Enrollment
363
Middle
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVENTRY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090096000141
Capt. Nathan Hale School
1776 Main Street, Coventry, CT 06238 · (860) 742-7334 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of Connecticut public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
101 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 44%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 105 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 134 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 124 | 34% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Capt. Nathan Hale School→Coventry High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Coventry School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
75.4%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
58.0%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Capt. Nathan Hale School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capt. Nathan Hale School this school | 363 | 27.8% | N/A |
| Stonington Middle School Pawcatuck | 366 | 28.1% | N/A |
| East Hampton Middle School East Hampton | 411 | 26.0% | N/A |
| Plumb Hill Middle School Litchfield | 351 | 25.6% | N/A |
| North Branford Intermediate School North Branford | 352 | 23.9% | N/A |
| Woodstock Middle School Woodstock | 360 | 26.7% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Capt. Nathan Hale School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #59 of 174 | #20 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #24 of 173 | #9 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #128 of 181 | #33 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #19 of 169 | #5 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.0% | #146 of 169 | #43 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.8% | #109 of 180 | #31 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #118 of 133 | #34 of 39 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
363
-24 (-6%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 496
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 363 | 37.9 | 9.6:1 | 28% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 37.6 | 10.1:1 | 26% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 38.7 | 10.1:1 | 25% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 34 | 11.4:1 | 24% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 39.9 | 9.4:1 | 20% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 397 | 38 | 10.4:1 | 20% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 39 | 11.8:1 | 19% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 544 | 42 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 496 | 34 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Capt. Nathan Hale School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (374 to 363); teachers down 5% (39.9 to 37.9).
About Capt. Nathan Hale School
Capt. Nathan Hale School is a middle school in Coventry, Connecticut, and it is part of Coventry School District. The school reports 363 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Connecticut is about 521 students.
The district for Capt. Nathan Hale School is Coventry School District, with 5 schools and 1,500 students.
Capt. Nathan Hale School enrolls a student body that is 81% White. It is also 10% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Capitol Planning Region is roughly 64% White. Capt. Nathan Hale School has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Capt. Nathan Hale School employs 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.6:1. That ratio is under the 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 28% in 2024-25. That rate is below the 43% average among public schools in Capitol Planning Region.
The allk12 Grade for Capt. Nathan Hale School is A-. Compared with Connecticut public middle schools, the school scored higher than 76% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Capitol Planning Region show that median household income is about $93,394, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Capt. Nathan Hale School is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region, which together enroll about 137,047 students.
The school nearest to Capt. Nathan Hale School is Coventry High School, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Within five miles of Capt. Nathan Hale School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 387 to 363. Students per teacher fell from 11.4 in 2020-21 to 9.6 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Capt. Nathan Hale School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Capitol Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
977,290
Census ACS
Median income
$93,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
137,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coventry School District
- Coventry High SchoolHigh · 395 students
- George Hersey Robertson SchoolElementary · 370 students
- Coventry Grammar SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Coventry AcademyHigh · 11 students
Other schools in Coventry
- Coventry High SchoolHigh · 395 students
- George Hersey Robertson SchoolElementary · 370 students
- Coventry Grammar SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Coventry AcademyHigh · 11 students
Nearby schools
- Coventry High School0.1 mi · 395
- Coventry Academy0.1 mi · 11
- George Hersey Robertson School1.5 mi · 370
- Coventry Grammar School3.1 mi · 361
- E. O. Smith High School3.8 mi · 1,010
- Mansfield Middle School4.2 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Capt. Nathan Hale SchoolHow many students attend Capt. Nathan Hale School?
Capt. Nathan Hale School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Capt. Nathan Hale School serve?
Capt. Nathan Hale School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Capt. Nathan Hale School?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Capt. Nathan Hale School.
How diverse is Capt. Nathan Hale School?
Capt. Nathan Hale School reports a student body of 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Capt. Nathan Hale School?
Capt. Nathan Hale School is overseen by Coventry School District in Capitol Planning Region.
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