📍 277 Atkins St. Ext., Meriden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, 06450
Nathan Hale School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Meriden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The school has 523 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Meriden School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
Nathan Hale School enrolls 523 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 23% White and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 300 | 57% |
| White | 119 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 12 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
385 of the school's 523 students (74%) 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.
Nathan Hale School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Nathan Hale School is one of 13 schools in Meriden School District, based in Meriden, Connecticut. The district serves 8,707 students district-wide and employs 603 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 523 students, Nathan Hale School is smaller than the district average of about 670 students per school.