Conte - West Hills Magnet School in New Haven, Connecticut on �ǿմ�ý

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Conte - West Hills Magnet School

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Conte - West Hills Magnet School is an urban public school in New Haven, Connecticut that is part of New Haven Public Schools. It serves 496 students in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.5:1. Its teachers have had 68 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 8

496 Students

43 Teachers

511 Chapel St

New Haven, CT 06511 View local requests

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Conte - West Hills Magnet School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

91%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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