Orchard Hills School

Orchard Hills School, a mid-tier elementary-level community in Milford, Connecticut, one of the schools within Milford School District, hosts 350 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within Milford School District, which oversees 13 schools and 5,110 students, Orchard Hills School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Orchard Hills School records that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Orchard Hills School shows 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Roughly 23% of students at Orchard Hills School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against South Central Connecticut Planning Region (around 51%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for South Central Connecticut Planning Region indicate the typical household earns roughly $88,197 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Orchard Hills School is one of 152 public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students).

Joseph A. Foran High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Orchard Hills School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Orchard Hills School's enrollment has climbed 4% since 2018, when it stood at 337 (now 350). White enrollment moved from 80% to 74% across the same window.

On allk12, members of the Orchard Hills School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.