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West District School

Public Grades K-5

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

West District School is a K–5 elementary school in Unionville, CT, serving 357 students as part of the Farmington School District, which ranks 18th among Connecticut's 153 districts. The school is an elite performer: in 2025–2026 it ranked 11th out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools (98th percentile) and earned a 5-star rating — its fourth consecutive year at that level.

West District is the highest-ranked elementary school within roughly four miles, surpassing strong nearby schools like Roaring Brook School (#55), Noah Wallace School (#61), and Union School (#79). State assessment scores tell a similar story: the school posts roughly 85% proficiency in 3rd and 4th grade ELA and math combined, compared to about 77% at Roaring Brook School and 76% at Noah Wallace School. Its 4th grade math proficiency of 90.5% is roughly 40 points above the state average. Chronic absenteeism sits at just 4.0%, far below the state rate of 16.4%, and has fallen from 12.9% since 2021–2022 — a trend that tracks with the school's rise from #107 to #11 in state rank over the same period.

Math is West District's clear academic strength, with 3rd grade proficiency ranging from 85% to 92% across the past four years. The school also outperforms schools with similar or lower poverty levels, including Roaring Brook School, Pine Grove School, and Lake Garda Elementary School, despite having a slightly higher free/reduced lunch rate. This suggests West District delivers strong academic value beyond what its demographic profile alone would predict. Within an already strong district, West District stands out clearly as the top performer — making it not just a good school in a good district, but one of the very best elementary schools in Connecticut.

357

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,854

Per pupil spending ?

16.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

114 West District Road
Unionville, CT 06085

(860) 673-2579

District: Farmington School District

Students who attend West District School usually attend:

Middle:	Irving A. Robbins Middle School
	West Woods Upper Elementary School
High:	Farmington High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.4%

Asian:

21.6%

Hispanic:

9.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (85% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Connecticut elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school85%

District avg77%

Connecticut avg51%

11^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Farmington School District

18^th of 153Farmington 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	93.1	11 of 492	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	89.8	36 of 493	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	19 of 497	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	44 of 491	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	79.8	107 of 490	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	91.1	41 of 538	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	89 of 532	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	88.1	47 of 519	90.9%	★★★★★
2016	90.4	24 of 518	95.4%	★★★★★
2015	86.9	61 of 551	88.9%	★★★★☆
2013	79.3	97 of 557	82.6%	★★★★☆
2012	81.8	47 of 564	91.7%	★★★★★
2011	82.9	31 of 565	94.5%	★★★★★
2010	84.9	8 of 579	98.6%	★★★★★
2009	79.6	92 of 566	83.7%	★★★★☆
2008	84.5	19 of 565	96.6%	★★★★★
2007	85.8	11 of 568	98.1%	★★★★★
2006	83.3	53 of 570	90.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	89.8	6 of 230	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	26 of 455	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	2 of 242	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	46 of 259	82.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	78.3	59 of 231	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	65 of 445	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	66 of 262	74.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	32 of 246	87.0%	★★★★☆
2025	86.2	14 of 248	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.8	21 of 250	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	66.6	98 of 262	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	165 of 252	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	78.7	56 of 327	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	19 of 295	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	62.0	124 of 296	58.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2023)97th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)87th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2023)74th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics90%+38 vs state

English Language Arts81%+32 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	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
West District School	Public	K-5	114 West District Road	Unionville	06085	Capitol Planning Region	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 673-2579	357	29	12.2	16.5%	205 (57.4%)	15 (4.2%)	35 (9.8%)	77 (21.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	93.1	11^th of 492 public elementary schools	97.8%		89.8	36^th of 493 public elementary schools	92.7%	25		77.0	84.5		89.2	90.5		$18,854
Union School	Public	K-4	173 School St.	Unionville	06085	Capitol Planning Region	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 673-2575	305	27	11.3	23.6%	187 (61.3%)	15 (4.9%)	47 (15.4%)	35 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.9%)	83.8	79^th of 492 public elementary schools	83.9%		81	100^th of 493 public elementary schools	79.7%	21		66.7	81.5		73.6	76.9		$21,393
Lake Garda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	61 Monce Rd.	Burlington	06013	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Regional School District 10	No	No	No	No	(860) 673-2511	466	34	13.9	11.6%	347 (74.5%)	5 (1.1%)	38 (8.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (15.2%)	71.2	173^rd of 492 public elementary schools	64.8%		69.3	175^th of 493 public elementary schools	64.5%	2		52.8	65.5		70.8	71.4		$17,871
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
Noah Wallace School	Public	K-4	2 School St.	Farmington	06032	Capitol Planning Region	Farmington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 677-1659	342	26	13.1	21.9%	172 (50.3%)	14 (4.1%)	53 (15.5%)	75 (21.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	86.1	61^st of 492 public elementary schools	87.6%		83.8	78^th of 493 public elementary schools	84.2%	17		68.6	77.3		79.1	80.4		$20,960
Pine Grove School	Public	K-4	151 Scoville Rd.	Avon	06001	Capitol Planning Region	Avon School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 404-4790	613	46	13.4	14.0%	403 (65.7%)	36 (5.9%)	49 (8.0%)	89 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	80.7	103^rd of 492 public elementary schools	79.1%		69.8	173^rd of 493 public elementary schools	64.9%	70		71.1	79.7		66.7	68.8		$19,724
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
Louis Toffolon School	Public	PK, KG-5	145 NorthWest Dr.	Plainville	06062	Capitol Planning Region	Plainville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 793-3280	365	25	14.4	40.5%	230 (63.0%)	21 (5.8%)	91 (24.9%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.6%)	61.7	215^th of 492 public elementary schools	56.3%		71.2	166^th of 493 public elementary schools	66.3%	49	509.0	39.6	62.7	74.0	43.4	67.2	68.0	$21,321
Frank T. Wheeler School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Cleverland Memorial Dr.	Plainville	06062	Capitol Planning Region	Plainville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 793-3290	262	24	10.7	46.9%	148 (56.5%)	15 (5.7%)	71 (27.1%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.1%)								(n/a)	481.0	2423.0	64.7	2471.0	2426.0	61.8	2463.0	$21,449
Roaring Brook School	Public	PK, KG-4	30 Old Wheeler Ln.	Avon	06001	Capitol Planning Region	Avon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 404-4810	461	34	13.6	11.5%	311 (67.5%)	24 (5.2%)	38 (8.2%)	48 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (7.8%)	86.5	55^th of 492 public elementary schools	88.8%		78.7	119^th of 493 public elementary schools	75.9%	64		77.6	77.6		79.6	71.8		$22,804

Frequently Asked Questions about West District School

What is the racial makeup of West District School?

Students at West District School are 57% White, 22% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is West District School in?

Farmington School District

Is West District School a good school?

Yes! West District School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 11^th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools.

How many students attend West District School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended West District School.

What schools do graduates of West District School attend?

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

Middle : Irving A. Robbins Middle School
Middle : West Woods Upper Elementary School
High : Farmington High School

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