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Ox Ridge Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Ox Ridge Elementary School is a highly-regarded public elementary school in Darien, Connecticut, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 598 students. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic achievement and low chronic absenteeism rates.

Ox Ridge Elementary School's students demonstrate outstanding performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that often exceed the state and district averages by a significant margin. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 88% of 5th-grade students at Ox Ridge were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 83.2% in the Darien School District and 52.5% statewide. The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio, contributing to its academic success.

Compared to nearby schools, Ox Ridge Elementary outperforms other Darien schools, such as Holmes Elementary, Tokeneke Elementary, and Royle Elementary, in terms of academic achievement and statewide rankings. However, the nearby schools in the Stamford and Norwalk school districts generally have lower academic performance compared to Ox Ridge.

625

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,840

Per pupil spending ?

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

395 Mansfield Ave.
Darien, CT 06820

(203) 655-2579

District: Darien School District

Students who attend Ox Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Middlesex Middle School
High:	Darien High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.0%

Hispanic:

7.5%

Asian:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 91st percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (84% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Connecticut elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg83%

Connecticut avg50%

11^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Darien School District

4^th of 156Darien 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
2025	92.7	11 of 493	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	17 of 497	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	38 of 491	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	25 of 490	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	5 of 538	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	25 of 522	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	68 of 532	87.2%	★★★★☆
2017	85.8	65 of 519	87.5%	★★★★☆
2016	89.9	30 of 518	94.2%	★★★★★
2015	88.3	47 of 551	91.5%	★★★★★
2013	82.1	61 of 557	89.0%	★★★★☆
2012	83.4	23 of 564	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	84.2	16 of 565	97.2%	★★★★★
2010	84.8	9 of 579	98.4%	★★★★★
2009	84.9	7 of 566	98.8%	★★★★★
2008	86.2	8 of 565	98.6%	★★★★★
2007	85.8	7 of 568	98.8%	★★★★★
2006	84.8	28 of 570	95.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	6 of 232	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	14 of 237	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	16 of 230	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	14 of 234	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	10 of 455	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	3 of 259	98.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	8 of 239	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	31 of 233	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	29 of 231	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	28 of 232	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	94.7	8 of 445	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	55 of 262	79.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	20 of 248	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	27 of 250	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	46 of 262	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	34 of 252	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	90.6	10 of 327	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	44 of 295	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	95 of 296	67.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science87%+34 vs state

Mathematics85%+36 vs state

English Language Arts83%+33 vs state

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Schools Near Ox Ridge Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)	SBAC English Language Arts (2025)					SBAC Mathematics (2025)					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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	Total
Ox Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	395 Mansfield Ave.	Darien	06820	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Darien School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 655-2579	625	52	11.9	1.4%	506 (81.0%)	7 (1.1%)	47 (7.5%)	37 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	92.7	11^th of 493 public elementary schools	97.8%		92	17^th of 497 public elementary schools	96.6%	6	86.7	76.8	83.3	88.0			85.4	84.4	85.5			$26,840
Royle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	133 Mansfield Ave.	Darien	06820	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 655-0044	342	32	10.5	4.4%	255 (74.6%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (12.0%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	90.7	29^th of 493 public elementary schools	94.1%		90.6	30^th of 497 public elementary schools	94.0%	1	76.9	91.5	77.8	78.8				87.3	76.9			$27,838
Springdale School	Public	K-5	1127 Hope St.	Stamford	06907	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4575	565	41	13.6	56.3%	144 (25.5%)	63 (11.2%)	313 (55.4%)	16 (2.8%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	23	352^nd of 493 public elementary schools	28.6%		20.4	365^th of 497 public elementary schools	26.6%	13		25.0	43.2	38.0			35.4	40.2	30.4			$20,955
Fox Run Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	228 Fillow Street	Norwalk	06850	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 899-2860	398	36	11.0	52.5%	99 (24.9%)	64 (16.1%)	196 (49.2%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	36.3	297^th of 493 public elementary schools	39.8%		27.5	339^th of 497 public elementary schools	31.8%	42		36.2	59.4	42.4			43.1	43.8	35.6			$26,394
South School	Public	K-4	8 Farm Rd.	New Canaan	06840	Western Connecticut Planning Region	New Canaan School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 594-4313	477	44	10.7		376 (78.8%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.3%)	29 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	96.3	2^nd of 493 public elementary schools	99.6%		95.2	3^rd of 497 public elementary schools	99.4%	1		91.4	91.6				90.3	94.7				$27,916
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18 Hoyt St.	Darien	06820	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Darien School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 353-4371	407	30	13.7	0.7%	321 (78.9%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.2%)	40 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	92.6	12^th of 493 public elementary schools	97.6%		90.8	28^th of 497 public elementary schools	94.4%	16	79.3	91.5	83.1	81.7			94.4	83.1	80.5			$23,198
Tokeneke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7 Old Farm Rd.	Darien	06820	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 655-9666	439	42	10.5	1.6%	350 (79.7%)	4 (0.9%)	26 (5.9%)	23 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.2%)	91.4	21^st of 493 public elementary schools	95.7%		88.1	45^th of 497 public elementary schools	90.9%	24	77.3	80.3	91.9	84.1			81.7	88.7	76.1			$23,536
Davenport Ridge School	Public	K-5	1300 Newfield Ave.	Stamford	06905	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4291	673	47	14.2	41.2%	277 (41.2%)	60 (8.9%)	286 (42.5%)	36 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	34.8	305^th of 493 public elementary schools	38.1%		31.4	316^th of 497 public elementary schools	36.4%	11	55.2	20.9	35.3	54.3			36.4	36.2	52.6			$20,481
Toquam Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	123 Ridgewood Ave.	Stamford	06907	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 977-4556	532	44	12.0	63.9%	63 (11.8%)	61 (11.5%)	375 (70.5%)	18 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	9.9	432^nd of 493 public elementary schools	12.4%		12	421^st of 497 public elementary schools	15.3%	11	32.4	10.5	22.3	27.6			18.6	22.6	18.1			$23,690
Concord Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	21 Hunters Lane	Norwalk	06850	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 899-2840	388	27	14.3	34.0%	161 (41.5%)	47 (12.1%)	133 (34.3%)	19 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.4%)	58.9	224^th of 493 public elementary schools	54.6%		53.2	237^th of 497 public elementary schools	52.3%	13		72.4	55.3		44.7	68.1	67.2		38.6	44.7	48.9	$22,184

Frequently Asked Questions about Ox Ridge Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Ox Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Ox Ridge Elementary School are 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Ox Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 625 students attended Ox Ridge Elementary School.

Is Ox Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Ox Ridge Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 11^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools.

What district is Ox Ridge Elementary School in?

Darien School District

What schools do graduates of Ox Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ox Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middlesex Middle School
High : Darien High School

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