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West Bristol School

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West Bristol School ranks 351 st of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

351^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

West Bristol School is a K-8 school in Bristol, CT, serving 833 students at 500 Clark Avenue. It is one of two K-8 schools in the Bristol School District and serves a moderately high-poverty population, with 56.7% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Over the past decade, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Connecticut public schools, currently sitting in the 28th percentile.

The school's most pressing challenge is chronic absenteeism. At 21.2%, West Bristol's rate is the highest among nearby schools and well above the state average of 16.4%. Even within the same district, schools like Ivy Drive School (9.1%) and Mountain View School (13.2%) have far lower absenteeism. Academically, West Bristol trails district and state averages in nearly every subject. Math performance is especially concerning—proficiency falls from 38.5% in 3rd grade to just 22.4% in 8th grade, a steeper decline than seen districtwide. Compared to Greene-Hills School, the other K-8 school in Bristol, West Bristol lags in most grade levels. The contrast with Alcott School in the nearby Wolcott School District is even starker: Alcott ranks in the 88th percentile and has just 6.7% chronic absenteeism, compared to West Bristol's 28th percentile and much higher absence rate.

There are a few bright spots worth noting. Hispanic students at West Bristol rank in the 37th percentile statewide—stronger than any other subgroup at the school. And in 2023-2024, one 5th grade cohort exceeded state averages in English language arts. However, with lower per-student spending than most comparable schools and no significant improvement over the past decade, West Bristol faces significant headwinds. Families considering this school should weigh its attendance challenges and academic trends carefully.

833

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,658

Per pupil spending ?

56.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Clark Avenue
Bristol, CT 06010

(860) 584-7815

District: Bristol School District

Students who attend West Bristol School usually attend:

High:

Bristol Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.7%

Hispanic:

38.5%

African American:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (36% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg44%

Connecticut avg49%

Elementary school

351^st of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

165^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Bristol School District

109^th of 153Bristol School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	351 of 492	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	334 of 493	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	333 of 497	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	355 of 491	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	348 of 490	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	402 of 538	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	374 of 522	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	350 of 532	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.6	357 of 519	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.1	332 of 518	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.2	363 of 551	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	189 of 228	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	204 of 232	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	211 of 237	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	214 of 230	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	198 of 234	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	358 of 455	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	202 of 242	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	184 of 259	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	81 of 130	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.7	109 of 132	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	72 of 111	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	73 of 108	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	65 of 99	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	113 of 173	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	64 of 112	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	53 of 101	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	58 of 70	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.2	49 of 77	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	44 of 70	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	59 of 72	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	48 of 70	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	194 of 302	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	41 of 60	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	186 of 234	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	192 of 239	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	182 of 233	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	194 of 231	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	182 of 232	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	348 of 445	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	219 of 247	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	218 of 262	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	30.4	259 of 371	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	11.9	231 of 246	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	228 of 248	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	223 of 250	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	241 of 262	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	222 of 252	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	306 of 327	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	258 of 295	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	243 of 296	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	165 of 258	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.8	167 of 252	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	156 of 250	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	168 of 249	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	161 of 250	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	176 of 275	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	154 of 259	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	138 of 249	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.9	133 of 250	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.5	139 of 246	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.0	159 of 280	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	132 of 164	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	132 of 164	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	135 of 160	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	126 of 166	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	146 of 235	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	125 of 169	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	114 of 160	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	72 of 115	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.3	66 of 105	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	60 of 99	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	49 of 97	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.5	106 of 146	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	46 of 97	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	20 of 75	73.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	84 of 112	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	84 of 117	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	80 of 114	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	75 of 109	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	75 of 106	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	154 of 218	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	76 of 104	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	130 of 164	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	122 of 162	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	131 of 158	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	123 of 169	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	168 of 224	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	140 of 167	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	117 of 164	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	29.9	175 of 244	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	120 of 150	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	142 of 158	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	134 of 175	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	139 of 166	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	135 of 168	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2021)30th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-23 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)28th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-10 vs state

