Seth G. Haley School

Seth G. Haley School is one of the moderately sized elementary schools in West Haven, Connecticut, overseen by West Haven School District, with 332 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4.

West Haven School District comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,751 students; Seth G. Haley School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Seth G. Haley School shows that the largest single group is White at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 22% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Seth G. Haley School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, census data for South Central Connecticut Planning Region shows median household income runs about $88,197, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across South Central Connecticut Planning Region's 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), Seth G. Haley School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Alma E. Pagels School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Seth G. Haley School has edged down 12%, going from 378 students in 2018 to 332 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 51% to 33%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

On this page, members of the Seth G. Haley School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.