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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 06119

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Schools

1,022

Students

Top rankedWhiting Lane School116^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools

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Whiting Lane School up 5 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 06119 zip code area of West Hartford, Connecticut is home to three elementary schools: Whiting Lane School, Smith School, and Morley School. These schools serve students from prekindergarten through 5th grade and are part of the West Hartford School District.

Among the three schools, Whiting Lane School and Morley School stand out as the top performers, consistently ranking among the best elementary schools in Connecticut. Both schools have earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperform the district and state averages on standardized test scores. Whiting Lane School spends the most per student at $25,220, while the other two schools spend around $17,400 per student.

In contrast, Smith School lags behind the other two schools in academic performance, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and lower test scores compared to the district and state averages. However, it has the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 51.01%, indicating a higher proportion of students from lower-income families.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)	SBAC English Language Arts (2025)			SBAC Mathematics (2025)			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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	76	139^th of 493 public elementary schools	71.8%		81.8	97^th of 497 public elementary schools	80.5%	42	68.6	76.1	66.7	68.6	62.2		62.7	$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%)	79.1	116^th of 493 public elementary schools	76.5%		78.4	121^st of 497 public elementary schools	75.7%	5	63.6		76.0	71.1	76.9	74.0	60.0	$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%)	51.1	249^th of 493 public elementary schools	49.5%		63	199^th of 497 public elementary schools	60.0%	50	56.9	48.1	47.6	47.7	61.5	57.8	48.5	$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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