Hamden Hall Country Day School
Hamden Hall Country Day School is a coeducational private day school in Hamden, Connecticut, educating students in preschool through grade 12. Hamden Hall was founded in 1912 as a country day school for boys by John P. Cushing, its first headmaster. It was the nation’s fourth country day school. The school has been coeducational since 1927 and expanded to include classes through grade 12 in 1934. Now split into three separate divisions, Hamden Hall enrolls the majority of its nearly 600 students in the upper and middle schools (Grades 7–12) and the remainder in the lower school (preschool through grade 6).
| Hamden Hall Country Day School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
1108 Whitney Avenue 06517 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°20′31″N 72°54′47″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent Day School |
| Established | 1912 |
| CEEB code | 070258 |
| Head of school | Robert J. Izzo |
| Board President | Joyce Lujic |
| Faculty | 85 full-time |
| Grades | PreSchool through Grade 12 |
| Gender | Co-educational (since 1927) |
| Enrollment | 639 students |
| Campus | 12 + 30 acres (120,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Green and white |
| Mascot | "Ernie the Hornet" |
| Rival | Hopkins School |
| Tuition | $21,500 - $48,800 (USD) |
| Website | www |
Tuition (2022–2023 school year) ranges from $20,100 in PreSchool to $46,975 in grades 9–12. Hamden Hall awards need-based financial aid to approximately 30 percent of its student body.
Hamden Hall is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and is a member of National Association of Independent Schools and the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools.