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Hall High School

Public Grades 9-12

10^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 135 Connecticut High Schools

Better than 93% of Connecticut high schools

Summary

Hall High School is a large comprehensive public high school in West Hartford, CT, serving 1,332 students in grades 9–12, and it is the top-rated school in the region. It is one of two high schools in the West Hartford School District, and for 2025–2026 it ranked 10th of 133 Connecticut high schools (92nd percentile, 5 stars), with a historical peak of 6th in 2020–2021. Hall is the highest-ranked high school in its immediate area by a wide margin, well ahead of its sister school Conard High School, which ranks 28th, and far above other nearby schools.

On the 2025–2026 11th-grade assessments, Hall outperformed every nearby school in every subject. ELA proficiency is 81.1% and science is 75.4%, roughly 25 points above the state average in both. Math proficiency is 56.8%, more than 10 points higher than Conard High School and over 50 points higher than schools like Bulkeley High School and Hartford Public High School. While math is Hall's relative weak point, it remains well above the state average of 31.3%.

Hall also stands out for attendance and graduation. Its chronic absenteeism rate is just 8.8%, less than half the state average of 16.4% and far below schools like Weaver High School (65.2%) and Hartford Public High School (66.7%). The graduation rate is 94.2%, above the district and state averages, though slightly below Conard High School's 94.7% and University High School of Science and Engineering's 96.4%. Hall has the lowest economic need rate in its comparison group at 23.65%, meaning fewer than one in four students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, and it spends about $16,000 per student, achieving exceptional outcomes relative to nearby schools that spend more yet see far weaker results. Areas worth watching include math proficiency and support for special education and low-income students, where results have shown some unevenness.

1,332

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,778

Per pupil spending ?

23.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

975 North Main St.
West Hartford, CT 06117

(860) 232-4561

District: West Hartford School District

Feeder schools for Hall High School:

Elementary:	Aiken School
	Bugbee School
	Morley School
	Norfeldt School
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	Smith School
	Whiting Lane School
Middle:	King Philip Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.2%

Hispanic:

19.1%

Asian:

10.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (71% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Connecticut high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Connecticut average (91%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg66%

Connecticut avg46%

10^th of 135

Connecticut public high schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the West Hartford School District

51^st 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	89.6	10 of 135	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	92.1	10 of 141	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	9 of 145	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	7 of 142	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	9 of 139	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	6 of 200	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	13 of 121	89.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	15 of 121	87.6%	★★★★☆
2017	91.3	8 of 140	94.3%	★★★★★
2016	88.9	13 of 132	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	73.9	47 of 196	76.0%	★★★★☆
2013	77.3	37 of 193	80.8%	★★★★☆
2012	75.6	46 of 188	75.5%	★★★★☆
2011	74.0	57 of 189	69.8%	★★★★☆
2010	78.4	24 of 186	87.1%	★★★★☆
2009	79.4	23 of 176	86.9%	★★★★☆
2008	70.7	61 of 176	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.8	58 of 176	67.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	99.8	1 of 58	98.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	12 of 14	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.3	11 of 14	21.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.7	14 of 28	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	7 of 12	41.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	83.5	8 of 57	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	15 of 111	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	85.1	17 of 104	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	13 of 102	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	13 of 103	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	7 of 106	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	11 of 189	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.3	19 of 84	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	13 of 79	83.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	17 of 67	74.6%	★★★★☆
2025	85.7	9 of 63	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.8	6 of 63	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	77.0	26 of 104	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	27 of 69	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	86.3	10 of 70	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	14 of 65	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	8 of 70	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	96.4	3 of 155	98.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	17 of 115	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	91.1	10 of 111	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	13 of 100	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.7	8 of 100	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	17 of 102	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	93.8	6 of 182	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.8	22 of 80	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.9	17 of 78	78.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	85.0	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	34.7	9 of 11	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	96.6	4 of 175	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.4	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	4 of 107	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	94.8	3 of 116	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	4 of 116	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	3 of 116	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	3 of 117	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	4 of 155	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	7 of 113	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	6 of 105	94.3%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2021)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)96th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)86th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2021)86th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)85th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)67th percentile-30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2024)18th percentile-76 vs school

Asian (2026)14th percentile-78 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts81%+26 vs state

Science75%+25 vs state

Math57%+25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Math (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 8th Grade	NGSS Science 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
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%)	89.6	10^th of 135 public high schools	92.6%		92.1	10^th of 141 public high schools	92.9%			75.4	81.1	56.8							$20,778
University High School of Science and Engineering	Public, Magnet	9-12	351 Mark Twain Drive	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-9020	406	28	14.5	62.8%	46 (11.3%)	211 (52.0%)	99 (24.4%)	25 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	21 (5.2%)	63.1	48^th of 135 public high schools	64.4%		60.1	57^th of 141 public high schools	59.6%	9		56.8	62.3	35.1							$19,989
Weaver High School	Public	9-12	415 Granby St.	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-1640	721	35	20.8	84.2%	6 (0.8%)	360 (49.9%)	332 (46.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.2%)	14	117^th of 135 public high schools	13.3%		11.4	127^th of 141 public high schools	9.9%	10		11.9		13.8							$19,585
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: High School Campu	Public	9-12	415 Granby Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 695-4140	110	11	10.0	85.5%	9 (8.2%)	38 (34.5%)	54 (49.1%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	12.8	120^th of 135 public high schools	11.1%					(n/a)		28.0		0.0							$27,668
Bulkeley High School	Public	9-12	300 Wethersfield Avenue	Hartford	06114	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-1009	552	42	13.1	81.0%	11 (2.0%)	81 (14.7%)	444 (80.4%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	6.6	133^rd of 135 public high schools	1.5%		3	139^th of 141 public high schools	1.4%	6		1071.0	8.9	4.8							$23,041
Bloomfield High School	Public	9-12	5 Huckleberry Ln.	Bloomfield	06002	Capitol Planning Region	Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 286-2630	528	49	10.6	56.3%	12 (2.3%)	436 (82.6%)	63 (11.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)								(n/a)		35.1									$30,648
Classical Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-12	85 Woodland Street	Hartford	06105	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-9100	438	33	13.2	77.4%	19 (4.3%)	168 (38.4%)	223 (50.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.3%)	22.3	98^th of 135 public high schools	27.4%		16.6	114^th of 141 public high schools	19.1%	16	21.6	30.0	43.5	11.6	30.4	2474.0	2487.0	17.4	2419.0	13.7	$21,652
Hartford Public High School	Public	9-12	55 Forest Street	Hartford	06105	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-1497	698	69	10.1	78.2%	35 (5.0%)	121 (17.3%)	502 (71.9%)	17 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.4%)	6	134^th of 135 public high schools	0.7%		2.5	140^th of 141 public high schools	0.7%	6		6.6	13.1	6.1							$29,353
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%)	82.4	28^th of 135 public high schools	79.3%		85.6	22^nd of 141 public high schools	84.4%	6		70.9	74.4	46.6							$20,497
REGIONS secure Hartford	Public	5-12	920 Broad Street	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Judicial Centers	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 244-7961	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Hall High School

Is Hall High School a good school?

Yes. Hall High School ranks in the top 7.4% of Connecticut high schools.

How many students attend Hall High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,332 students attended Hall High School.

What schools feed into Hall High School?

Hall High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Aiken School
Elementary : Bugbee School
Elementary : Morley School
Elementary : Norfeldt School
Elementary : Smith School
Elementary : Whiting Lane School
Middle : King Philip Middle School

What district is Hall High School in?

West Hartford School District

What is the racial makeup of Hall High School?

Students at Hall High School are 57% White, 19% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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