Cook Hill School

Cook Hill School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Wallingford, Connecticut, one of the schools within Wallingford School District. Current enrollment sits at 357 students spanning grades pre-K through 2.

Within Wallingford School District, which oversees 12 schools and 5,087 students, Cook Hill School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cook Hill School records that White students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than South Central Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 51%.

Across the wider county, South Central Connecticut Planning Region reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,197 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), of which Cook Hill School is one.

Parker Farms School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cook Hill School.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cook Hill School has showed little movement, going from 354 students in 2018 to 357 in 2025.

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