Orchard Hill School

Orchard Hill School operates as an expansive elementary-level community in South Windsor, Connecticut, run under South Windsor School District. Current enrollment sits at 623 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 378 students per school, that is 65% bigger than typical.

Within South Windsor School District, which oversees 6 schools and 4,979 students, Orchard Hill School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Orchard Hill School shows that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 38% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Orchard Hill School shows 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 20% of students at Orchard Hill School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Capitol Planning Region shows median household income runs about $93,394, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orchard Hill School is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students).

The closest other public school is Timothy Edwards School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 638 students in 2018 compared to 623 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share expanded from 26% to 38%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.