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Smith School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
64 St. James St.
West Hartford, CT 06119
Phone
(860) 236-3317
District
WEST HARTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
HARTFORD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
329
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

7

(10 is best)

Better than 69.8% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Smith School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
70%
47%
67%
47%
72%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
51%
47%
51%
49%
51%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
66%
45%
67%
52%
64%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 16 4.9%
Kindergarten 53 16.1%
Grade 1 47 14.3%
Grade 2 56 17.0%
Grade 3 52 15.8%
Grade 4 47 14.3%
Grade 5 58 17.6%
Total 329 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 35.7% 59.6% 50.9%
Black 10.0% 9.2% 13.1%
Hispanic 36.3% 19.9% 30.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 18.0% 11.0% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 41.6% 24.7% 38.9%
Free lunch eligible 31.9% 19.9% 33.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.7% 4.8% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 64,034 3,626,205
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,871.8 747
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.3% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.7% 27.6%
65 OR OLDER 18.4% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 25,805 1,409,807
Single Parent Households With Children 7.8% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.0% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 65.6% 41.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 36.3% 27.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.7% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.3% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.9% 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.9% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.2% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 6.6% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,903 $119,765,646 55.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,767 $16,401,294 7.6%
Staff $873 $8,103,186 3.8%
General Administration $378 $3,508,596 1.6%
School Administration $1,600 $14,851,200 6.9%
Operation $1,856 $17,227,392 8.0%
Transportation $920 $8,539,440 4.0%
Other $376 $3,490,032 1.6%
Total Support $7,771 $72,130,422 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,606 $24,188,892 11.2%
Total Expenditures $23,280 $216,084,960 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,350 $6,289,354,313 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,560 $794,341,979 6.6%
Staff $747 $380,454,324 3.2%
General Administration $508 $258,766,138 2.1%
School Administration $1,202 $612,149,367 5.1%
Operation $1,796 $914,758,126 7.6%
Transportation $999 $508,915,593 4.2%
Other $727 $370,110,736 3.1%
Total Support $7,539 $3,839,485,142 31.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,782 $1,926,117,044 16.0%
Total Expenditures $23,671 $12,055,038,964 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%