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About Hamden Hall  
 

The School
  • a college preparatory independent day school
  • enrollment of over 585 boys and girls
  • pre-kindergarten through grade 12, from over 25 communities and 3 foreign countries
  • founded in 1912 by Dr. John Cushing
  • accredited by New England Association of Schools and Colleges

The Faculty
  • eighty-five full and part-time teachers
  • three quarters of the faculty hold advanced degrees
  • student / faculty ratio: 8 to 1
  • average class size: 13

The Students
  • Lower school: Pre- K through 6
  • Middle school: 7 through 8
  • Upper school: 9 through 12

The Campus
  • 10 acres located in Hamden, CT, a residential community adjacent to New Haven
  • 30 acres of athletic fields north of the main campus
  • 8 major buildings including a $5 million science and fine arts complex

Special Resources
  • Schiavone Science Center- state-of-the-art facility
  • Swain Library - 20,000 volumes with computer access to community
  • Taylor Performing Arts Center- fully equipped theater and music studios
  • transportation covering a 30-mile radius