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Bulkeley High School

Q: Is Bulkeley High School a good school?

Bulkeley High School ranks in the bottom 1.4% of Connecticut high schools.

Q: How many students attend Bulkeley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 552 students attended Bulkeley High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bulkeley High School?

Students at Bulkeley High School are 80% Hispanic, 15% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Bulkeley High School?

Bulkeley High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy Elementary : M. D. Fox School Elementary : Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy Middle : Burr Middle School Middle : Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy

Public Grades 9-12

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 141 Connecticut High Schools

Better than 1% of Connecticut high schools

Summary

Bulkeley High School is a public high school in Hartford, Connecticut, serving 592 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Hartford School District, which is ranked 154 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Bulkeley High School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in Connecticut, with a statewide ranking between 121 and 195 out of 121 to 200 high schools over the past several years, and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bulkeley High School's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.2% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, compared to 32.4% in the Hartford School District and 58% statewide. Similarly, only 8.7% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in NGSS/Science, compared to 19.7% in the district and 47.7% statewide. The school's four-year graduation rate has also been declining, from 88.9% in 2021-2022 to 69.7% in 2022-2023, and it has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 66.4% over the past few years.

Interestingly, Bulkeley High School's performance is significantly worse than nearby schools, even within the same district. For example, University High School of Science and Engineering, a magnet school within the Hartford School District, has much higher academic performance, with 60.7% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts and 41.1% in SAT/Math, compared to Bulkeley High School's 12.2% and 8.7%, respectively. This suggests that the school's challenges may not be solely due to a lack of funding, as Bulkeley High School's per-student spending is relatively high, at $17,975 in 2018-2019, which is higher than the state average.

552

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,041

Per pupil spending ?

81%

Free/discounted lunch ?

395 Lyme Street
Hartford, CT 06112

(860) 695-1011

District: Hartford School District

Feeder schools for Bulkeley High School:

Elementary:	Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy
	M. D. Fox School
	Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy
Middle:	Burr Middle School
	Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.4%

African American:

14.7%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (10% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Connecticut average (74% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg26%

Connecticut avg53%

139^th of 141

Connecticut public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9High Schools in the Hartford School District

154^th of 156Hartford 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	139 of 141	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	144 of 145	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	140 of 142	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	195 of 200	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	121 of 121	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.2	127 of 132	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	181 of 196	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	13.3	57 of 58	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2019	0.0	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★☆
2018	18.5	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	3.6	106 of 106	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	183 of 189	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	11.7	98 of 104	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	7.7	148 of 155	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	2.8	179 of 182	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	6.3	169 of 175	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)90th percentile+90 vs school

Hispanic (2021)6th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2021)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2021)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2022)<1st percentile

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts12%-46 vs state

Science9%-39 vs state

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Schools Near Bulkeley High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Math (2025)	SBAC English Language Arts (2025)			SBAC Mathematics (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 8th Grade	NGSS Science 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Bulkeley High School	Public	9-12	395 Lyme Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-1011	552	42	13.1	81.0%	11 (2.0%)	81 (14.7%)	444 (80.4%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	3	139^th of 141 public high schools	1.4%		3.5	144^th of 145 public high schools	0.7%	5		8.7	12.2							$23,041
Weaver High School	Public	9-12	415 Granby St.	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-1640	721	35	20.8	84.2%	6 (0.8%)	360 (49.9%)	332 (46.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.2%)	11.4	127^th of 141 public high schools	9.9%		2.1	145^th of 145 public high schools	0.0%	18			11.9	14.4						$19,585
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: High School Campu	Public	9-12	415 Granby Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 695-4140	110	11	10.0	85.5%	9 (8.2%)	38 (34.5%)	54 (49.1%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)								(n/a)										$27,668
University High School of Science and Engineering	Public, Magnet	9-12	351 Mark Twain Drive	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-9020	406	28	14.5	62.8%	46 (11.3%)	211 (52.0%)	99 (24.4%)	25 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	21 (5.2%)	60.1	57^th of 141 public high schools	59.6%		70.8	43^rd of 145 public high schools	70.3%	14		47.2	60.7	41.1						$19,989
Bloomfield High School	Public	9-12	5 Huckleberry Ln.	Bloomfield	06002	Capitol Planning Region	Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 286-2630	528	49	10.6	56.3%	12 (2.3%)	436 (82.6%)	63 (11.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)								(n/a)										$30,648
Classical Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-12	85 Woodland Street	Hartford	06105	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-9100	438	33	13.2	77.4%	19 (4.3%)	168 (38.4%)	223 (50.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.3%)	16.6	114^th of 141 public high schools	19.1%		20.2	112^th of 145 public high schools	22.8%	2	26.2	23.9		11.3	21.4	20.4	20.9	14.3	14.0	$21,652
Hall High School	Public	9-12	975 North Main St.	West Hartford	06117	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 232-4561	1,332	96	13.8	23.6%	762 (57.2%)	99 (7.4%)	255 (19.1%)	145 (10.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (5.0%)	92.1	10^th of 141 public high schools	92.9%		91.2	9^th of 145 public high schools	93.8%	1		75.7	84.1	62.7						$20,778
Hartford Public High School	Public	9-12	55 Forest Street	Hartford	06105	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-1497	698	69	10.1	78.2%	35 (5.0%)	121 (17.3%)	502 (71.9%)	17 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.4%)	2.5	140^th of 141 public high schools	0.7%		3.6	143^rd of 145 public high schools	1.4%	3		6.3	8.9							$29,353
REGIONS staff-secure Hartford	Public	5-12	123 Washington Street	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Judicial Centers	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 566-2030	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
REGIONS secure Hartford	Public	5-12	920 Broad Street	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Judicial Centers	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 244-7961	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Bulkeley High School

What district is Bulkeley High School in?

Hartford School District

What schools feed into Bulkeley High School?

Bulkeley High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy
Elementary : M. D. Fox School
Elementary : Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy
Middle : Burr Middle School
Middle : Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy

Is Bulkeley High School a good school?

Bulkeley High School ranks in the bottom 1.4% of Connecticut high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Bulkeley High School?

Students at Bulkeley High School are 80% Hispanic, 15% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Bulkeley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 552 students attended Bulkeley High School.

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