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What's the most underrated thing about Charter Oak International Academy that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
486
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST HARTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090492001012
Charter Oak International Academy
425 Oakwood Ave., West Hartford, CT 06110 · (860) 233-8506 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- C+Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
275 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 44%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 80 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
73%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
43.8%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
41.9%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 Charter Oak International Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Oak International Academy this school | 486 | 56.6% | N/A |
| Smith School West Hartford | 342 | 54.7% | N/A |
| Westover School Stamford | 624 | 60.1% | N/A |
| McKinley School Fairfield | 470 | 52.6% | N/A |
| Broad Brook Elementary School East Windsor | 441 | 52.6% | N/A |
| Integrated Day Charter School Norwich | 364 | 52.7% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut elementary 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 Charter Oak International Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #306 of 522 | #85 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #313 of 519 | #86 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #114 of 613 | #29 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #175 of 558 | #50 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #19 of 560 | #8 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.6% | #220 of 594 | #54 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #262 of 378 | #65 of 101 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
486
-30 (-6%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 328
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 486 | 42.3 | 11.5:1 | 57% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 41.4 | 12.5:1 | 52% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 44 | 11.6:1 | 47% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 37 | 13.9:1 | 47% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 40.1 | 13.0:1 | 41% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 39 | 8.3:1 | 50% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 314 | 30 | 10.5:1 | 45% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 319 | 28 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 328 | 31 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charter Oak International Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (523 to 486); teachers up 6% (40.1 to 42.3).
About Charter Oak International Academy
Charter Oak International Academy is a mid-sized elementary school in West Hartford, Connecticut, one of the schools in West Hartford School District. There are 486 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Connecticut, the average enrollment is about 378.
West Hartford School District has 8,875 students in 16 schools, and Charter Oak International Academy is one of those schools.
The student body at Charter Oak International Academy has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 41%. Other groups include 24% White, 14% Asian, 11% Black, and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 18% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 73, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Charter Oak International Academy has a ratio of 11.5:1. Across elementary schools in Connecticut, the average ratio is 12.6:1. Income data for the school show 57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Capitol Planning Region, the school's rate is higher.
Charter Oak International Academy holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
Capitol Planning Region is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $93,394, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Capitol Planning Region's 286 public schools enroll about 137,047 students and include Charter Oak International Academy.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Smith School, is the closest to Charter Oak International Academy. Charter Oak International Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
The school shrank from 516 students in 2020-21 to 486 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.9:1 to 11.5:1.
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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
- Aiken SchoolElementary · 408 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
- University of Hartford Magnet SchoolElementary · 477 students
Nearby schools
- Smith School0.6 mi · 342
- A. I. Prince Technical High School0.8 mi · 725
- Breakthrough Magnet School South0.8 mi · 326
- Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School1.0 mi · 547
- Webster Hill School1.0 mi · 332
- Montessori Magnet at Batchelder School1.1 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Charter Oak International AcademyHow large is Charter Oak International Academy?
Charter Oak International Academy enrolls approximately 486 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Charter Oak International Academy serve?
Charter Oak International Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Charter Oak International Academy?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Charter Oak International Academy.
What is the student diversity at Charter Oak International Academy?
Student demographics at Charter Oak International Academy are roughly 24% White, 41% Hispanic, 11% Black, 14% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Charter Oak International Academy in?
Charter Oak International Academy is part of West Hartford School District.
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