Aiken School

Aiken School, a medium-sized elementary-level community in West Hartford, Connecticut, one of the schools within West Hartford School District, enrolls 408 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Aiken School is one of 16 schools operated by West Hartford School District, a district that caters to 8,875 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Aiken School lists that White students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school logs 15% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 9% Black, 7% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Capitol Planning Region's rate of about 43%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Capitol Planning Region shows the typical household earns roughly $93,394 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Capitol Planning Region runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), of which Aiken School is one.

The closest other public school is King Philip Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Aiken School has decreased 3%, going from 421 students in 2018 to 408 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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