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WATKINSON SCHOOL vs University High School of Science and Engineering

WATKINSON SCHOOL and University High School of Science and Engineering are very closely rated, both scoring around 7.2 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

MetricWATKINSON SCHOOLUniversity High School of Science and Engineering
Overall Rating7.2 / 107.0 / 10
Academic Score8.2
Growth Score7.9
Diversity Index
Free/Reduced Lunch67.2%
Environment Score7.0
State Rank#33 of 202#386 of 990
State Percentile84th61th

Test Scores

SubjectWATKINSON SCHOOLUniversity High School of Science and Engineering
Math Proficiency77.0%
Math (State Avg)
ELA Proficiency82.0%
ELA (State Avg)

School Details

DetailWATKINSON SCHOOLUniversity High School of Science and Engineering
TypeHigh SchoolHigh School
Grades6th – 12th9th – 12th
Enrollment216400
Student-Teacher Ratio5.5:113.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch67.2%
Chronic Absenteeism (SY 2022-23)12.8%
Graduation Rate (4yr)92.0%
DistrictHartford School District
CityHartfordHartford

Student Demographics

WATKINSON SCHOOL

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

University High School of Science and Engineering

Not available

Neighborhood

MetricHartford (06105)Hartford (06112)
Median Household Income$41,235$47,010
Median Home Value$365,400$203,300
Median Rent$1,100$1,229
College Educated (Bachelor's+)30.7%9.7%
Poverty Rate20.7%22.2%
Avg Commute23 min25 min