Mill Hill School

Mill Hill School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Southport, Connecticut, one of the schools within Fairfield School District. Current enrollment sits at 371 students spanning grades K through 5.

Fairfield School District comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 8,790 students; Mill Hill School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Mill Hill School logs that 80% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 56%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 12% of students at Mill Hill School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's rate of about 54%.

Across the wider county, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region reports that median household earnings sit near $89,667, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's 91 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,880 students), Mill Hill School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Fairfield Ludlowe High School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 7%: 347 students in 2018 compared to 371 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, 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.