Renbrook School


Renbrook School is an independent, private day school in West Hartford, Connecticut Renbrook School prepares your Preschool to Grade 8 child for success at secondary school and beyond. Founded in 1935, Renbrook is an independent day school for students in two divisions, Lower School for preschool-grade 5 and Upper School for grades 6-8. With about 200 students in each of the Lower and Upper Schools, class sizes of 10–15 are typical. The building where it is located was the house of Frederick Rentschler.

Notable alumni

The alumni association includes over 2,400 graduates from Renbrook and the Junior School.
NameClass YearDescription
Eunice Groark1950First female Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
Elizabeth May1969President of the Green Party of Canada
Michael Sucsy1988Writer, director, and producer of the HBO film Grey Gardens
John Conklin1949Set designer and Associate Artistic Director for the Glimmerglass Opera
Ben Coes1982Novelist, New York Times bestselling author
Samantha Magee1998Olympian rower
Sirena Huang2009Professional Violinist