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Aiken School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
99th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools
Better than 80% of Connecticut elementary schools
Summary

Aiken School is a Pre-K through 5th grade elementary school in West Hartford, CT, serving 408 students as part of the West Hartford School District. Aiken is a high-performing school, ranking 99th out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools in 2025-2026 (80th percentile, 4 stars), with a recent peak of 42nd in 2021-2022.

Aiken consistently outperforms state averages in nearly every subject and grade. Its 5th grade is a clear bright spot: 81.4% of 5th graders were proficient in ELA and 77.1% in science, roughly 25–30 points above state averages. However, within West Hartford, Aiken sits in the middle-to-upper tier. Bugbee School is the district's standout at 14th statewide, while Morley School ranks 54th and Norfeldt School ranks 133rd. The main academic vulnerability is a 4th grade dip in 2025-2026, where proficiency fell below district averages in both ELA and math, though this appears to be a cohort-specific pattern rather than a systemic issue.

One of Aiken's most distinguishing strengths is attendance: only 4.7% of students were chronically absent in 2025-2026, far below the state average of 16.4% and comparable to Bugbee's 4.1%. The school also has a relatively low share of students receiving free/reduced lunch (16.67%), which is higher than other West Hartford elementary schools but dramatically lower than nearby Hartford/CREC schools like Rawson School (41.4% chronic absenteeism). Aiken achieves strong results while spending $16,223 per student, less than Norfeldt School ($19,802) and far less than University of Hartford Magnet School ($22,853), despite outperforming them academically. Overall, Aiken is a reliable, well-supported school community where high attendance and strong test scores go hand in hand.

408
Students ?
13.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,372
Per pupil spending ?
16.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 212 King Philip Dr.
       West Hartford, CT  06117

(860) 233-6994

District: West Hartford School District


Students who attend Aiken School usually attend:

Middle:    Bristow Middle School
    King Philip Middle School
High:    Hall High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
55.9%
Hispanic:
15.2%
Asian:
12.0%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (72% vs 51% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 20% of Connecticut elementary schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school72%
District avg68%
Connecticut avg51%
99th of 492
Connecticut public elementary schools ?
Top 20%▲ up 10 pts since 2016
From top 31% (2016) to top 20% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Connecticut Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 11Elementary Schools in the West Hartford School District
51st of 153West Hartford 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
202681.399 of 49279.9%★★★★☆
202585.861 of 49387.6%★★★★☆
202486.357 of 49788.5%★★★★☆
202383.491 of 49181.5%★★★★☆
202288.842 of 49091.4%★★★★★
202181.7111 of 53879.4%★★★★☆
201971.1177 of 52266.1%★★★☆☆
201876.3146 of 53272.6%★★★★☆
201779.5128 of 51975.3%★★★★☆
201672.8158 of 51869.5%★★★☆☆
201582.1109 of 55180.2%★★★★☆
201375.3162 of 55770.9%★★★★☆
201276.0139 of 56475.4%★★★★☆
201181.950 of 56591.2%★★★★★
201081.269 of 57988.1%★★★★☆
200977.3126 of 56677.7%★★★★☆
200879.596 of 56583.0%★★★★☆
200776.5134 of 56876.4%★★★★☆
200676.7137 of 57076.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
202674.581 of 22864.5%★★★☆☆
202578.756 of 23275.9%★★★★☆
202483.833 of 23786.1%★★★★☆
202376.971 of 23069.1%★★★☆☆
202285.821 of 23491.0%★★★★★
202181.385 of 45581.3%★★★★☆
201953.2140 of 24242.1%★★☆☆☆
201862.7122 of 25952.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
202677.150 of 23478.6%★★★★☆
202581.740 of 23983.3%★★★★☆
202477.360 of 23374.2%★★★★☆
202376.466 of 23171.4%★★★★☆
202277.165 of 23272.0%★★★★☆
202176.1116 of 44573.9%★★★★☆
201971.388 of 24764.4%★★★☆☆
201875.276 of 26271.0%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
202678.344 of 24682.1%★★★★☆
202574.951 of 24879.4%★★★★☆
202477.344 of 25082.4%★★★★☆
202376.155 of 26279.0%★★★★☆
202287.813 of 25294.8%★★★★★
202177.960 of 32781.7%★★★★☆
201953.9154 of 29547.8%★★☆☆☆
201861.9125 of 29657.8%★★★☆☆
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)
White (2026)82nd percentile~ school
Male (2026)79th percentile~ school
Female (2026)64th percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?
Science77%+24 vs state
English Language Arts72%+21 vs state
Mathematics70%+20 vs state

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Aiken School ranks 99th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Aiken School are 56% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races.

Students who attend Aiken School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bristow Middle School
Middle : King Philip Middle School
High : Hall High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Aiken School.

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2024–25 through 2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesAug 31, 2026
2025–26 NGSS, SAT & SBAC test scoresAug 31, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataApr 2, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataNov 6, 2025


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

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