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Ridge Hill School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

120 Carew Rd., Hamden, CT 06517 · (203) 407-2035 · Part of Hamden School District

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

Students
321
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Ridge Hill School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Hamden kids: Hamden Middle School

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts37%
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).

120 Carew Rd., Hamden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K16
Kindergarten31
Grade 148
Grade 240
Grade 339
Grade 444
Grade 556
Grade 647
Enrollment over time
294’20
285’21
294’22
307’23
321’24

Up 9.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 27%Black 27%Hispanic 27%Two or more races 11%Asian 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ridge 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.