Science35%-17 vs state

Mathematics30%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)						SBAC Mathematics (2026)						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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th 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
West Bristol School	Public	K-8	500 Clark Avenue	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 584-7815	833	65	12.8	56.7%	372 (44.7%)	59 (7.1%)	321 (38.5%)	26 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.6%)	25.5	351^st of 492 public elementary schools	28.7%		27.7	334^th of 493 public elementary schools	32.3%	17	35.1	790.0	41.3	39.5	37.6	37.8	43.6	47.1	38.5	36.0	26.9	30.9	23.4	22.4	$17,658
Harry S. Fisher Elementary School	Public	3-5	79 North Main Street	Terryville	06786	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Plymouth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 314-2770	286	25	11.4	46.5%	198 (69.2%)	4 (1.4%)	57 (19.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.4%)	28.3	338^th of 492 public elementary schools	31.3%		27.5	336^th of 493 public elementary schools	31.8%	2	490.0		30.0	31.3	43.9				2409.0	51.5	34.1				$19,594
South Side School	Public	K-5	21 Tuttle Rd.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 584-7812	515	36	14.3	58.3%	198 (38.4%)	44 (8.5%)	224 (43.5%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.2%)	40.6	286^th of 492 public elementary schools	41.9%		39.7	280^th of 493 public elementary schools	43.2%	6	47.7		46.8	40.8	48.8				51.9	42.4	48.8				$16,839
Stafford School	Public	K-5	212 Louisiana Ave.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 584-7824	353	30	11.9	56.1%	157 (44.5%)	30 (8.5%)	129 (36.5%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.1%)	36.1	309^th of 492 public elementary schools	37.2%		39.8	277^th of 493 public elementary schools	43.8%	32	45.6		42.1	49.3	54.4				49.1	31.3	33.3				$18,997
Plymouth Center School	Public	PK, KG-2	107 North Street	Plymouth	06782	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Plymouth School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 283-6321	320	29	11.0	50.9%	241 (75.3%)	8 (2.5%)	52 (16.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)								(n/a)															$20,086
Ellen P. Hubbell School	Public	K-5	90 West Washington St.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 584-7842	331	29	11.3	64.7%	113 (34.1%)	37 (11.2%)	154 (46.5%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	69	184^th of 492 public elementary schools	62.6%		66.3	192^nd of 493 public elementary schools	61.1%	8	66.0		64.3	68.3	65.4				55.4	65.0	55.8				$19,162
Alcott School	Public	PK, KG-5	1490 Woodtick Rd.	Wolcott	06716	Capitol Planning Region	Wolcott School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 879-8160	320	22	14.5	34.7%	228 (71.3%)	17 (5.3%)	59 (18.4%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	86.2	59^th of 492 public elementary schools	88.0%		82.3	86^th of 493 public elementary schools	82.6%	27	72.5		75.6	73.5	85.0				75.6	79.6	2562.0				$18,908
Mountain View School	Public	K-5	71 Vera Rd.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 584-7726	356	29	12.4	55.1%	131 (36.8%)	22 (6.2%)	152 (42.7%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.7%)	41.9	279^th of 492 public elementary schools	43.3%		43.4	267^th of 493 public elementary schools	45.8%	12	49.0		42.6	58.3	63.3				34.4	43.3	38.8				$18,861
Ivy Drive School	Public	K-5	160 Ivy Dr.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 584-7844	385	28	13.6	48.1%	192 (49.9%)	26 (6.8%)	129 (33.5%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.5%)	48.7	259^th of 492 public elementary schools	47.4%		54.6	238^th of 493 public elementary schools	51.7%	21	45.8		47.6	62.9	51.7				50.0	2524.0	46.6				$17,819
Greene-Hills School	Public	K-8	718 Pine St.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 584-7822	918	61	14.9	58.0%	332 (36.2%)	88 (9.6%)	403 (43.9%)	31 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.6%)	43.1	270^th of 492 public elementary schools	45.1%		39.6	281^st of 493 public elementary schools	43.0%	11	50.9	787.0	40.0	41.0	54.3	52.7	45.6	38.0	46.7	39.0	43.8	52.7	31.1	33.0	$18,224

Frequently Asked Questions about West Bristol School

What district is West Bristol School in?

Bristol School District

What is the racial makeup of West Bristol School?

Students at West Bristol School are 45% White, 39% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is West Bristol School a good school?

West Bristol School ranks 351^st of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend West Bristol School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 833 students attended West Bristol School.

What schools do graduates of West Bristol School attend?

Students who attend West Bristol School usually go on to attend:

High : Bristol Central High School

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