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Ridgefield, CT
Public School Ratings




Ridgefield Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Ridgefield School District details

Ridgefield School District
90 East Ridge Rd
Ridgefield, CT 06877

4,474 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Ridgefield School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Connecticut

10

(10 is best)

Better than 95.7% of all CT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
78%
46%
81%
49%
76%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Barlow Mountain Elementary School
115 Barlow Mountain Rd.
Ridgefield, CT, 06877
PK-05
Branchville Elementary School
40 Florida Rd.
Ridgefield, CT, 06877
PK-05
East Ridge Middle School
10 East Ridge Rd.
Ridgefield, CT, 06877
06-08
Farmingville Elementary School
324 Farmingville Rd.
Ridgefield, CT, 06877
PK-05
Ridgebury Elementary School
112 Bennett's Farm Rd.
Ridgefield, CT, 06877
PK-05
Ridgefield High School
700 North Salem Rd.
Ridgefield, CT, 06877
09-12
Scotland Elementary School
111 Barlow Mountain Rd.
Ridgefield, CT, 06877
PK-05
Scotts Ridge Middle School
750 North Salem Rd.
Ridgefield, CT, 06877
06-08
Veterans Park Elementary School
8 Governor St.
Ridgefield, CT, 06877
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 82.6% 48.6%
Black 0.8% 13.1%
Hispanic 9.7% 32.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.6% 5.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 6.4% 41.8%
Free lunch eligible 4.7% 36.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.7% 5.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,926 $71,252,000 56.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,694 $7,577,000 6.0%
Staff $1,466 $6,557,000 5.2%
General Administration $371 $1,658,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,646 $7,366,000 5.9%
Operation $2,396 $10,720,000 8.5%
Transportation $1,257 $5,622,000 4.5%
Other $390 $1,744,000 1.4%
Total Support $9,219 $41,244,000 32.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,942 $13,162,000 10.5%
Total Expenditures $28,086 $125,658,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,675 $7,010,630,000 52.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,758 $901,035,000 6.7%
Staff $861 $441,247,000 3.3%
General Administration $502 $257,276,000 1.9%
School Administration $1,289 $660,926,000 4.9%
Operation $1,935 $991,940,000 7.4%
Transportation $1,184 $606,803,000 4.5%
Other $745 $382,041,000 2.8%
Total Support $8,273 $4,241,268,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,207 $2,156,640,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $26,155 $13,408,538,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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