Best Public Schools in Zip Code 06103

Zip code 06103 in Hartford, Connecticut is home to just two schools, both part of the Hartford School District (ranked 148 out of 153 districts statewide): Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy, a high school serving grades 6–12 with 925 students, and Capital Preparatory Magnet School, an alternative school serving grades PK–12 with 580 students. There are no standalone elementary or middle schools in this zip code, and both schools serve high-poverty populations, with free/reduced lunch rates of 77.3% and 80%, respectively.

Of the two, Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy is the stronger performer in most academic measures. It exceeds the district average in nearly every SBAC English Language Arts and math category and posted a 94.9% graduation rate, above the state average of 91.2%. However, its state ranking slipped to 105 of 133 (21st percentile, 1 star) in 2025–2026. Capital Preparatory Magnet School has the highest graduation rate of the two at 96.0%, but struggles with a 49.0% chronic absenteeism rate — nearly one in two students — and extreme volatility in early-grade scores. Third-grade math proficiency there plummeted from 87.2% to 35.9% in a single year, and ELA fell from 56.4% to 20.0%. Spending per student is similar, with Capital Prep at $17,955 and HMTCA at $17,206.

Despite high graduation rates, both schools show a striking disconnect with academic readiness. HMTCA's 11th-grade SAT math proficiency is just 8.7%, and Capital Prep's SAT ELA proficiency is 21.9% — both far below state benchmarks. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern at both schools, though HMTCA's 26.8% rate is notably better than the district's 35.9%. On a positive note, HMTCA improved significantly in middle school tests year-over-year, with 6th-grade ELA jumping from 17.4% to 37.0% and math from 13.9% to 31.1%. Both schools outperform their district averages on several metrics, but given the district's 3rd-percentile ranking, that is relative to an extremely low-performing context. Compared with Connecticut as a whole, both schools have substantial ground to make up in nearly every academic subject.