West School (New Canaan School District SCH DIST.), Connecticut - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

West School is a Elementary in New Canaan, CT. It currently serves 499 students (grades PK-04). The school is part of the New Canaan School District School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in New Canaan School District School District and all schools in Connecticut.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:499
Number of Teachers: 39
Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.82

Location Info

Location: 769 Ponus Ridge, New Canaan, CT 06840
Mailing Address: 769 Ponus Ridge, New Canaan, CT 06840
Phone: (203)594-4410
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 88
Grade 2 85
Grade 3 92
Grade 4 95
Kindergarten 87
Pre-Kindergarten 52
Gender/Sex of West School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 260 52.10
Female 239 47.90
Race/Ethnicity Demography of West School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.20
Asian 29 5.81
Black or African American 5 1.00
Hispanic/Latino 25 5.01
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.20
Two or more races 35 7.01
White 403 80.76
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.39
Asian 16 6.15
Black or African American 1 0.39
Hispanic/Latino 15 5.77
Two or more races 23 8.85
White 204 78.46
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 13 5.44
Black or African American 4 1.67
Hispanic/Latino 10 4.18
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.42
Two or more races 12 5.02
White 199 83.26

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.27
Hispanic/Latino 7 7.96
Two or more races 10 11.36
White 69 78.41
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 5 5.88
Black or African American 1 1.18
Hispanic/Latino 2 2.35
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.18
Two or more races 4 4.71
White 72 84.71
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.09
Hispanic/Latino 7 7.61
Two or more races 6 6.52
White 78 84.78
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.05
Asian 9 9.47
Black or African American 1 1.05
Hispanic/Latino 3 3.16
Two or more races 8 8.42
White 73 76.84
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 5 5.75
Black or African American 2 2.30
Hispanic/Latino 3 3.45
Two or more races 2 2.30
White 75 86.21
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 7 13.46
Black or African American 1 1.92
Hispanic/Latino 3 5.77
Two or more races 5 9.62
White 36 69.23