Wish School

350 Barbour St, Hartford, CT 06120 | (860) 695-5600

Grades: PK-8
Student Enrollment: 426

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 426 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-8
Ranks 553rd out of 625 elementary schools in CT.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 350 Barbour Street, Hartford, CT 06120

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Hartford School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $17,589
Graduation Rate: 55.4%
Dropout Rate: 5.8%
Students Per Teacher: 14.4
Enrolled Students: 21,216

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 426
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 34.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 12.5

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 228 (53.5%)
Females: 198 (46.5%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: - (-)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 423 (99.3%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 423 (99.3%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	220	51.6%
Asian	2	0.5%
Hispanic	198	46.5%
White	6	1.4%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	17	4.0%
Kindergarten	50	11.7%
1st Grade	48	11.3%
2nd Grade	54	12.7%
3rd Grade	60	14.1%
4th Grade	52	12.2%
5th Grade	45	10.6%
6th Grade	34	8.0%
7th Grade	44	10.3%
8th Grade	22	5.2%

Source: CT Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Wish School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on CMT state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science
Writing

CMT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	60.0%	61.4%	83.6%
2009	52.8%	56.3%	82.8%
2008	56.9%	49.9%	80.7%

Reading Test
2010	42.9%	45.7%	72.3%
2009	30.2%	37.7%	71.1%
2008	34.0%	33.5%	68.4%

Writing Test
2010	70.4%	66.4%	80.3%
2009	74.1%	65.5%	83.2%
2008	67.3%	61.9%	82.9%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	69.4%	58.9%	85.2%
2009	78.6%	53.9%	84.6%
2008	74.4%	49.9%	81.5%

Reading Test
2010	31.3%	34.1%	72.9%
2009	50.0%	36.8%	74.4%
2008	34.9%	32.6%	69.7%

Writing Test
2010	81.6%	65.8%	86.5%
2009	73.9%	61.6%	85.0%
2008	66.7%	61.0%	84.8%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	52.5%	62.7%	87.8%
2009	81.8%	58.9%	85.9%
2008	53.6%	53.0%	83.1%

Reading Test
2010	38.9%	32.2%	75.4%
2009	61.3%	40.2%	77.7%
2008	44.6%	36.7%	74.0%

Science Test
2010	50.0%	43.6%	82.5%
2009	72.2%	50.2%	82.9%
2008	50.0%	46.3%	81.1%

Writing Test
2010	79.5%	66.1%	87.3%
2009	77.8%	64.9%	86.5%
2008	76.8%	58.8%	85.7%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	77.8%	71.8%	88.2%
2009	60.5%	64.1%	86.8%
2008	69.2%	60.1%	84.3%

Reading Test
2010	72.0%	64.8%	85.5%
2009	41.9%	50.8%	80.3%
2008	53.8%	47.9%	77.6%

Writing Test
2010	89.3%	69.1%	85.5%
2009	81.6%	64.8%	83.1%
2008	76.9%	69.6%	82.9%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	61.9%	65.8%	87.4%
2009	64.0%	60.1%	85.7%

Reading Test
2010	54.8%	59.2%	85.3%
2009	60.9%	58.4%	83.4%

Writing Test
2010	51.1%	51.9%	79.7%
2009	60.7%	60.7%	80.9%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Science Test
2010	59.1%	44.4%	76.0%

Writing Test
2010	72.7%	57.9%	80.6%

Source: CT Department of Education 2009-2010

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