Summary:
The East Hampton School District in Connecticut is served by two elementary schools—Memorial School (grades PK–3, 511 students) and Center School (grades 4–5, 251 students)—which together form a complete elementary pathway in this small, above-average district rated 3 stars and ranked 66th out of 153 Connecticut districts.
Center School stands out as the district's strongest current performer, earning a 2025-26 state rank of 149 out of 491 elementary schools (70th percentile) with a 4-star rating the prior year. Its 5th grade ELA proficiency of 73.3% and math proficiency of 67.5% are especially strong, beating state averages by roughly 20 points in each subject. Center also posts the district's lowest chronic absenteeism rate at just 4.4%, less than one-third of the state rate of 16.4%. Memorial School, meanwhile, is an early-grade math powerhouse: its 3rd grade math proficiency reached 71.3% in 2025-26, outpacing the state by over 19 points, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 5.8% is also well below state levels.
Both schools maintain favorable class sizes, with student-teacher ratios of 12.1 at Memorial and 11.4 at Center, and per-student spending near $16,000. Free/reduced lunch rates are moderate at roughly 21-23%. One notable pattern is year-over-year movement at Center, where 5th grade math jumped 8.8 points while 4th grade ELA and math dipped—likely reflecting cohort variability in a small school rather than systemic change. Reading the two schools as a pipeline, strong 3rd grade math at Memorial flows into solid 4th and 5th grade math at Center, while ELA proficiency climbs to 73.3% by 5th grade. Overall, East Hampton's elementary schools deliver above-average results in every reported subject, making them a clear local strength for families.
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