📍 10 Kirk Rd., Hamden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, 06514
Bear Path School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hamden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The school has 406 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hamden School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
Bear Path School enrolls 406 students across grades K–6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 190 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 69 | 17% |
| Asian | 24 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 5.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
129 of the school's 406 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bear Path School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual.
Bear Path School is one of 10 schools in Hamden School District, based in Hamden, Connecticut. The district serves 5,464 students district-wide and employs 440 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 406 students, Bear Path School is smaller than the district average of about 546 students per school.