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Morley School

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Morley School ranks 54 th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

54^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Morley School is a K–5 elementary school in West Hartford, CT, serving 301 students in a community with a relatively low poverty rate (13.3% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch). The school is part of the West Hartford School District, and it has climbed to 54th out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools in the latest ranking—placing it in the 89th percentile with a 4-star rating, a notable jump from 139th the prior year.

Academically, Morley School exceeds both district and state averages in nearly every tested grade and subject. The standout is 4th grade math, where 86.7% of students met proficiency—16 points above the district and nearly 35 points above the state. Fourth grade English language arts is also strong at 82.2% proficient. Chronic absenteeism has fallen dramatically, from 20.3% in 2021–2022 to just 6.1% today, well below the state average of 16.4%. The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.8 and per-pupil spending of $17,894, among the highest in the area.

Among nearby West Hartford schools, only Bugbee School ranks higher in the state (14th vs. Morley's 54th), though Morley School posts the highest 4th grade math proficiency among all nearby schools, edging out Bugbee (86.7% vs. 85.7%). Braeburn School, Whiting Lane School, and Duffy School also rank well, while Smith School and Charter Oak International Academy trail within the same district. The contrast with Hartford School District schools a few miles away is stark—Parkville Community School's 4th grade ELA proficiency is 13.3% and Webster Micro Society Magnet School's is 18.6%, compared to Morley's 82.2%. Overall, Morley is on a strong upward trajectory, though small grade-level cohorts mean scores can fluctuate from year to year.

301

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,664

Per pupil spending ?

13.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

77 Bretton Rd.
West Hartford, CT 06119

(860) 233-8535

District: West Hartford School District

Students who attend Morley School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.4%

Hispanic:

14.6%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (77% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Connecticut elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg68%

Connecticut avg51%

54^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 11Elementary 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	86.6	54 of 492	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	76.0	139 of 493	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	97 of 497	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	128 of 491	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	155 of 490	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.8	116 of 538	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	78 of 522	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	115 of 532	78.4%	★★★★☆
2017	82.4	96 of 519	81.5%	★★★★☆
2016	77.9	128 of 518	75.3%	★★★★☆
2015	79.5	123 of 551	77.7%	★★★★☆
2013	80.4	80 of 557	85.6%	★★★★☆
2012	82.6	31 of 564	94.5%	★★★★★
2011	80.2	88 of 565	84.4%	★★★★☆
2010	82.0	53 of 579	90.8%	★★★★★
2009	76.9	130 of 566	77.0%	★★★★☆
2008	78.1	118 of 565	79.1%	★★★★☆
2007	80.3	81 of 568	85.7%	★★★★☆
2006	78.2	115 of 570	79.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	70.1	143 of 455	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.0	56 of 259	78.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	53 of 234	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	110 of 231	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.7	106 of 445	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	61 of 247	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	56 of 262	78.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	50 of 246	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	72.7	60 of 248	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	67 of 250	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	90 of 262	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	90 of 252	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.7	67 of 327	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	40 of 295	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	70 of 296	76.4%	★★★★☆

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)80th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2021)69th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics77%+27 vs state

English Language Arts77%+27 vs state

Science75%+22 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
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%)	86.6	54^th of 492 public elementary schools	89.0%		76	139^th of 493 public elementary schools	71.8%	85	75.0		75.4	82.2	75.0				71.9	86.7	75.0				$23,664
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%)	83.8	78^th of 492 public elementary schools	84.1%		79.1	116^th of 493 public elementary schools	76.5%	38	72.3		79.5	2534.0	76.6				84.6	71.2	63.8				$31,905
Webster Micro Society Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5 Cone Street	Hartford	06105	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-5380	626	43	14.4	66.3%	91 (14.5%)	266 (42.5%)	194 (31.0%)	30 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	11.2	426^th of 492 public elementary schools	13.4%		14.8	404^th of 493 public elementary schools	18.1%	22	482.0	793.0	20.3	18.6	31.5	31.4	28.3	2532.0	28.8	22.0	14.8	20.0	21.7	19.2	$17,932
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%)	92.9	14^th of 492 public elementary schools	97.2%		91.8	18^th of 493 public elementary schools	96.3%	4	533.0		81.4	85.7	92.7				81.4	85.7	2618.0				$21,655
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%)	52.6	249^th of 492 public elementary schools	49.4%		51.1	249^th of 493 public elementary schools	49.5%		58.1		34.6	50.9	59.0				46.0	65.5	55.7				$23,271
Parkville Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	47 New Park Avenue	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-4720	351	33	10.6	71.8%	39 (11.1%)	51 (14.5%)	246 (70.1%)	5 (1.4%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	13.5	406^th of 492 public elementary schools	17.5%		6.6	473^rd of 493 public elementary schools	4.1%	67	27.8		26.5	13.3	14.8				51.0	22.2	11.1				$24,766
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%)	85.2	71^st of 492 public elementary schools	85.6%		83.6	81^st of 493 public elementary schools	83.6%	10	73.0		68.8	75.0	84.1				75.0	76.9	71.4				$21,582
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%)	75.9	145^th of 492 public elementary schools	70.5%		77.5	126^th of 493 public elementary schools	74.4%	19	507.0		2469.0	71.4	69.0				63.0	67.9	67.2				$21,560
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%)	43.4	269^th of 492 public elementary schools	45.3%		35.4	302^nd of 493 public elementary schools	38.7%	33	47.3		55.7	42.3	48.6				52.9	40.8	48.6				$22,464
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%)	83.4	83^rd of 492 public elementary schools	83.1%		86.6	55^th of 493 public elementary schools	88.8%	28	510.0		60.7	80.0	77.5				73.0	81.2	73.2				$20,415

Frequently Asked Questions about Morley School

What is the racial makeup of Morley School?

Students at Morley School are 70% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Morley School attend?

Students who attend Morley School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Morley School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Morley School.

What district is Morley School in?

West Hartford School District

Is Morley School a good school?

Morley School ranks 54^th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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