West Hartford School District

Summary:

The West Hartford School District in Connecticut comprises 16 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The district is known for its strong academic performance, with several standout schools that rank among the top in the state.

At the high school level, Hall High School stands out as the top performer, ranking 10th out of 141 Connecticut high schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. It boasts high proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science, as well as an impressive 88.4% four-year graduation rate. In contrast, Conard High School has a similar graduation rate but lags behind Hall in academic performance.

Among the elementary schools, Bugbee School stands out as the top performer, ranking 18th out of 493 Connecticut elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating. It has exceptional proficiency rates, with 88.7% of 5th graders proficient in ELA and 83.9% proficient in Science. Other high-performing elementary schools include Duffy School and Aiken School, both of which have proficiency rates of 80% or more in ELA and Math.

District Detail

50 South Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06107

(860) 561-6600

SchoolDigger Rank:
51^st of 156 Connecticut districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 8,875

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)			SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Math (2025)	SBAC English Language Arts (2025)						SBAC Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	NGSS Science 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Aiken School	Public	PK, KG-5	212 King Philip Dr.	West Hartford	06117	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 233-6994	408	31	13.0	16.7%	228 (55.9%)	35 (8.6%)	62 (15.2%)	49 (12.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.1%)	85.8	61^st of 493 public elementary schools	87.6%		86.3	57^th of 497 public elementary schools	88.5%	4	77.0					67.1	80.6	85.0				71.1	76.4	78.3				$20,372
Braeburn School	Public	K-5	45 Braeburn Rd.	West Hartford	06107	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 561-2200	347	28	12.3	11.5%	260 (74.9%)	15 (4.3%)	32 (9.2%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	83.6	81^st of 493 public elementary schools	83.6%		80.6	108^th of 497 public elementary schools	78.3%	27						72.2	84.4	68.4				74.1	87.3	58.9				$21,582
Bugbee School	Public	K-5	1943 Asylum Ave.	West Hartford	06117	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 929-5500	343	29	11.8	11.7%	254 (74.1%)	14 (4.1%)	30 (8.7%)	24 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	91.8	18^th of 493 public elementary schools	96.3%		93.8	9^th of 497 public elementary schools	98.2%	9	83.9					78.9		88.7				81.7						$21,655
Charter Oak International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Oakwood Ave.	West Hartford	06110	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 233-8506	486	42	11.4	56.6%	119 (24.5%)	54 (11.1%)	201 (41.4%)	67 (13.8%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.8%)	35.4	302^nd of 493 public elementary schools	38.7%		41.3	280^th of 497 public elementary schools	43.7%	22	44.9					38.0	40.6	51.9				38.0	46.4	41.6				$22,464
Conard High School	Public	9-12	110 Beechwood Rd.	West Hartford	06107	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 231-5000	1,380	102	13.4	33.5%	701 (50.8%)	109 (7.9%)	340 (24.6%)	158 (11.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	64 (4.6%)	85.6	22^nd of 141 public high schools	84.4%		84	22^nd of 145 public high schools	84.8%				74.3	75.5	50.7													$20,497
Duffy School	Public	K-5	95 Westminster St.	West Hartford	06107	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 521-0110	489	37	13.2	11.0%	368 (75.3%)	17 (3.5%)	43 (8.8%)	33 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)	86.6	55^th of 493 public elementary schools	88.8%		79.9	112^th of 497 public elementary schools	77.5%	57						80.0	77.1	78.1				80.0	74.3	67.1				$20,415
