Global Communications Academy

Virtual

Regular School · Hartford, CT

Global Communications Academy is a regular school school in Hartford, Connecticut, serving grades KG–08 with 414 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 08

Enrollment

414

Teachers (FTE)

31.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	237	57%
Black or African American	155	37%
Two or more races	11	3%
White	7	2%
Asian	2	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	414	214M / 200F

English Language Learners: 96 (23% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	5.0% -33.3pp	38.3%	237
Reading Proficiency	15.0% -35.2pp	50.2%	267
Science Proficiency	10-14%	—	82

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.60 grade levels

Math

-0.28 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

252

60.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	414	100%

Contact & Location

85 Edwards Street

Hartford, CT 06112

Phone: (860)695-6020

http://www.hartfordschools.org/o/global

District

Hartford School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $36,261

District enrollment: 15,951

Other Schools in District

Betances Learning Lab Magnet School Elementary
Breakthrough Magnet School North Elementary
Breakthrough Magnet School South Elementary
Burns Latino Studies Academy Elementary
Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy Elementary
Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School Elementary
Expeditionary Learning Academy at Moylan School Elementary
Kennelly School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 06112) → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

090192001535

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD