Cook Hill School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 110 | 31% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 27% |
Schools most like Cook Hill School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Hill School this school | 357 | 35.3% | N/A |
| Wakelee School Wolcott | 366 | 37.4% | N/A |
| Moses Y. Beach School Wallingford | 326 | 38.0% | N/A |
| Northeast Academy Magnet School Mystic | 392 | 36.7% | N/A |
| Laurel Ledge School Beacon Falls | 313 | 36.4% | N/A |
| Alcott School Wolcott | 320 | 34.7% | N/A |
Where Cook Hill School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In South Central Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #328 of 613 | #51 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #224 of 558 | #43 of 91 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #323 of 560 | #62 of 92 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #351 of 594 | #65 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #165 of 176 | #29 of 32 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 357 | 30 | 11.9:1 | 35% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 33.7 | 11.1:1 | 40% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 31.2 | 12.1:1 | 40% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 32 | 10.7:1 | 42% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 32 | 11.1:1 | 26% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 30 | 12.2:1 | 24% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 14% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 32 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 24 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (354 to 357); teachers down 6% (32 to 30).
About Cook Hill School
Cook Hill School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Wallingford, Connecticut. The school serves pre-K through 2. Enrollment is 357 students.
In Wallingford School District, 12 schools enroll a combined 5,087 students.
White students are 68% of those enrolled at Cook Hill School. The rest of enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 30 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.9:1. The 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut is close to this figure. Cook Hill School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 35%. It compares with 51% for public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
In South Central Connecticut Planning Region, median household income comes to about $88,197, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. South Central Connecticut Planning Region counts 152 public schools with about 72,909 students.
Measured in a straight line, Parker Farms School is about 1.7 miles from Cook Hill School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 357, from 342 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 11.9 students per teacher, compared with 10.7 in 2020-21.
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