Hamden Hall Country Day School
Hamden · CT · Religious-affiliated · K-12 combined
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Cedarhurst School → Whitney Hall School → Wilbur Cross High School → Highville Charter School → Eli Whitney Technical High School → Hamden High School → James Hillhouse High School → New Haven Academy →📋 At a glance
- 📚 20 AP courses offered (school profile)
- 🏆 7 National Merit Semifinalists last year
- 📝 SAT avg 1410 (25-75: 1350–1480)
- 📝 ACT avg 31.5 (25-75: 30–33)
- 📚 AP exam pass rate 88.0% (avg score 4.2)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Hamden Hall Country Day School compares for families
Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.
- ▸ NationallySAT mean 1410 (≈ top 4% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 31.5 (≈ top 7%) · 88% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 7 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers).
- ▸ LocallyCT students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Cedarhurst School, Whitney Hall School, Wilbur Cross High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
For a more current snapshot, see Hamden Hall Country Day School's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.hamdenhall.org/admissions/school-profile ↗
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +1.4%/year, projecting from 2022's 571 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At tuition per student, the 40 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $640,000/year in tuition upside.
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Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarhurst School Hamden |
Private | 0.5 | 54 | -11.5% |
| Whitney Hall School Hamden |
Private | 0.7 | 51 | -21.5% |
| Wilbur Cross High School New Haven |
Public | 1.2 | 1,742 | +11.5% |
| Highville Charter School New Haven |
Public · charter | 1.4 | 59 | -9.2% |
| Eli Whitney Technical High School Hamden |
Public | 1.5 | 586 | -13.3% |
| Hamden High School Hamden |
Public | 1.8 | 1,609 | -5.0% |
| James Hillhouse High School New Haven |
Public | 1.9 | 1,124 | -4.0% |
| New Haven Academy New Haven |
Public | 2.0 | 321 | -3.3% |