Nathan Hale School

Nathan Hale School operates as a moderately sized primary school in New Haven, Connecticut, run under New Haven School District. Current enrollment sits at 506 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so Nathan Hale School sits 34% above that benchmark.

Across the 37 schools in New Haven School District (17,903 students total), Nathan Hale School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Nathan Hale School logs that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 29% White, 12% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Nathan Hale School logs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Nathan Hale School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 64% of students at Nathan Hale School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above South Central Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 51%.

Across the wider county, South Central Connecticut Planning Region reports that median household earnings sit near $88,197, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across South Central Connecticut Planning Region's 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), Nathan Hale School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Overbrook Early Learning Center, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Nathan Hale School.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 6%: 541 students in 2018 compared to 506 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 43% to 29%.

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