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University High School of Science and Engineering vs WATKINSON SCHOOL

University High School of Science and Engineering and WATKINSON SCHOOL are very closely rated, both scoring around 7.0 out of 10. University High School of Science and Engineering is significantly larger with 400 students, about 1.9× the size of WATKINSON SCHOOL (216).

Ratings Comparison

MetricUniversity High School of Science and EngineeringWATKINSON SCHOOL
Overall Rating7.0 / 107.2 / 10
Academic Score8.2
Growth Score7.9
Diversity Index
Free/Reduced Lunch67.2%
Environment Score7.0
State Rank#386 of 990#33 of 202
State Percentile61th84th

Test Scores

SubjectUniversity High School of Science and EngineeringWATKINSON SCHOOL
Math Proficiency77.0%
Math (State Avg)
ELA Proficiency82.0%
ELA (State Avg)

School Details

DetailUniversity High School of Science and EngineeringWATKINSON SCHOOL
TypeHigh SchoolHigh School
Grades9th – 12th6th – 12th
Enrollment400216
Student-Teacher Ratio13.8:15.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch67.2%
Chronic Absenteeism (SY 2022-23)12.8%
Graduation Rate (4yr)92.0%
DistrictHartford School District
CityHartfordHartford

Student Demographics

University High School of Science and Engineering

Not available

WATKINSON SCHOOL

White
61.6%
Black
13.9%
Two or More
9.7%
Hispanic
7.9%
Asian
6.9%

Neighborhood

MetricHartford (06112)Hartford (06105)
Median Household Income$47,010$41,235
Median Home Value$203,300$365,400
Median Rent$1,229$1,100
College Educated (Bachelor's+)9.7%30.7%
Poverty Rate22.2%20.7%
Avg Commute25 min23 min