Summary:
The Essex School District in Connecticut has one school, Essex Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 and has 299 students enrolled. The district is ranked 50 out of 156 districts in the state and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.
Essex Elementary School appears to be a standout school within the district, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Connecticut elementary schools for the past three years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school is projected to rank 121 out of 493 elementary schools in the state, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently outperforms the state average in SBAC/English Language Arts, SBAC/Mathematics, and NGSS/Science assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 61% to 73.5% compared to the state averages of 42.9% to 52.5%.
While the school has a slightly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% compared to the state average, it has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 21.4%. The Essex School District also has a significantly higher per-student spending of $23,127 for the 2018-2019 school year, and Essex Elementary School has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.3 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year.
Thank you for your feedback!