of 445	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	10.0	350 of 371	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	6.0	250 of 258	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	227 of 250	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	241 of 275	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	242 of 259	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.6	211 of 246	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.7	190 of 280	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.8	207 of 278	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.1	197 of 272	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.5	209 of 269	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.3	203 of 268	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	54.8	148 of 255	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.3	165 of 252	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.8	169 of 250	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.5	178 of 248	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	30.6	30 of 40	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	65 of 80	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	5.2	222 of 235	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	17.1	189 of 218	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	2.8	168 of 169	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	17.1	211 of 244	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	9.8	128 of 139	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	182 of 200	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	161 of 196	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.2	143 of 193	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	56.1	108 of 188	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.9	144 of 189	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	61.4	102 of 186	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.9	143 of 176	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.4	122 of 176	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	67.6	75 of 176	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	13.5	135 of 155	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	13.3	154 of 175	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2021)22nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)7th percentile

Special Education (2021)6th percentile~ school

Male (2021)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2022)25th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2021)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)13th percentile~ school

Female (2021)6th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2022)1st percentile-9 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)13th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2021)12th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts18%-33 vs state

Mathematics17%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				NGSS Science (2026)			SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Math (2026)	SBAC English Language Arts (2026)						SBAC Mathematics (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	NGSS Science 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Capital Preparatory Magnet School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1304 Main Street	Hartford	06103	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-9800	580	34	17.0	80.0%	10 (1.7%)	348 (60.0%)	186 (32.1%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)								(n/a)	467.0	771.0	1073.0	21.9		20.0	2355.0	2404.0	17.9	2436.0	15.4	35.9	2376.0	2413.0	15.4	0.0	2394.0	$19,139
Jumoke Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	999 Asylum Ave. Suite 200	Hartford	06105	Capitol Planning Region	Jumoke Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 527-0575	571	35	16.3	96.8%	0 (0.0%)	528 (92.5%)	39 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)	470.0	787.0				2378.0	18.4	2401.0	22.6	18.6	31.3	30.2	26.5	2402.0	12.9	2445.0	16.7	$20,204
Achievement First Hartford Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	305 Greenfield Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Achievement First Hartford Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-6685	907	59	15.4	79.6%	6 (0.7%)	690 (76.1%)	182 (20.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)								(n/a)	476.0	786.0	1079.0			2392.0	46.4	2477.0	48.1	44.3	40.7	31.3	31.4	24.6	19.5	9.2	16.3	$18,195

Frequently Asked Questions about Capital Preparatory Magnet School

How many students attend Capital Preparatory Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended Capital Preparatory Magnet School.

What district is Capital Preparatory Magnet School in?

Hartford School District

What is the racial makeup of Capital Preparatory Magnet School?

Students at Capital Preparatory Magnet School are 60% African American, 32% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% White, 2% Asian.

Is Capital Preparatory Magnet School a good school?

Capital Preparatory Magnet School ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Connecticut alternative schools.

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