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Mill Hill School
- ATest 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 elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (53).
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Schools most like Mill Hill School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Hill School this school | 371 | 11.6% | N/A |
| Pomperaug Elementary School Southbury | 395 | 10.9% | N/A |
| Braeburn School West Hartford | 347 | 11.5% | N/A |
| Branchville Elementary School Ridgefield | 340 | 7.4% | N/A |
| North Stratfield School Fairfield | 408 | 10.8% | N/A |
| Burr Elementary School Fairfield | 347 | 12.7% | N/A |
Where Mill Hill School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Greater Bridgeport Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #89 of 522 | #10 of 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #65 of 519 | #9 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #298 of 613 | #43 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #160 of 558 | #6 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #460 of 560 | #52 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.6% | #542 of 594 | #52 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.9% | #85 of 176 | #9 of 18 |
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 | 371 | 32.6 | 11.4:1 | 12% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 9% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 30.8 | 13.1:1 | 10% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 28 | 12.9:1 | 8% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 26.7 | 13.0:1 | 4% (13) |
| 2015-16 | 382 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 5% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 6% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 34 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (347 to 371); teachers up 22% (26.7 to 32.6).
About Mill Hill School
Mill Hill School is a mid-sized elementary school in Southport, Connecticut. In all, 371 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5.
Mill Hill School is part of Fairfield School District, where 16 schools serve 8,790 students.
More than half of enrollment at Mill Hill School is White: 80%. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's White share is 24 points above the 56% share among Greater Bridgeport Planning Region residents. The diversity index for Mill Hill School is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Mill Hill School lists 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.4 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Connecticut, the average ratio is 12.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 12% of the student body. That is 42 points below the 54% average for public schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
On the allk12 Grade, Mill Hill School lands at A, ahead of 86% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
Census data for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region show the median household earns about $89,667 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region number 91, with about 50,880 students.
Fairfield Ludlowe High School is the nearest public school to Mill Hill School, about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 371 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 360. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.9:1 to 11.4:1 over the same years.
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