Academy of Computer Science and and Engineering Middle Schoo, East Hartford CT

Original Research by School Decision on Academy of Computer Science and and Engineering Middle Schoo

The Academy of Computer Science and Engineering Middle School is a public middle school serving grades six through eight in East Hartford, Connecticut, operated by the Capitol Region Education Council. The school draws about two-thirds of its student body from families qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and its enrollment is roughly evenly split across sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. The school's racial and ethnic makeup is predominantly Hispanic and Black, with smaller shares of Asian, white, and multiracial students, and a small number of American Indian and Native Hawaiian students.

The school's academic performance shows below-average results across tested subjects. In English language arts, proficiency rates ranged from about three in ten students at the sixth and seventh grade levels to about three and a half in ten in eighth grade. Math performance was weaker, with proficiency rates in the range of one in seven to one in five students across the three grades. Science proficiency, measured only in eighth grade, reached about three in ten students. Compared to the districts serving the Capitol Planning Region, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile, reflecting a meaningful gap between its results and the median performance of comparable schools in the county.

The data does not include enrollment numbers for students with Individualized Education Plans or English learners, or information on chronic absenteeism. The school's discipline, attendance, staffing, and course-access details were not available in the records reviewed. No trend data spanning multiple years was available to assess whether performance is changing or stable.

East Hartford itself is a predominantly suburban town with a denser urban-suburban character than typical suburbs, built around residential neighborhoods alongside major commercial and industrial corridors. Pratt & Whitney aerospace manufacturing and large warehouse and retail operations anchor the local economy. The town sits at the center of the regional highway network and is served by bus transit connecting to Hartford and regional rail. The Connecticut River waterfront hosts Great River Park with a lighted Riverwalk and pedestrian bridge access to Hartford. The town is pursuing significant redevelopment, including new apartment and mixed-use construction along the river and at former industrial sites, suggesting the area is undergoing economic transition.

The Capitol Region Education Council itself operates under the terms of the 2022 Sheff v. O'Neill settlement, which commits Connecticut to expanding magnet school seats and Open Choice enrollment options across the region over a decade. The state has begun meeting these benchmarks, creating a stable, legally enforceable commitment to expanded school choice across the region for families relocating to the area.

The school's mission around computer science and engineering is not detailed in the available data. A parent may want to look into the school directly regarding its specific curriculum pathway in these subjects, the equipment and lab facilities available, and how the program serves students across the full range of readiness and interest.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 619%

School 19% · District 19% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 714%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 33 pts below county median

Grade 819%

School 19% · District 15% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 630%

School 30% · District 28% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 728%

School 28% · District 25% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 33% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Science

Grade 828%

School 28% · District 27% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

This schoolCapitol Region Education Council, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income26%Higher-income38%12 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income25%Higher-income35%10 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income33%Higher-income41%7 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income15%Higher-income28%13 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income10%Higher-income25%15 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income17%Higher-income24%7 pp gap