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Global Communications Academy

Q: Is Global Communications Academy a good school?

Global Communications Academy ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Connecticut elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Global Communications Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Global Communications Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Global Communications Academy?

Students at Global Communications Academy are 57% Hispanic, 37% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Global Communications Academy attend?

Students who attend Global Communications Academy usually go on to attend: Middle : Milner Middle School

Public Grades K-8

492^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Global Communications Academy is a K-8 school in Hartford, CT, serving 414 students and operating within the Hartford School District. In 2025-26, Global Communications Academy is ranked 491st out of 491 Connecticut schools, placing it in the 0th percentile and making it the lowest-ranked school in the state. This represents a long-term decline from the 14th percentile in 2012-13. Test scores are profoundly below district and state benchmarks, with 0% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA, 14.9% of 5th graders proficient in ELA, and 11.3% of 8th graders proficient in science. Nearby schools like Betances Learning Lab Magnet School and Breakthrough Magnet School North post vastly stronger early-grade results, such as 41.5% and 42.4% in 3rd grade ELA, respectively.

The school also faces severe non-academic challenges. Chronic absenteeism is the highest among nearby schools at 47.7%—nearly three times the state rate of 16.4% and far above the 12.6% seen at Betances. With 90.6% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, concentrated poverty is also the highest in its comparison group. While some similar high-poverty neighbors like SAND School also struggle academically, Global stands out as an extreme outlier. Spending per student ($16,280) and student-teacher ratios (13.3) are in line with nearby schools, yet outcomes remain drastically lower. Middle school grades show no sign of improvement, especially when compared to Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts and Webster Micro Society Magnet School, making it the most struggling school in the state in 2025-26.

414

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,690

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

85 Edwards Street
Hartford, CT 06112

(860) 695-6020

District: Hartford School District

Students who attend Global Communications Academy usually attend:

Middle:

Milner Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.2%

African American:

37.4%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2013 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (12% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 16% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg21%

Connecticut avg49%

492^nd of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Hartford School District

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	2.7	492 of 492	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.4	480 of 493	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	469 of 491	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	498 of 538	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	492 of 522	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	490 of 532	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.6	500 of 519	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.3	475 of 518	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	480 of 551	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.1	479 of 557	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	4.7	546 of 564	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.1	495 of 565	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.0	539 of 579	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	15.2	33 of 41	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	19 of 21	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	1.2	228 of 228	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	16.8	259 of 302	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	4.5	427 of 445	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	15.5	323 of 371	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	240 of 252	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	238 of 249	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	221 of 250	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	245 of 275	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	230 of 250	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.2	238 of 246	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.8	246 of 280	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.6	228 of 278	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.8	229 of 272	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.3	219 of 269	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.9	230 of 268	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	32.0	53 of 80	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	33 of 38	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	7.4	216 of 235	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	16.0	191 of 218	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	5.5	213 of 224	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	16.0	213 of 244	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2017	4.5	137 of 140	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.6	184 of 196	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)20th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)14th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2021)13th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2021)4th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2021)34th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2021)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)12th percentile~ school

Female (2021)8th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2021)5th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science13%-39 vs state

English Language Arts12%-39 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th 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
Global Communications Academy	Public	K-8	85 Edwards Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-6020	414	31	13.3	90.6%	7 (1.7%)	155 (37.4%)	237 (57.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	2.7	492^nd of 492 public elementary schools	0.0%		5.4	480^th of 493 public elementary schools	2.6%	12	12.8	758.0	0.0	2348.0	14.9	2411.0	16.7	14.8	2325.0	2348.0	2402.0	2401.0	2418.0	2388.0	$21,690
SAND School	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 Main Street	Hartford	06120	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-5040	266	21	12.6	89.1%	4 (1.5%)	72 (27.1%)	181 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	5.9	471^st of 492 public elementary schools	4.3%					(n/a)	469.0		2313.0	2369.0	14.3				2347.0	21.2	14.3				$25,449
Wish Museum School	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Vine Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-5600	297	25	12.1	87.2%	6 (2.0%)	94 (31.6%)	183 (61.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)								(n/a)	462.0		2337.0	2362.0	2387.0				22.5	13.7	2422.0				$27,563
West Middle School	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Niles Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-5480	289	28	10.5	85.5%	6 (2.1%)	119 (41.2%)	143 (49.5%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	6.2	468^th of 492 public elementary schools	4.9%					(n/a)	18.2		2331.0	2357.0	2390.0				2372.0	14.0	13.6				$25,851
Burns Latino Studies Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Putnam Street	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-2980	251	20	12.5	81.3%	15 (6.0%)	35 (13.9%)	195 (77.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)	465.0		2330.0	2355.0	2384.0				2332.0	0.0	2420.0				$23,034
Breakthrough Magnet School North	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	25 Ridgefield Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-6380	289	24	12.0	67.8%	11 (3.8%)	143 (49.5%)	65 (22.5%)	52 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	29.2	335^th of 492 public elementary schools	31.9%					(n/a)	25.0		42.4	31.6	2425.0				57.6	36.8	2432.0				$22,483
Sanchez School	Public	PK, KG-5	176 Babcock Street	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-4940	311	20	15.5	83.0%	11 (3.5%)	38 (12.2%)	257 (82.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7	459^th of 492 public elementary schools	6.7%		5.9	477^th of 493 public elementary schools	3.2%	18	22.9		2328.0	14.6	20.8				20.4	20.8	2457.0				$20,568
Betances Learning Lab Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	42 Charter Oak Avenue	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-2840	398	30	13.4	45.7%	14 (3.5%)	69 (17.3%)	155 (38.9%)	144 (36.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	49.6	255^th of 492 public elementary schools	48.2%		52.6	244^th of 493 public elementary schools	50.5%	11			41.5	49.0					60.4	56.9					$19,953
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Pk-8 Campus	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	65 Van Block Avenue	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-4140	435	32	13.5	78.2%	40 (9.2%)	107 (24.6%)	254 (58.4%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	12.8	412^th of 492 public elementary schools	16.3%		9.2	443^rd of 493 public elementary schools	10.1%	31	28.8	38.7	19.4	28.9	25.0	34.3	2558.0	2576.0	22.2	33.3	13.5	20.0	32.3	2501.0	$20,351
Webster Micro Society Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5 Cone Street	Hartford	06105	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-5380	626	43	14.4	66.3%	91 (14.5%)	266 (42.5%)	194 (31.0%)	30 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	11.2	426^th of 492 public elementary schools	13.4%		14.8	404^th of 493 public elementary schools	18.1%	22	482.0	793.0	20.3	18.6	31.5	31.4	28.3	2532.0	28.8	22.0	14.8	20.0	21.7	19.2	$17,932

Frequently Asked Questions about Global Communications Academy

What district is Global Communications Academy in?

Hartford School District

How many students attend Global Communications Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Global Communications Academy.

What schools do graduates of Global Communications Academy attend?

Students who attend Global Communications Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Milner Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Global Communications Academy?

Students at Global Communications Academy are 57% Hispanic, 37% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

Is Global Communications Academy a good school?

Global Communications Academy ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Connecticut elementary schools.

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