Nathan Hale School
277 Atkins St Extension
Meriden CT, 06450, New Haven County
Phone: 203-237-7486
Ranking: 
(635 out of 765, bottom 17%)*
(635 out of 765, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Meriden 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: | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 612 | 610 | 608 | 621 | 610 | 648 | 622 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 105 | 17.2% | 102 | 16.7% | 93 | 15.3% | 96 | 15.5% | 100 | 16.4% | 100 | 15.4% | 79 | 12.7% |
| Grade 1: | 106 | 17.3% | 91 | 14.9% | 94 | 15.5% | 110 | 17.7% | 94 | 15.4% | 94 | 14.5% | 96 | 15.4% |
| Grade 2: | 89 | 14.5% | 96 | 15.7% | 116 | 19.1% | 103 | 16.6% | 84 | 13.8% | 105 | 16.2% | 121 | 19.5% |
| Grade 3: | 99 | 16.2% | 114 | 18.7% | 108 | 17.8% | 89 | 14.3% | 103 | 16.9% | 130 | 20.1% | 100 | 16.1% |
| Grade 4: | 115 | 18.8% | 103 | 16.9% | 95 | 15.6% | 102 | 16.4% | 116 | 19.0% | 116 | 17.9% | 108 | 17.4% |
| Grade 5: | 97 | 15.8% | 103 | 16.9% | 100 | 16.4% | 119 | 19.2% | 113 | 18.5% | 101 | 15.6% | 118 | 19.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 324 | 52.9% | 317 | 52.0% | 308 | 50.7% | 309 | 49.8% | 298 | 48.9% | 328 | 50.6% | 320 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 288 | 47.1% | 293 | 48.0% | 300 | 49.3% | 312 | 50.2% | 304 | 49.8% | 312 | 48.1% | 298 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 16 | 2.6% | 22 | 3.6% | 20 | 3.3% | 15 | 2.4% | 19 | 3.1% | 17 | 2.6% | 15 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 312 | 51.0% | 290 | 47.5% | 277 | 45.6% | 291 | 46.9% | 277 | 45.4% | 297 | 45.8% | 253 | 40.7% |
| Black: | 60 | 9.8% | 68 | 11.1% | 60 | 9.9% | 68 | 11.0% | 74 | 12.1% | 84 | 13.0% | 99 | 15.9% |
| White: | 199 | 32.5% | 208 | 34.1% | 231 | 38.0% | 225 | 36.2% | 238 | 39.0% | 248 | 38.3% | 253 | 40.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 2.6% | 13 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.6% | 12 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 371 | 60.6% | 387 | 63.4% | 348 | 57.2% | 362 | 58.3% | 295 | 48.4% | 353 | 54.5% | 332 | 53.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 7.2% | 32 | 5.2% | 58 | 9.5% | 56 | 9.0% | 80 | 13.1% | 33 | 5.1% | 16 | 2.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.18 | 16.08 | 16.20 | 16.12 | 15.63 | 16.20 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 54.8% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.8% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 63.7% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 69.9% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 75.5% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 77.6% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 75.5% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 44.6% | 69.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 46.8% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 48.9% | 68.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 54.2% | 71.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 56.4% | 72.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 56.6% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 57.7% | 74.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 58.2% | 72.4% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 68.6% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 75.1% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 75% | 82.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 72.1% | 83.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 68.4% | 80.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 65.4% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 71.3% | 83.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 70.2% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 60.4% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 66% | 80.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 73.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 75.5% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.7% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 73.9% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 76.1% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 75.5% | 83.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 54.5% | 71.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 49.5% | 70.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 52.7% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 58.3% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.1% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 60.7% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 65.5% | 78.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 62.1% | 77.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 72.2% | 84.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 72% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 76.7% | 84.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75% | 85% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 75.6% | 86.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 74.8% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 75% | 83.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 75.2% | 83.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 60.4% | 80.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 70.2% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 70.4% | 83.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 79.7% | 85.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 80.9% | 87.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 77.7% | 87.6% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76.6% | 85.7% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 75.3% | 84.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 53.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 62.6% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 54.4% | 74% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68.9% | 77.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62.9% | 75.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 56.7% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66.8% | 79.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 67.9% | 79.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 61.4% | 81.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 65.9% | 82.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 67.3% | 82.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 65.6% | 82.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 67.7% | 82.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 68.2% | 81.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 75.3% | 85.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 80.3% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 74% | 85.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.7% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.5% | 87.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 75.6% | 88% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 84% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 82.7% | 87.7% |
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* Nathan Hale 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.