📍 350 West Todd St., Hamden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, 06518
West Woods School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hamden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The school has 294 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hamden School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
West Woods School enrolls 294 students across grades K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 24% Black or African American and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 104 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 72 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 19% |
| Asian | 41 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 7.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
73 of the school's 294 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Woods School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual.
West Woods School is one of 10 schools in Hamden School District, based in Hamden, Connecticut. The district serves 5,464 students district-wide and employs 440 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 294 students, West Woods School is smaller than the district average of about 546 students per school.