Maple Hill School

Maple Hill School is an elementary school of moderately sized scale in Naugatuck, Connecticut, one of the schools within Naugatuck School District, serveing 464 students in grades K through 4. That puts it 23% above the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 378 students.

Within Naugatuck School District, which oversees 9 schools and 3,889 students, Maple Hill School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Maple Hill School lists that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Maple Hill School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 51% of students at Maple Hill School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, census data for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region shows median household income runs about $86,191, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students), Maple Hill School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is City Hill Middle School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Maple Hill School's enrollment has edged up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 443 (now 464). White enrollment moved from 65% to 46% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Maple Hill School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.