Bristow Middle School is a middle school in West Hartford, Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

. It is one of the three public middle schools

West Hartford Public Schools

West Hartford Public Schools provides education for West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.- Middle schools :* Bristow Middle School* King Philip Middle School* Sedgwick Middle School- Elementary schools :* Aiken* Braeburn* Bugbee...

 in the town of West Hartford.

History

Bristow opened on September 1st, 2005. Bristow is noticeably smaller than the two other Middle Schools in West Hartford, with roughly 420 students. Like the other middle schools, there is a homeroom (called 'Advisory' at Bristow), academic core periods, electives such as art and wellness, lunch, world language (either Spanish or French), a learning lab and academic support.

Enrollment at Bristow is via a lottery-like program that automatically includes students who attend each elementary public school in West Hartford. Students who are not enrolled in a public school, but reside in West Hartford must apply to be included in the program. Unlike to other two Middle Schools, Bristow's students represent all of the District's Elementary Schools. In this manner, Bristow represents the diversity of the entire School District.