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C−

West Bristol School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

500 Clark Avenue, Bristol, CT 06010 · (860) 584-7815 · Part of Bristol School District

Bristol’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Connecticut school districts

Students
833
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about West Bristol School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Bristol kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Bristol kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8West Bristol SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency19%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

500 Clark Avenue, Bristol

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten80
Grade 196
Grade 299
Grade 3112
Grade 495
Grade 5107
Grade 677
Grade 790
Grade 877
Enrollment over time
843’20
866’21
819’22
842’23
833’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 45%Hispanic 39%Black 7%Two or more races 7%Asian 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Bristol School from Bristol families.

Other schools in Bristol School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Bristol’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.