Brooksvale

West Woods School is an amazing elementary school. The teachers care deeply about the kids and the administration is top notch. Recently, the school has undergone some needed repairs to the roof and the HVAC system. The building is older, but also has a lot of space, a nice open courtyard and a great playground. I certainly feel that my children are being taught well, and kept safe. I do have strong concerns about the political establishment, cronyism, extreme agenda and waste in Hamden as a whole and these do have an impact on the school system (and our incredibly high taxes), but West Woods School truly is an wonderful place to learn.

Do not put your kids in this school. As other reviews note, this school has a massive bullying problem. The school does nothing to address it. Emotional and physical abuse is apparently tolerated. The school also plays favorites with parents, at the expense of innocent children whose parents may not be wealthy. It is sad and surprising a church would tolerate this. The academics have also persistently deteriorated over the years. I could agree with some of the earlier reviews here from before 2020--there were strong teachers that actually cared. Now the academics are horrendous. Teachers are constantly absent, necessitating substitute teachers that basically are just babysitters. Kids approaching middle school age are still practicing their coloring! I don't know what happened to this school. I was and remain deeply disappointed.