Summary:
Zip code 06107 in West Hartford, Connecticut, is home to one high school, Conard High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 and is part of the West Hartford School District. As the only high school in the area, Conard stands out for its consistently strong performance, ranking among the top 30 high schools in Connecticut for the past three years.
Conard's 2024-2025 graduation rate was 94.7%, above the district's 93.7% and the state's 91.2%. Chronic absenteeism stood at 12.9%, better than the state's 16.4% but slightly higher than the district's 10.0%. On state assessments, Conard outperformed Connecticut averages by significant margins: 74.4% of 11th graders met ELA proficiency, 46.6% met math proficiency, and 70.9% met science proficiency, compared to state averages of 55.3%, 31.3%, and 50.5%, respectively. However, the school trails its own district in every subject, with the largest gap in math (46.6% vs. 50.2%). About one-third of students (33.5%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school maintains a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1 with per-student spending of $15,927.
A few trends are worth watching. Conard's state ranking slipped from 22nd in both 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 to 28th in 2025-2026, and proficiency rates have declined year over year in all subjects, most notably math, which dropped 4.1 points. Chronic absenteeism, while below the state average, remains above the district's. Even with these shifts, Conard remains a high-achieving, well-resourced school that delivers solid academic results for a diverse socioeconomic student body.
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