Academy of Science and Innovation, New Britain CT

Original Research by School Decision on Academy of Science and Innovation

Academy of Science and Innovation is a middle and high school operated by the Capitol Region Education Council, serving grades six through twelve in New Britain, Connecticut. It enrolls a population of roughly seven hundred forty students, drawn primarily from New Britain and surrounding towns through the regional school choice system.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic and Black, with substantial economic need. About three in five students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school draws students across a wide grade span, with enrollment fairly balanced across the middle grades and somewhat smaller cohorts in the upper high school years.

State assessment results in the most recent year show proficiency rates well below the state standard across all tested subjects. In math, proficiency ran in the low to mid-teens across grades six through eight. In English language arts, proficiency was notably higher in grade six and grade eight, reaching around thirty percent, but dipped to eighteen percent in grade seven. Science proficiency in grade eight was near thirty percent. When combined across all tested grades and subjects, the overall proficiency index places this school in the bottom quartile among the region's Capitol Planning Region school districts.

The school's name signals focus on science and innovation as an organizing theme, yet the data provided does not detail the specific program structure, course sequence, career and technical pathways, or dual-credit offerings that might accompany that mission. Information about staff, attendance, discipline, special education, English learner supports, and extracurricular programs was not available in the data reviewed, so a parent may want to look into those areas directly with the school.

New Britain itself is a mid-sized former industrial city undergoing active downtown revitalization, anchored by the CTfastrak bus rapid transit system and catalyzed by a transit-oriented development boom. The city is one of Connecticut's youngest and most ethnically diverse, with a rich history as a precision manufacturing hub and a current mix of healthcare, education, and aerospace manufacturing employment. Housing values in the area are below the state average, and the city has added substantial new housing stock in recent years, including both market-rate and below-market units. The public schools operate through the Consolidated School District of New Britain.

The region benefits from a state-level commitment under the Sheff v. O'Neill school choice settlement, which has expanded access to integrated magnet schools across the Capitol Region and Hartford area over the past few years. That expansion creates ongoing options for families seeking alternative public school pathways within the region.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 96 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

205 schools plotted. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 616%

School 16% · District 19% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 716%

School 16% · District 14% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Grade 812%

School 12% · District 15% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 628%

School 28% · District 28% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 718%

School 18% · District 25% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 37 pts below county median

Grade 828%

School 28% · District 33% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Science

Grade 830%

School 30% · District 27% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 16 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-income25%Higher-income33%8 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income13%Higher-income25%12 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income13%Higher-income19%6 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income13%Higher-income21%8 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income3%Higher-income25%22 pp gap