be built next to the Hamden–North Haven border near the Route 40 Connector, serving both towns. Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) in East Haven and Bradley International Airport (BDL) in Windsor Locks are the closest commercial airports to Hamden. Education Public The public school district for the town, Hamden Public Schools, operates eight elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school, enrolling a total of about 5,398 students. Elementary schools Alice Peck Early Learning Center (Pre-K, with an enrollment of about 153 students), located on Hillfield Road Bear Path Elementary School (K–6, with an enrollment of about 446 students), located on Kirk Road Church Street Elementary School (K–6, with an enrollment of about 320 students), located on Church Street Dunbar Hill Elementary School (K–6, with an enrollment of about 279 students), located on Lane Street Helen Street Elementary School (K–6, with an enrollment of about 334 students), located on Helen Street Ridge Hill Elementary School (K–6, with an enrollment of about 343 students), located on Carew Road Shepherd Glen Elementary School (K–6, with an enrollment of about 308 students), located on Skiff Street Extension, established in 1972 Spring Glen Elementary School (K–6, with an enrollment of about 440 students), located on Whitney Avenue West Woods Elementary School (K–6, with an enrollment of about 350 students), located on West Todd Street Middle school Hamden Middle School (grades 7 and 8, with an enrollment of about 890 students) High school Hamden High School (grades 9–12, with an enrollment of about 1,486 students) Magnet schools In addition to the town's public schools, Hamden is the site of two magnet schools, Wintergreen Magnet School (Kindergarten through grade 8) and Highville Mustard Seed Charter School (high school). Technical high school Eli Whitney Technical High School is located in Hamden. Private Hamden is home to several private and religious schools, including: Hamden Hall Country Day School (grades Pre-K to 12th) Laurel Oaks Adventist School (grades Pre-K to 8th) Lorraine D. Foster Day School Sacred Heart Academy (grades 9–12) SKF Academy St. Rita School (Roman Catholic, grades Pre-K to 8) St. Stephen School (Roman Catholic, grades Pre-K to 8, closed in 2017) West Woods Christian Academy (evangelical Christian, grades K–12) Colleges and universities Quinnipiac University, which has an enrollment of about 9,000 students, has its Mount Carmel and York Hill campuses in Hamden, with a third campus in North Haven. Mount Sacred Heart College, a Catholic