West Hartford
Hartford Graduates 79% — a Record That Raises Questions
In December 2024, Aleysha Ortiz filed a lawsuit against the Hartford Board of Education. She had graduated from Hartford Public High School earlier that year. She said she could not read or write. The...
The 24-Point Gap That Shrank to 14
Walk north on Prospect Avenue from Hartford into West Hartford and the road does not change. The houses get a bit larger. The yards widen. Somewhere around the town line, before you notice anything di...
White Students Fell Below 50% in 2020. The Gap Keeps Widening.
In 2011, nearly two out of three students in Connecticut's public schools were white. In 2020, the share crossed below 50% for the first time. Six years later, it stands at 44.7%, and the gap between ...
CREC Doubled While Hartford Emptied
In 2011, Hartford enrolled 21,365 students, more than any other district in Connecticut. The Capitol Region Education Council, which operates interdistrict magnet schools across the Hartford area unde...
The Majority-Minority Wave Reaches the Suburbs
In 2011, Ansonia was barely on the line. White students made up 51.9% of the district's enrollment, a slim majority in a small city wedged between New Haven and Derby along the Naugatuck River. By 202...