📍 44 Niles Street, Hartford, Capitol Planning Region, 06112
West Middle School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hartford, Capitol Planning Region. The school has 293 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hartford School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
West Middle School enrolls 293 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 42% Black or African American and 3.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 149 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 122 | 42% |
| Asian | 11 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2% |
| White | 4 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
272 of the school's 293 students (93%) 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 Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
West Middle School is one of 41 schools in Hartford School District, based in Hartford, Connecticut. The district serves 16,434 students district-wide and employs 1,290 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 293 students, West Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 401 students per school.