Capitol Preparatory Magnet School

950 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103 | (860) 695-9800

Grades: 6-12
Student Enrollment: 276

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 276 middle and high school students from grades 6-12
Ranks 73rd out of 156 high schools in CT.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 950 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103

School Operational Details

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

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: 276
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 16.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 122 (44.2%)
Females: 154 (55.8%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 47 (17.0%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 127 (46.0%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 174 (63.0%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Capitol Preparatory Magnet School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	164	59.4%
Asian	6	2.2%
Hispanic	74	26.8%
White	32	11.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	47	17.0%
7th Grade	44	15.9%
8th Grade	42	15.2%
9th Grade	47	17.0%
10th Grade	37	13.4%
11th Grade	30	10.9%
12th Grade	29	10.5%

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

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Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Capitol Preparatory Magnet School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on CAPT and CMT state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science
Writing

CAPT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 10 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	75.0%	52.2%	78.8%
2009	69.7%	45.4%	78.4%
2008	70.3%	46.7%	79.7%

Reading Test
2010	97.2%	64.3%	82.9%
2009	81.8%	52.6%	81.8%
2008	86.8%	52.2%	82.7%

Science Test
2010	70.3%	49.9%	81.5%
2009	47.2%	39.9%	78.4%
2008	70.3%	46.9%	80.5%

Writing Test
2010	100.0%	68.1%	86.2%
2009	83.3%	61.8%	86.5%
2008	92.1%	65.9%	88.2%

CMT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	60.5%	71.8%	88.2%
2009	84.2%	64.1%	86.8%
2008	71.1%	60.1%	84.3%

Reading Test
2010	67.4%	64.8%	85.5%
2009	71.1%	50.8%	80.3%
2008	60.5%	47.9%	77.6%

Writing Test
2010	70.2%	69.1%	85.5%
2009	89.5%	64.8%	83.1%
2008	78.9%	69.6%	82.9%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	73.8%	65.8%	87.4%
2009	83.8%	60.1%	85.7%
2008	74.4%	52.6%	82.6%

Reading Test
2010	76.2%	59.2%	85.3%
2009	83.8%	58.4%	83.4%
2008	79.5%	51.3%	79.7%

Writing Test
2010	68.2%	51.9%	79.7%
2009	81.1%	60.7%	80.9%
2008	82.1%	53.9%	80.1%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	80.0%	63.1%	86.6%
2009	80.5%	53.8%	84.5%
2008	87.5%	47.0%	81.2%

Reading Test
2010	72.5%	59.5%	82.6%
2009	77.5%	51.4%	80.5%
2008	82.5%	45.2%	77.0%

Science Test
2010	62.5%	44.4%	76.0%
2009	70.7%	38.3%	76.6%
2008	50.0%	32.3%	75.2%

Writing Test
2010	80.0%	57.9%	80.6%
2009	95.1%	63.5%	83.7%
2008	92.5%	58.3%	82.7%

Source: CT Department of Education 2009-2010

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