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Mill Hill School

635 Mill Hill Terrace, Southport, CT 06890 · (203) 255-8320 · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Connecticut public elementary schools
  • 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
371
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 378
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
43 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 44%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5114%
Grade 15816%
Grade 26317%
Grade 38322%
Grade 46317%
Grade 55314%

This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (53).

Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
29580%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
318%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 32% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
185%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
236%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17347%
Female
19853%

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Test scores

CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
75.6%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
74.1%
CT avg 45.9%

What 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.

Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Schools most like Mill Hill School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Mill Hill School this school37111.6%N/A
Pomperaug Elementary School
Southbury
39510.9%N/A
Braeburn School
West Hartford
34711.5%N/A
Branchville Elementary School
Ridgefield
3407.4%N/A
North Stratfield School
Fairfield
40810.8%N/A
Burr Elementary School
Fairfield
34712.7%N/A
Matched among Connecticut elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Mill Hill School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ConnecticutIn 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
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
371
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2537132.611.4:112% (43)
2023-244023013.4:19% (37)
2022-2340430.813.1:110% (40)
2020-213602812.9:18% (28)
2017-1834726.713.0:14% (13)
2015-163822913.2:15% (19)
2010-114743314.4:16% (27)
2000-014743413.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mill Hill School.

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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Greater Bridgeport Planning Region at a glance

View full county profile
Population
329,259
Census ACS
Median income
$89,667
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
91
50,880 students

Quick facts

School name
Mill Hill School
District
Fairfield School District
Address
635 Mill Hill Terrace, Southport, CT 06890
Phone
(203) 255-8320
County
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
371
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
11.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
43 (12%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
090153000263
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Mill Hill School
How large is Mill Hill School?
Mill Hill School enrolls approximately 371 students in grades KG-05.
Is Mill Hill School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mill Hill School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Mill Hill School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Mill Hill School.
What is the student diversity at Mill Hill School?
Student demographics at Mill Hill School are roughly 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Mill Hill School in?
Mill Hill School is part of Fairfield School District.
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