Norfeldt School

Located at 35 Barksdale Rd., in West Hartford, Connecticut, Norfeldt School is a mid-sized elementary-level community that educates 362 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within West Hartford School District.

Within West Hartford School District, which oversees 16 schools and 8,875 students, Norfeldt School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Norfeldt School lists that 64% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 11% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Norfeldt School shows 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Capitol Planning Region indicate median household earnings sit near $93,394, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Capitol Planning Region's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), Norfeldt School is one campus in the mix.

Hall High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Norfeldt School.

Norfeldt School operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 14%: 317 students in 2018 compared to 362 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Norfeldt School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.