Ridge Road Elementary School

Set in North Haven, Connecticut, Ridge Road Elementary School is a moderately sized primary school, one of the schools within North Haven School District. It hosts 415 students across grades pre-K through 5.

North Haven School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,192 students; Ridge Road Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Ridge Road Elementary School shows that 63% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with South Central Connecticut Planning Region as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Ridge Road Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Ridge Road Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (South Central Connecticut Planning Region) records that median household income runs about $88,197, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across South Central Connecticut Planning Region's 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), Ridge Road Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is The Bridge at ACES, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 6%: 390 students in 2018 compared to 415 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 63% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.