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West Middle School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

44 Niles Street, Hartford, CT 06112 · (860) 695-5480 · Part of Hartford School District

Hartford’s School Grade D better than 5% of Connecticut school districts

Students
289
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about West Middle School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 39 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Hartford kids: 19 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5West Middle SchoolYou are here
6–819 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 50.7%

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

44 Niles Street, Hartford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K14
Kindergarten51
Grade 148
Grade 251
Grade 349
Grade 442
Grade 534
Enrollment over time
262’20
295’21
293’22
306’23
289’24

Up 10.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 50%Black 41%Asian 4%Two or more races 3%White 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Middle School from Hartford families.

Other schools in Hartford 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; Hartford’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.