Hall High School	Public	9-12	975 North Main St.	West Hartford	06117	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 232-4561	1,332	96	13.8	23.6%	762 (57.2%)	99 (7.4%)	255 (19.1%)	145 (10.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (5.0%)	92.1	10^th of 141 public high schools	92.9%		91.2	9^th of 145 public high schools	93.8%	1			75.7	84.1	62.7													$20,778
King Philip Middle School	Public	6-8	100 King Philip Dr.	West Hartford	06117	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 233-8236	820	72	11.4	27.0%	415 (50.6%)	79 (9.6%)	168 (20.5%)	91 (11.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.6%)	78.6	55^th of 252 public middle schools	78.2%		80.2	46^th of 250 public middle schools	81.6%	9		60.4							63.6	73.7	65.3				63.1	64.1	55.4	$22,222
Morley School	Public	K-5	77 Bretton Rd.	West Hartford	06119	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 233-8535	301	28	10.8	13.3%	212 (70.4%)	12 (4.0%)	44 (14.6%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.6%)	76	139^th of 493 public elementary schools	71.8%		81.8	97^th of 497 public elementary schools	80.5%	42	68.6					76.1	66.7	68.6				62.2		62.7				$23,664
Norfeldt School	Public	K-5	35 Barksdale Rd.	West Hartford	06117	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 233-4421	362	30	12.1	14.4%	231 (63.8%)	25 (6.9%)	37 (10.2%)	40 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.0%)	78.7	118^th of 493 public elementary schools	76.1%		83.5	83^rd of 497 public elementary schools	83.3%	35	78.0						66.7					70.5	60.8	74.6				$22,690
Sedgwick Middle School	Public	6-8	128 Sedgwick Rd.	West Hartford	06107	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 570-6500	874	76	11.4	32.5%	452 (51.7%)	60 (6.9%)	209 (23.9%)	98 (11.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (5.9%)	72	78^th of 252 public middle schools	69.0%		67.7	85^th of 250 public middle schools	66.0%	7		56.2							66.3	59.7	60.3				63.7	55.8	50.7	$21,755
Webster Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Webster Hill Blvd.	West Hartford	06117	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 521-0320	332	26	12.6	35.2%	168 (50.6%)	28 (8.4%)	94 (28.3%)	25 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.5%)	77.5	126^th of 493 public elementary schools	74.4%		87.6	48^th of 497 public elementary schools	90.3%	78	70.8					52.9	76.0	81.3				54.9	82.0	75.0				$21,560
Whiting Lane School	Public	PK, KG-5	47 Whiting Ln.	West Hartford	06119	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 233-8541	379	37	10.3	36.4%	181 (47.8%)	42 (11.1%)	88 (23.2%)	44 (11.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.3%)	79.1	116^th of 493 public elementary schools	76.5%		78.4	121^st of 497 public elementary schools	75.7%	5	63.6						76.0	71.1				76.9	74.0	60.0				$31,905
Wolcott School	Public	K-5	71 Wolcott Rd.	West Hartford	06110	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 561-2300	354	31	11.4	35.6%	171 (48.3%)	34 (9.6%)	72 (20.3%)	46 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (7.9%)	67.1	186^th of 493 public elementary schools	62.3%		63.4	197^th of 497 public elementary schools	60.4%	11	61.6					74.1	55.2	60.3				73.7		50.7				$25,680
Smith School	Public	PK, KG-5	64 St. James St.	West Hartford	06119	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 236-3317	342	32	10.5	54.7%	99 (28.9%)	36 (10.5%)	135 (39.5%)	46 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.0%)	51.1	249^th of 493 public elementary schools	49.5%		63	199^th of 497 public elementary schools	60.0%	50	56.9					48.1	47.6	47.7				61.5	57.8	48.5				$23,271
Bristow Middle School	Public	6-8	34 Highland St.	West Hartford	06102	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 231-2100	326	28	11.4	31.0%	161 (49.4%)	28 (8.6%)	82 (25.2%)	32 (9.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	73	75^th of 252 public middle schools	70.2%		73	68^th of 250 public middle schools	72.8%	7		68.4							61.5	58.6	68.8				47.1	52.7	65.6	$23,590

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Capitol Region Education Council	1.69 mi	18	145^th
Hartford School District	1.84 mi	45	154^th
Bloomfield School District	2.09 mi	7
Achievement First Hartford Academy District	2.71 mi	1
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services	2.97 mi	5

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.