Enrollment
326
Middle
DISTRICT 673 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST HARTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090492001419
Bristow Middle School
34 Highland St., West Hartford, CT 06102 · (860) 231-2100 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Connecticut public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
101 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 44%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 108 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 114 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 104 | 32% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
62.7%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
54.8%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Bristow Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristow Middle School this school | 326 | 31.0% | N/A |
| Mansfield Middle School Storrs | 414 | 31.6% | N/A |
| Harborside Middle School Milford | 400 | 28.0% | N/A |
| West Shore Middle School Milford | 394 | 39.6% | N/A |
| East Shore Middle School Milford | 339 | 27.7% | N/A |
| John Wallace Middle School Newington | 610 | 35.7% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bristow Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #74 of 174 | #29 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #68 of 173 | #25 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #142 of 181 | #38 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #102 of 169 | #26 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #16 of 169 | #7 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.0% | #99 of 180 | #29 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #18 of 133 | #5 of 39 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
326
-23 (-7%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 326 | 28.4 | 11.5:1 | 31% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 29.1 | 10.7:1 | 30% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 315 | 29.3 | 10.8:1 | 26% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 30 | 11.6:1 | 23% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 39.6 | 10.6:1 | 18% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 34 | 12.4:1 | 18% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 18% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bristow Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (420 to 326); teachers down 28% (39.6 to 28.4).
About Bristow Middle School
Bristow Middle School is one of the public schools in West Hartford, Connecticut. It is a low-enrollment middle-grades school. The latest federal count shows 326 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 521-student average for middle schools in Connecticut, enrollment here is 37% lower.
West Hartford School District runs 16 schools with a combined 8,875 students. Bristow Middle School is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Bristow Middle School is White (49%). Other groups make up 25% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 9% Black, and 6% multiracial. Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 64% White, so the school's share is lower. Bristow Middle School has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Bristow Middle School operates with 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.5:1. Middle schools in Connecticut have a similar average ratio of 11.3:1. About 31% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The rate at public schools in Capitol Planning Region averages 43%, higher than here.
Measured against Connecticut public middle schools, Bristow Middle School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Across Capitol Planning Region, median household income is about $93,394, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Bristow Middle School is among the 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region.
The shortest distance from Bristow Middle School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Webster Micro Society Magnet School. The five-mile area around Bristow Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 326 was 7% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 349.
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Capitol Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
977,290
Census ACS
Median income
$93,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
137,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Hartford School District
- Conard High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Sedgwick Middle SchoolMiddle · 874 students
- King Philip Middle SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- Duffy SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Charter Oak International AcademyElementary · 486 students
Other schools in West Hartford
- Conard High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Sedgwick Middle SchoolMiddle · 874 students
- King Philip Middle SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- Duffy SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Charter Oak International AcademyElementary · 486 students
Other Bristow Middle schools
One other US public school is named Bristow Middle. Bristow Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Bristow Middle SchoolBristow, OK · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Webster Micro Society Magnet School0.3 mi · 626
- Whiting Lane School0.6 mi · 379
- Morley School0.8 mi · 301
- Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy0.9 mi · 128
- Classical Magnet School0.9 mi · 438
- Hartford Public High School0.9 mi · 698
Frequently asked questions
About Bristow Middle SchoolHow many students attend Bristow Middle School?
Bristow Middle School enrolls approximately 326 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bristow Middle School serve?
Bristow Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bristow Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bristow Middle School is approximately 11.5:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bristow Middle School?
Bristow Middle School reports a student body of 49% White, 25% Hispanic, 9% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Bristow Middle School?
Bristow Middle School is overseen by West Hartford School District in Capitol Planning Region.
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