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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 06119

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1,022

Students

Top rankedMorley School54^th of 491 Connecticut elementary schools

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Summary:

The 06119 zip code in West Hartford, Connecticut is home to three public elementary schools — Whiting Lane School, Smith School, and Morley School — serving grades PK–5, with no middle or high schools in the zip code. All three are part of the West Hartford School District, ranked 51st out of 153 districts in Connecticut with a 3-star rating. Enrollment ranges from 301 at Morley School to 379 at Whiting Lane School.

Morley School is the top performer, ranking #54 out of 491 elementary schools statewide (89th percentile, 4 stars) and exceeding the district average in every reported subject and grade. Its standout: 86.7% of 4th graders proficient in math. Morley also has the lowest chronic absenteeism (6.1%) and the lowest poverty rate (13.29% free/reduced lunch). Whiting Lane School ranks #78 (84th percentile, 4 stars) and has improved consistently from #121 to #116 to #78 over three years. It posts excellent early-grade results (84.6% in 3rd grade math and 79.5% in 3rd grade ELA), though 5th grade math (63.8%) is a weak spot. Smith School is the outlier: ranked #249 (49th percentile, 2 stars), it falls below the district average in every reported subject and grade. Its 3rd grade ELA proficiency is just 34.6%, the lowest score in the zip code, and it has the highest poverty rate (54.68% free/reduced lunch) and chronic absenteeism (13.9%). Still, Smith beats the state average in 5th grade math and science.

The same zip code contains a wide achievement gap: in 3rd grade ELA, Whiting Lane School (79.5%) surpasses Smith School (34.6%) by 45 percentage points. Poverty and absenteeism track closely with outcomes — the free/reduced lunch rate at Morley School is about one-quarter of the rate at Smith School, with correspondingly lower chronic absenteeism. Per-student spending does not explain the differences, since Whiting Lane School spends roughly $25,220 per student (about 40% more than the other two) yet is not the top-ranked school. Notably, all three schools beat the Connecticut state average in 5th grade science, and the strong elementary results throughout suggest students are well prepared for the transition to middle school.

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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
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 491 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 491 public elementary schools	84.1%		79.1	116^th of 493 public elementary schools	76.5%	38	72.3	79.5		76.6	84.6	71.2	63.8	$31,905
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%)	52.4	249^th of 491 public elementary schools	49.3%		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

Cities Near Zip Code 06119

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Hartford	0.26 mi	17	71^st
Hartford	1.02 mi	53	175^th
Newington	3.29 mi	7	119^th
East Hartford	3.89 mi	20	163^rd
Wethersfield	3.95 mi	11	115^th

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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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