Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLINGFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090474000961
Rock Hill School
910 Old Rock Hill Road, Wallingford, CT 06492 · (203) 294-6260 · South Central Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
99 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 44%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 92 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 31% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
54.7%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
51.4%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Rock Hill School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill School this school | 278 | 35.6% | N/A |
| Evarts C. Stevens School Wallingford | 301 | 36.5% | N/A |
| Daisy Ingraham School Westbrook | 292 | 37.3% | N/A |
| Laurel Ledge School Beacon Falls | 313 | 36.4% | N/A |
| Pond Hill School Wallingford | 267 | 40.1% | N/A |
| Oswegatchie Elementary School Waterford | 292 | 32.9% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Rock Hill School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In South Central Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #252 of 522 | #40 of 87 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #241 of 519 | #38 of 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #474 of 613 | #76 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #77 of 558 | #15 of 91 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #329 of 560 | #65 of 92 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #348 of 594 | #63 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #142 of 378 | #24 of 59 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
278
-18 (-6%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 10.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 278 | 26.3 | 10.6:1 | 36% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 300 | 27.8 | 10.8:1 | 36% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 26.3 | 11.5:1 | 31% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 296 | 29 | 10.2:1 | 34% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 320 | 27.8 | 11.5:1 | 28% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 36 | 9.4:1 | 22% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 357 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 16% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 387 | 26 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 432 | 21 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rock Hill School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (320 to 278); teachers down 5% (27.8 to 26.3).
About Rock Hill School
Rock Hill School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Wallingford, Connecticut. It offers grades 3 through 5 and has 278 students enrolled. That is 26% below the average of about 378 students for elementary schools in Connecticut.
The 12 schools in Wallingford School District enroll 5,087 students altogether, Rock Hill School among them.
At Rock Hill School, 67% of students are White. Smaller groups are 23% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The diversity index for Rock Hill School is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Rock Hill School has 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. The gap from the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut is 2.0 students per teacher. At Rock Hill School, 36% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 15 points below the 51% average for public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
Rock Hill School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 52% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
Census data for South Central Connecticut Planning Region show median household income comes to about $88,197, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 152 public schools in the county, enrolling about 72,909, Rock Hill School among them.
Rock Hill School's closest public school neighbor is Moses Y. Beach School, about 1.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Rock Hill School holds at least 8 other public schools.
Rock Hill School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment decreased 6% over 4 years, reaching 278 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Rock Hill School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
South Central Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
570,598
Census ACS
Median income
$88,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
152
72,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wallingford School District
- Lyman Hall High SchoolHigh · 936 students
- Mark T. Sheehan High SchoolHigh · 673 students
- Dag Hammarskjold Middle SchoolMiddle · 593 students
- James H. Moran Middle SchoolMiddle · 531 students
- Cook Hill SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Moses Y. Beach SchoolElementary · 326 students
Other schools in Wallingford
- Lyman Hall High SchoolHigh · 936 students
- Mark T. Sheehan High SchoolHigh · 673 students
- Dag Hammarskjold Middle SchoolMiddle · 593 students
- James H. Moran Middle SchoolMiddle · 531 students
- Cook Hill SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Moses Y. Beach SchoolElementary · 326 students
Nearby schools
- Moses Y. Beach School1.4 mi · 326
- Lyman Hall High School2.0 mi · 936
- Dag Hammarskjold Middle School2.1 mi · 593
- Evarts C. Stevens School2.1 mi · 301
- Parker Farms School2.8 mi · 268
- Pond Hill School3.0 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Rock Hill SchoolHow large is Rock Hill School?
Rock Hill School enrolls approximately 278 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Rock Hill School serve?
Rock Hill School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rock Hill School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rock Hill School is approximately 10.6:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rock Hill School?
At Rock Hill School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Rock Hill School in?
Rock Hill School is part of Wallingford School District.
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