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Thomas Hooker School

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Thomas Hooker School ranks 148 th of 491 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 491 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Thomas Hooker School is a PK-5 elementary school in Meriden, CT, serving 404 students and standing out as an academic bright spot within the Meriden School District, which ranks in the bottom third of Connecticut districts. Thomas Hooker School consistently places in the top 30% of elementary schools statewide, ranking 148th of 491 schools in 2025-26 (70th percentile, 4 stars) after reaching 106th the previous year. Within the local cluster of Meriden elementary schools, only Nathan Hale School (147th) is comparable; every other nearby Meriden school ranks in the 42nd to 66th percentile range.

Hooker's test scores regularly outpace both district and state averages. In 2025-26, 69.2% of 3rd graders scored proficient in ELA versus 49.2% in the district and 47.3% statewide, and 79.5% hit proficiency in 3rd grade math versus 60.3% in the district and 52.2% statewide. These results hold up well against higher-resourced neighboring schools. Mary G. Fritz Elementary School of Yalesville in Wallingford spends roughly $18,686 per student with a 10.3 student-teacher ratio, yet Hooker matched or exceeded it in key subjects while spending just $13,406 per student with a 15.4 ratio. Hanover School, only 2.8 miles away, spends about $18,119 per student but had 32.5% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA — less than half of Hooker's rate. Meanwhile, about 60% of Hooker's students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch, making its strong results especially notable.

Hooker's most distinctive strength is its support for high-needs students. In 2020-21, the school ranked 3rd of 302 statewide for low socioeconomic status students and 6th of 371 for special education students — both top 2% results. Chronic absenteeism has also been cut roughly in half, from 19.9% in 2021-22 to 10.0% in 2025-26, well below the district's 19.9% and among the lowest in Meriden's elementary cluster. The 2025-26 state ranking slipped slightly from 106th to 148th, with 4th grade scores closer to district averages, but the decade-long trend remains clearly upward. Hooker is a cost-efficient, high-performing school that consistently delivers strong academics while serving a higher-need population than many of its better-funded neighbors.

404

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,060

Per pupil spending ?

59.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Overlook Rd.
Meriden, CT 06450

(203) 237-8839

District: Meriden School District

Students who attend Thomas Hooker School usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle School
High:	Francis T. Maloney High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.1%

White:

23.3%

African American:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (67% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Meriden School District

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg56%

Connecticut avg50%

148^th of 491

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Meriden School District

103^rd of 153Meriden School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	148 of 491	69.9%	★★★★☆
2025	80.3	106 of 493	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	120 of 497	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	167 of 491	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	172 of 490	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.2	129 of 538	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	198 of 522	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.6	170 of 532	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.1	189 of 519	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.2	217 of 518	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.9	210 of 551	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.0	151 of 557	72.9%	★★★★☆
2012	71.2	205 of 564	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.4	204 of 565	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.4	203 of 579	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.7	231 of 566	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.9	210 of 565	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.9	221 of 568	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.2	260 of 570	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	70.1	144 of 455	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	108 of 259	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	97.8	3 of 302	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	79.9	94 of 445	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	112 of 262	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	97.4	6 of 371	98.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	83.2	29 of 252	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	78 of 327	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	129 of 295	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	99 of 296	66.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)99th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2021)98th percentile+22 vs school

White (2022)88th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2021)79th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2021)68th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics69%+19 vs state

