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Hphs Law And Government Academy High School
55 Forest St
Hartford CT, 06105, Hartford County
Phone: 860-695-1320
Ranking: 
(156 out of 166, bottom 6%)*
(156 out of 166, bottom 6%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Hartford School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 40 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 23 | |||||
| Total Students: | 481 | 533 | 397 | 386 | 371 | |||||
| Grade 9: | 164 | 34.1% | 157 | 29.5% | NA | NA | 7 | 1.8% | 16 | 4.3% |
| Grade 10: | 122 | 25.4% | 136 | 25.5% | 176 | 44.3% | 168 | 43.5% | 149 | 40.2% |
| Grade 11: | 92 | 19.1% | 124 | 23.3% | 144 | 36.3% | 109 | 28.2% | 113 | 30.5% |
| Grade 12: | 103 | 21.4% | 116 | 21.8% | 77 | 19.4% | 102 | 26.4% | 93 | 25.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 256 | 53.2% | 263 | 49.3% | 189 | 47.6% | 169 | 43.8% | 163 | 43.9% |
| Female: | 225 | 46.8% | 270 | 50.7% | 208 | 52.4% | 217 | 56.2% | 200 | 53.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 22 | 4.6% | 20 | 3.8% | 16 | 4.0% | 13 | 3.4% | 14 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic: | 291 | 60.5% | 305 | 57.2% | 215 | 54.2% | 207 | 53.6% | 216 | 58.2% |
| Black: | 140 | 29.1% | 177 | 33.2% | 144 | 36.3% | 150 | 38.9% | 137 | 36.9% |
| White: | 12 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.6% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 15 | 3.1% | 19 | 3.6% | 16 | 4.0% | 5 | 1.3% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 478 | 99.4% | 530 | 99.4% | 394 | 99.2% | 383 | 99.2% | 368 | 99.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.14 | 13.90 | 13.69 | 13.88 | 16.13 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CAPT | ||||||
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 52.2% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 53.2% | 80.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 50.3% | 78.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 49.2% | 78.6% |
| 2010 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 64.3% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 57.5% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 55.5% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.0% | 57.0% | 81.0% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 49.9% | 81.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 49% | 81.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 46.2% | 80.2% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 52.9% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 68.1% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.5% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 73.9% | 88.8% |
| 2013 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.0% | 70.3% | 88.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Hphs Law And Government Academy High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.