Ridge Hill School
120 Carew Rd
Hamden CT, 06517, New Haven County
Phone: 203-407-2035
Ranking: (645 out of 765, bottom 16%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Hamden School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 29 | 22 | |||||||
Total Students: | 299 | 334 | 321 | 341 | 314 | 314 | 348 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 37 | 12.4% | 52 | 15.6% | 49 | 15.3% | 47 | 13.8% | 46 | 14.6% | 45 | 14.3% | 66 | 19.0% |
Grade 1: | 54 | 18.1% | 47 | 14.1% | 45 | 14.0% | 41 | 12.0% | 45 | 14.3% | 45 | 14.3% | 44 | 12.6% |
Grade 2: | 42 | 14.0% | 46 | 13.8% | 40 | 12.5% | 46 | 13.5% | 48 | 15.3% | 41 | 13.1% | 46 | 13.2% |
Grade 3: | 45 | 15.1% | 43 | 12.9% | 40 | 12.5% | 53 | 15.5% | 35 | 11.1% | 45 | 14.3% | 58 | 16.7% |
Grade 4: | 42 | 14.0% | 41 | 12.3% | 50 | 15.6% | 45 | 13.2% | 48 | 15.3% | 57 | 18.2% | 42 | 12.1% |
Grade 5: | 36 | 12.0% | 49 | 14.7% | 50 | 15.6% | 50 | 14.7% | 53 | 16.9% | 35 | 11.1% | 49 | 14.1% |
Grade 6: | 43 | 14.4% | 56 | 16.8% | 47 | 14.6% | 59 | 17.3% | 39 | 12.4% | 46 | 14.6% | 43 | 12.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 172 | 57.5% | 183 | 54.8% | 180 | 56.1% | 188 | 55.1% | 167 | 53.2% | 171 | 54.5% | 179 | 51.4% |
Female: | 127 | 42.5% | 151 | 45.2% | 141 | 43.9% | 153 | 44.9% | 139 | 44.3% | 135 | 43.0% | 165 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.1% |
Asian: | 21 | 7.0% | 28 | 8.4% | 25 | 7.8% | 25 | 7.3% | 27 | 8.6% | 28 | 8.9% | 28 | 8.0% |
Hispanic: | 100 | 33.4% | 98 | 29.3% | 88 | 27.4% | 88 | 25.8% | 71 | 22.6% | 72 | 22.9% | 81 | 23.3% |
Black: | 97 | 32.4% | 120 | 35.9% | 126 | 39.3% | 134 | 39.3% | 130 | 41.4% | 136 | 43.3% | 133 | 38.2% |
White: | 69 | 23.1% | 79 | 23.7% | 73 | 22.7% | 88 | 25.8% | 85 | 27.1% | 76 | 24.2% | 102 | 29.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 3.7% | 8 | 2.4% | 8 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 164 | 54.8% | 172 | 51.5% | 160 | 49.8% | 167 | 49.0% | 124 | 39.5% | 125 | 39.8% | 117 | 33.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 8.0% | 35 | 10.5% | 32 | 10.0% | 29 | 8.5% | 25 | 8.0% | 37 | 11.8% | 39 | 11.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.28 | 11.44 | 11.30 | 12.05 | 13.59 | 13.00 | 15.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CMT | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 64.3% | 78.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 66.7% | 80.1% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 74.2% | 80.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 76.8% | 82.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 81% | 83.6% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 82.1% | 84.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 85.7% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 77.1% | 82.7% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 63% | 69.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 61.6% | 69.3% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 62.7% | 68.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 62.5% | 71.1% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 68.7% | 72.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 70.1% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 68.3% | 74.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 67.2% | 72.4% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 73.8% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 74.8% | 82.4% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 77.8% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 68.9% | 83.2% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 77.4% | 80.3% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 79.4% | 81.1% |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 80.2% | 83.2% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 73.4% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 73.9% | 80.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 70.1% | 80.9% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 71.2% | 81.5% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 79.9% | 84.6% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 76.8% | 85.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 81.9% | 85.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 79.6% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 82.4% | 83.8% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 65.3% | 71.8% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 60% | 70.6% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 62.8% | 69.7% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66.8% | 74.4% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 68% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 74.3% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 77.3% | 78.3% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 74.9% | 77.6% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 75% | 84.2% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 78% | 84.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 79% | 84.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83.8% | 85% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 86.5% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 80.5% | 85.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 78.7% | 83.7% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 76.8% | 83.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 74.2% | 80.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 80.2% | 82.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 76% | 83.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 80.5% | 85.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 84.4% | 87.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 83.7% | 87.6% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 86.1% | 85.7% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 78.8% | 84.4% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 61.1% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69.3% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.6% | 74% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 71.9% | 77.7% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 69.3% | 75.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 70.6% | 75.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 76.6% | 79.7% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 77.2% | 79.1% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 72.1% | 81.1% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 73.1% | 82.9% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 78.5% | 82.5% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 75.7% | 82.4% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 79.6% | 82.4% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 79.6% | 81.7% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 79.5% | 85.3% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 83.9% | 85.7% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 75.7% | 85.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 79.2% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.4% | 87.3% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 82.7% | 88% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 84.7% | 88.5% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 85.4% | 87.7% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 67% | 79.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 76.8% | 82.7% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85.2% | 84.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 85.8% | 86.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 86.9% | 88.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 90.5% | 88.5% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 86.9% | 87.2% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 87.9% | 85.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 68.5% | 75.4% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 68.3% | 75.7% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 77.3% | 77.6% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 79.6% | 80.3% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 81.6% | 85.5% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 88.7% | 86.5% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 86.6% | 84.8% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 86.5% | 84.5% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 72.9% | 82.7% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 78.1% | 83.8% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 84.4% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 79.2% | 83.1% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 81.4% | 85.5% |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 86.9% | 86.1% |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 81.4% | 84.9% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 86.5% | 84.3% |
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* Ridge Hill School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.