Hindley Elementary School

As a mid-tier elementary school in Darien, Connecticut, Hindley Elementary School teaches 411 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Darien School District.

Darien School District comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 4,649 students; Hindley Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Hindley Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school reports 8% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 61%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 1% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Western Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Western Connecticut Planning Region reports that median household earnings sit near $128,188, about 56% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Western Connecticut Planning Region's 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students), Hindley Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Middlesex Middle School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Hindley Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Hindley Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 483 (now 411). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.