📍 350 Barbour Street, Hartford, Capitol Planning Region, 06120
Wish Museum School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hartford, Capitol Planning Region. The school has 291 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hartford School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
Wish Museum School enrolls 291 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 36% Black or African American and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 164 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 104 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.8% |
| White | 7 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 3 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
263 of the school's 291 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wish Museum School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Wish Museum School is one of 41 schools in Hartford School District, based in Hartford, Connecticut. The district serves 16,434 students district-wide and employs 1,290 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 291 students, Wish Museum School is smaller than the district average of about 401 students per school.