Elementary Schools in Regional School District 17

Summary:

Regional School District 17 in Connecticut is home to three elementary schools: Burr District Elementary School, Haddam-Killingworth Intermediate School, and Killingworth Elementary School. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 5th grade and are known for their academic excellence.

Killingworth Elementary School stands out as the academic standout in the district, with exceptional test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd-grade students. In the 2024-2025 school year, 77.4% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, and 79% were proficient or better in Math, significantly higher than the regional and state averages. Burr District Elementary School also performs well academically, with 3rd-grade students scoring above the regional and state averages in both ELA and Math, and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years.

While the schools in Regional School District 17 generally perform well, there are some areas for improvement. Burr District Elementary School has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is an area of concern. Additionally, the differences in free and reduced-price lunch rates among the schools may indicate varying socioeconomic backgrounds of the student populations, which could contribute to the observed academic performance.

District Detail

57 Little City Road
Higganum, CT 06441

(860) 345-4534

SchoolDigger Rank:
30^th of 156 Connecticut districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,704

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Burr District Elementary School	Public	K-3	792 Killingworth Road	Higganum	06441	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 17	No	No	No	No	(860) 345-4584	278	26	10.9	20.1%	262 (94.2%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)		69.1			84.0			$26,619
Killingworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	340 Route 81	Higganum	06419	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 17	No	No	No	No	(860) 663-1121	257	23	11.1	15.6%	226 (87.9%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)								(n/a)		77.4			79.0			$27,528
Haddam-Killingworth Intermediate School	Public	4-5	451 Route 81	Killingworth	06419	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 17	No	No	No	No	(860) 663-1241	280	22	12.7	18.6%	250 (89.3%)	4 (1.4%)	13 (4.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	73.4	154^th of 493 public elementary schools	68.8%		76.5	135^th of 497 public elementary schools	72.8%	19	70.3		68.9	67.6		60.6	61.0	$20,736

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chester School District	5.76 mi	1	28^th
Regional School District 13	6.38 mi	5
East Haddam School District	6.67 mi	3	89^th
Deep River School District	7.39 mi	1	53^rd
Regional School District 04	7.5 mi	2	60^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.

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