Ridge Hill School

As a close-knit elementary school in Hamden, Connecticut, Ridge Hill School instructs 321 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by Hamden School District.

Hamden School District comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 5,012 students; Ridge Hill School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Ridge Hill School shows that 27% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 27% Black, 27% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 7% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, the surrounding 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. Ridge Hill School is one of 152 public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students).

The closest other public school is Spring Glen School, roughly 1.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ridge Hill School.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 319 students in 2018 compared to 321 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Ridge Hill School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.