English Language Arts65%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)	SBAC English Language Arts (2026)			SBAC Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Thomas Hooker School	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Overlook Rd.	Meriden	06450	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 237-8839	404	26	15.4	59.4%	94 (23.3%)	22 (5.4%)	259 (64.1%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	75.4	148^th of 491 public elementary schools	69.9%		80.3	106^th of 493 public elementary schools	78.5%	42		69.2	60.5		79.5	60.5	65.7	$15,060
Israel Putnam School	Public	PK, KG-5	133 Parker Ave.	Meriden	06450	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 237-8493	445	31	14.4	81.1%	77 (17.3%)	68 (15.3%)	249 (56.0%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.8%)	72.3	168^th of 491 public elementary schools	65.8%		66.7	188^th of 493 public elementary schools	61.9%	20	61.5	62.1	65.8	66.7	72.4	67.1	59.0	$15,294
Roger Sherman School	Public	PK, KG-5	64 North Pearl St.	Meriden	06450	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 238-1286	457	34	13.6	84.5%	60 (13.1%)	49 (10.7%)	308 (67.4%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.5%)	57.3	229^th of 491 public elementary schools	53.4%		56.7	232^nd of 493 public elementary schools	52.9%	3		47.6	57.8	58.4	47.6	56.6	67.3	$15,047
Casimir Pulaski School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Clearview Ave.	Meriden	06450	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 238-1273	539	37	14.5	87.4%	86 (16.0%)	53 (9.8%)	367 (68.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	47.3	261^st of 491 public elementary schools	46.8%		38.8	285^th of 493 public elementary schools	42.2%	24	51.6	48.1	49.5	40.9	65.1	48.3	47.8	$14,636
Nathan Hale School	Public	PK, KG-5	277 Atkins St. Ext.	Meriden	06450	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 237-7486	485	32	15.3	76.1%	100 (20.6%)	51 (10.5%)	299 (61.6%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	75.8	147^th of 491 public elementary schools	70.1%		69	178^th of 493 public elementary schools	63.9%	31		63.4	54.5	82.9	75.6	66.3	73.7	$15,348
John Barry School	Public	PK, KG-5	124 Columbia St.	Meriden	06450	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 237-8831	418	29	14.4	86.8%	40 (9.6%)	51 (12.2%)	289 (69.1%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.4%)	54.7	241^st of 491 public elementary schools	50.9%		53.5	241^st of 493 public elementary schools	51.1%			42.3	47.9	61.4	55.1	60.6	61.4	$16,862
Benjamin Franklin School	Public	PK, KG-5	426 West Main St.	Meriden	06450	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 235-7997	357	25	14.5	68.6%	95 (26.6%)	47 (13.2%)	183 (51.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	64.3	200^th of 491 public elementary schools	59.3%		65.5	200^th of 493 public elementary schools	59.4%		68.8	54.1	54.3	56.3	72.1	65.7	52.1	$17,414
Hanover School	Public	PK, KG-5	208 Main St.	Meriden	06450	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 235-6359	456	40	11.6	62.1%	100 (21.9%)	35 (7.7%)	286 (62.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)	40.5	285^th of 491 public elementary schools	42.0%		30.1	323^rd of 493 public elementary schools	34.5%	38	47.1	32.5	39.7	43.7	44.6	64.5	54.0	$15,503
John Lyman School	Public	2-4	106 Way Rd.	Middlefield	06455	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 13	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 349-7240	207	19	10.7	18.4%	183 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.2%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	52.7	248^th of 491 public elementary schools	49.5%					(n/a)		53.3	64.6		51.4	44.8		$28,336
Mary G. Fritz Elementary School of Yalesville	Public	3-5	415 Church Street	Yalesville	06492	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 284-6900	265	26	10.3	30.6%	198 (74.7%)	2 (0.8%)	44 (16.6%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	76.6	138^th of 491 public elementary schools	71.9%		75.3	142^nd of 493 public elementary schools	71.2%	4		66.0	70.7	57.3	79.8	72.8	62.7	$22,555

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Hooker School

What schools do graduates of Thomas Hooker School attend?

Students who attend Thomas Hooker School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Middle School
High : Francis T. Maloney High School

Is Thomas Hooker School a good school?

Thomas Hooker School ranks 148^th of 491 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Thomas Hooker School in?

Meriden School District

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Hooker School?

Students at Thomas Hooker School are 64% Hispanic, 23% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Thomas Hooker School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended Thomas Hooker School.

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