Elementary Schools in Portland School District

Summary:

The Portland School District in Connecticut is home to two elementary schools: Gildersleeve School and Valley View School. These schools serve students from prekindergarten through 4th grade.

Gildersleeve School stands out as the stronger-performing school in the district, consistently ranking higher than the state average in SBAC/English Language Arts and SBAC/Mathematics proficiency for both 3rd and 4th grades over the past two school years. In the 2024-2025 school year, Gildersleeve School ranked 117 out of 493 Connecticut elementary schools, placing it in the top 24% of schools statewide. The school has also maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years, indicating strong overall performance.

In contrast, Valley View School does not have any available statewide ranking or rating information, making it more difficult to assess its relative performance. Both schools have higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates at 17.7%, which could be an area of concern. Additionally, Gildersleeve School has a higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 33.83% compared to Valley View School at 25%, indicating a difference in the socioeconomic makeup of the student populations.

District Detail

33 East Main Street
Portland, CT 06480

(860) 342-6790

SchoolDigger Rank:
71^st of 156 Connecticut districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,226

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	Total
Gildersleeve School	Public	2-4	565 Main St.	Portland	06480	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Portland School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 342-0411	253	22	11.7	32.8%	180 (71.1%)	9 (3.6%)	45 (17.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	79	117^th of 493 public elementary schools	76.3%		84.7	76^th of 497 public elementary schools	84.7%	41	69.6	67.6	69.6	74.0	$20,974
Valley View School	Public	PK, KG-1	81 High St.	Portland	06480	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Portland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 342-3131	219	18	12.1	22.8%	172 (78.5%)	7 (3.2%)	27 (12.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)								(n/a)					$20,148

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Middletown School District	2.47 mi	11	129^th
Cromwell School District	2.56 mi	4	79^th
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services	2.6 mi	5
Glastonbury School District	3.16 mi	11	24^th
Capitol Region Education Council	3.9 mi	18	145^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.