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Ashford School

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Ashford School ranks 231 st of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

231^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Ashford School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Ashford, Connecticut, with a student population of 354. The school is part of the Ashford School District, which is ranked 82 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ashford School has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 23.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the nearby schools analyzed. However, the school's test scores show a mixed performance, with English Language Arts proficiency rates generally on par with or slightly below the state average, but Mathematics proficiency rates often higher, especially in the upper grades. For example, in 8th grade Math, Ashford School had a 68.6% proficiency rate compared to the state's 40.8%. Ashford School also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 32.77% to 35.42% over the past few years, which is higher than the nearby Tolland Intermediate School (14.68%) and Mansfield Elementary School (32.07%), but lower than North Windham School (79.53%).

Ashford School spends more per student ($19,169 in 2018-2019) compared to the nearby Tolland Intermediate School ($17,273) and North Windham School ($16,713), but less than the smaller Hampton Elementary School ($24,742). Overall, Ashford School appears to be a solid, if not exceptional, elementary school that is performing reasonably well compared to the state and nearby schools, with some areas of strength and some areas for improvement.

351

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,021

Per pupil spending ?

38.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

440 Westford Rd.
Ashford, CT 06278

(860) 429-6419

District: Ashford School District

Students who attend Ashford School usually attend:

High:

E. O. Smith High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.8%

Hispanic:

9.4%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 56th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (57% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Above the Connecticut median (53rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

Connecticut avg48%

Elementary school

231^st of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

88^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

82^nd of 156Ashford 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	231 of 493	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	285 of 497	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	242 of 491	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	243 of 490	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	193 of 538	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.1	340 of 522	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	267 of 532	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.8	180 of 519	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.8	225 of 518	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.0	241 of 551	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.7	304 of 557	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.7	318 of 564	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.0	376 of 565	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.2	370 of 579	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.0	375 of 566	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.0	382 of 565	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.5	368 of 568	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.1	341 of 570	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	63.1	171 of 445	61.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	211 of 248	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	225 of 250	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	221 of 262	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	175 of 252	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	218 of 327	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.1	277 of 295	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	259 of 296	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	88 of 252	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	120 of 250	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	138 of 250	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.4	104 of 275	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	112 of 259	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	94 of 249	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.7	98 of 250	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.4	117 of 246	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.5	134 of 280	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.1	150 of 278	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.6	160 of 272	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.4	156 of 269	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.7	143 of 268	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	67.9	109 of 255	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.3	97 of 252	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.4	124 of 250	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.3	123 of 248	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	48.4	110 of 224	50.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	96 of 153	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.6	126 of 154	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	127 of 151	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	102 of 175	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	120 of 166	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	106 of 168	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2021)62nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-38 vs school

Middle school

Male (2021)51st percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science76%+25 vs state

English Language Arts53%+3 vs state

Mathematics52%+9 vs state

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Schools Near Ashford 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	NGSS Science 8th 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 English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Ashford School	Public	PK, KG-8	440 Westford Rd.	Ashford	06278	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Ashford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 429-6419	351	41	8.5	38.7%	294 (83.8%)	7 (2.0%)	33 (9.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	57.4	231^st of 493 public elementary schools	53.1%		40.6	285^th of 497 public elementary schools	42.7%	54	73.0	80.0	28.1		59.5	56.8	50.0	68.6			56.8	43.2	43.2	68.6	$26,021
Eastford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12 Westford Road	Eastford	06242	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Eastford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 974-1130	173	14	12.1	24.9%	143 (82.7%)	2 (1.2%)	15 (8.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.9%)								(n/a)										70.0		36.4			$22,658
Center School	Public	PK, KG-4	12 Old Farms Rd.	Willington	06279	Capitol Planning Region	Willington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 429-9367	205	19	10.8	33.2%	161 (78.5%)	5 (2.4%)	22 (10.7%)	7 (3.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)								(n/a)															$23,460
Union School	Public	PK, KG-8	18 Kinney Hollow Rd.	Union	06076	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Union School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 684-3146	49	8	6.2	26.5%	46 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)															$31,621
Chaplin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	240 Palmer Rd.	Chaplin	06235	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Chaplin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 455-9593	150	19	7.8	34.7%	119 (79.3%)	3 (2.0%)	17 (11.3%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)								(n/a)			35.0						65.0						$28,220
Mansfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	134 Warrenville Rd.	Mansfield Center	06250	Capitol Planning Region	Mansfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 423-1611	549	46	11.9	32.4%	328 (59.7%)	17 (3.1%)	98 (17.9%)	83 (15.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	76.1	137^th of 493 public elementary schools	72.2%		70.6	168^th of 497 public elementary schools	66.2%	31			64.6	66.4					69.9	71.0					$25,182
Stafford Elementary School	Public	1-5	11 Levinthal Run	Stafford Springs	06076	Capitol Planning Region	Stafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 684-6677	438	40	10.8	40.6%	373 (85.2%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.1%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	30.1	324^th of 493 public elementary schools	34.3%		42.7	275^th of 497 public elementary schools	44.7%	49			41.8	39.4	37.9				40.7	43.6	36.8				$23,690
Birch Grove Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	247 Rhodes RD	Tolland	06084	Capitol Planning Region	Tolland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 870-6750	532	36	14.7	19.2%	427 (80.3%)	10 (1.9%)	45 (8.5%)	18 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.6%)								(n/a)															$18,321
Hampton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	380 Main St.	Hampton	06247	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Hampton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 455-9409	73	7	10.4	49.3%	61 (83.6%)	1 (1.4%)	5 (6.8%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)								(n/a)															$30,720
North Windham School	Public	K-5	112 Jordan Ln.	North Windham	06256	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Windham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 465-2400	445	37	12.0	80.2%	73 (16.4%)	13 (2.9%)	350 (78.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	16.1	396^th of 493 public elementary schools	19.7%		13.4	409^th of 497 public elementary schools	17.7%	13	35.5		24.0	26.6	28.6				40.0	26.6	23.4				$18,745

Frequently Asked Questions about Ashford School

Is Ashford School a good school?

Ashford School ranks 231^st of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ashford School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Ashford School.

What schools do graduates of Ashford School attend?

Students who attend Ashford School usually go on to attend:

High : E. O. Smith High School

What is the racial makeup of Ashford School?

Students at Ashford School are 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Ashford School in?

Ashford School District

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