Conte/West Hills Magnet School

Conte/West Hills Magnet School is one of the average-sized primary schools in New Haven, Connecticut, operated by New Haven School District, with 496 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 31% above the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 378 students.

New Haven School District comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 17,903 students; Conte/West Hills Magnet School is among them.

On demographics, Conte/West Hills Magnet School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 34% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% White, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Conte/West Hills Magnet School has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Roughly 82% of students at Conte/West Hills Magnet School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than South Central Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 51%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (South Central Connecticut Planning Region) shows that median household income runs about $88,197, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across South Central Connecticut Planning Region's 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), Conte/West Hills Magnet School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Metropolitan Business Academy, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 25%: 661 students in 2018 compared to 496 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 40% to 34% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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