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Dunbar Hill School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

315 Lane St., Hamden, CT 06514 · (203) 407-2025 · Part of Hamden School District

Hamden’s School Grade C− better than 22% of Connecticut school districts

Students
271
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Dunbar Hill School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Hamden kids: Hamden Middle School

On the path

Where Hamden kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Dunbar Hill SchoolYou are here
7–8Hamden Middle School845 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

315 Lane St., Hamden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten31
Grade 132
Grade 249
Grade 324
Grade 443
Grade 540
Grade 635
Enrollment over time
253’20
260’21
272’22
271’23
271’24

Up 7.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 37%Black 35%White 14%Two or more races 11%Asian 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dunbar Hill School from Hamden families.

Other schools in Hamden School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Hamden’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.