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Ox Ridge Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

30^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Ox Ridge Elementary School is a K-5 school in Darien, CT, serving about 625 students as the largest of four elementary schools in the Darien School District, which ranks 6th out of 153 Connecticut districts. It earns a 5-star rating and ranks 30th out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools, placing it in the 94th percentile. Very few students — about 1.4% — qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at just 2.4%, compared to 16.4% statewide. It also maintains a favorable 11.9:1 student-teacher ratio.

Academically, Ox Ridge students perform far above Connecticut averages. One interesting pattern: 3rd-grade scores tend to trail the district average, while 5th-grade scores tend to exceed it. In 2025-2026, 3rd-grade math proficiency was 76.9% versus the district's 87.4%, but by 5th grade, math reached 82.0%, above the district's 80.3%. This pattern has repeated for several years, suggesting students make strong progress during their time there. Science is a highlight: 5th-grade science proficiency was 83.1%, far above the state's 52.9% and above the district's 82.6%. Among Darien peers, Ox Ridge currently trails Tokeneke Elementary School (#6 in CT) and Royle Elementary School (#9), but ranks ahead of Holmes Elementary School (#41). Two years ago, Ox Ridge was the top-ranked elementary school in Darien.

The contrast with schools a few miles away is striking. Toquam Magnet School in the Stamford School District, about 2.5 miles away, has 63.9% free/reduced lunch eligibility and 4th-grade reading proficiency of just 8.1%, while Springdale School and Fox Run Elementary School also serve much higher shares of economically disadvantaged students. Ox Ridge's closest high-performing comparison is South School in the New Canaan School District, ranked #4 in Connecticut, which posts slightly stronger early-grade scores but only serves through 4th grade. All of Ox Ridge's student subgroups rank at or above the 85th percentile statewide, with male students in the 96th percentile. The main area to watch is 3rd-grade performance, where the school trails its Darien peers — smoothing out that dip could push Ox Ridge from a top-30 school into true top-10 territory.

625

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,840

Per pupil spending ?

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

395 Mansfield Ave.
Darien, CT 06820

(203) 655-2579

District: Darien School District

Students who attend Ox Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Middlesex Middle School
High:	Darien High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.0%

Hispanic:

7.5%

Asian:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (82% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Connecticut elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg83%

Connecticut avg51%

30^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Darien School District

6^th of 153Darien 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	30 of 492	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	92.7	11 of 493	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	17 of 497	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	38 of 491	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	25 of 490	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	5 of 538	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	25 of 522	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	68 of 532	87.2%	★★★★☆
2017	85.8	65 of 519	87.5%	★★★★☆
2016	89.9	30 of 518	94.2%	★★★★★
2015	88.3	47 of 551	91.5%	★★★★★
2013	82.1	61 of 557	89.0%	★★★★☆
2012	83.4	23 of 564	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	84.2	16 of 565	97.2%	★★★★★
2010	84.8	9 of 579	98.4%	★★★★★
2009	84.9	7 of 566	98.8%	★★★★★
2008	86.2	8 of 565	98.6%	★★★★★
2007	85.8	7 of 568	98.8%	★★★★★
2006	84.8	28 of 570	95.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	86.0	19 of 228	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	90.5	6 of 232	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	14 of 237	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	16 of 230	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	14 of 234	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	10 of 455	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	3 of 259	98.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	88.5	10 of 234	95.7%	★★★★★
2025	89.0	8 of 239	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	31 of 233	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	29 of 231	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	28 of 232	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	94.7	8 of 445	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	55 of 262	79.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	36 of 246	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	83.8	20 of 248	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	27 of 250	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	46 of 262	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	34 of 252	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	90.6	10 of 327	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	44 of 295	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	95 of 296	67.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

White (2026)85th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science83%+30 vs state

English Language Arts81%+31 vs state

Mathematics81%+31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)						SBAC Mathematics (2026)						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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Ox Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	395 Mansfield Ave.	Darien	06820	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Darien School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 655-2579	625	52	11.9	1.4%	506 (81.0%)	7 (1.1%)	47 (7.5%)	37 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	90.8	30^th of 492 public elementary schools	93.9%		92.7	11^th of 493 public elementary schools	97.8%	19	83.1		74.4	82.3	86.5				76.9	84.8	82.0				$26,840
Royle Elementary School	Public	K-5	133 Mansfield Ave.	Darien	06820	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 655-0044	342	32	10.5	4.4%	255 (74.6%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (12.0%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	93.7	9^th of 492 public elementary schools	98.2%		90.7	29^th of 493 public elementary schools	94.1%	20	81.0		89.3	91.7	82.5				89.3	91.7	79.4				$27,838
Springdale School	Public	K-5	1127 Hope St.	Stamford	06907	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4575	565	41	13.6	56.3%	144 (25.5%)	63 (11.2%)	313 (55.4%)	16 (2.8%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	24.5	357^th of 492 public elementary schools	27.4%		23	352^nd of 493 public elementary schools	28.6%	5	35.7		25.9	40.0	41.7				31.5	43.5	38.1				$20,955
Fox Run Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	228 Fillow Street	Norwalk	06850	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 899-2860	398	36	11.0	52.5%	99 (24.9%)	64 (16.1%)	196 (49.2%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	51.8	251^st of 492 public elementary schools	49.0%		36.3	297^th of 493 public elementary schools	39.8%	46	56.9		61.0	41.4	61.5				66.1	36.2	44.6				$26,394
South School	Public	K-4	8 Farm Rd.	New Canaan	06840	Western Connecticut Planning Region	New Canaan School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 594-4313	477	44	10.7		376 (78.8%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.3%)	29 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	95.2	4^th of 492 public elementary schools	99.2%		96.3	2^nd of 493 public elementary schools	99.6%	2			89.7	87.2					89.7	90.4					$27,916
Holmes Elementary School	Public	K-5	18 Hoyt St.	Darien	06820	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Darien School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 353-4371	407	30	13.7	0.7%	321 (78.9%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.2%)	40 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	89.3	40^th of 492 public elementary schools	91.9%		92.6	12^th of 493 public elementary schools	97.6%	28	517.0		72.1	84.5	77.2				91.2	85.9	68.4				$23,198
Tokeneke Elementary School	Public	K-5	7 Old Farm Rd.	Darien	06820	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 655-9666	439	42	10.5	1.6%	350 (79.7%)	4 (0.9%)	26 (5.9%)	23 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.2%)	94.2	6^th of 492 public elementary schools	98.8%		91.4	21^st of 493 public elementary schools	95.7%	15	85.5		89.7	84.3	92.1				2530.0	84.3	2608.0				$23,536
Davenport Ridge School	Public	K-5	1300 Newfield Ave.	Stamford	06905	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4291	673	47	14.2	41.2%	277 (41.2%)	60 (8.9%)	286 (42.5%)	36 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	36.8	305^th of 492 public elementary schools	38.0%		34.8	305^th of 493 public elementary schools	38.1%		54.8		38.3	28.7	51.0				47.9	37.6	47.1				$20,481
Toquam Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	123 Ridgewood Ave.	Stamford	06907	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 977-4556	532	44	12.0	63.9%	63 (11.8%)	61 (11.5%)	375 (70.5%)	18 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	9.6	437^th of 492 public elementary schools	11.2%		9.9	432^nd of 493 public elementary schools	12.4%	5	26.8		16.5	8.1	31.0				19.6	20.3	27.4				$23,690
Concord Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	21 Hunters Lane	Norwalk	06850	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 899-2840	388	27	14.3	34.0%	161 (41.5%)	47 (12.1%)	133 (34.3%)	19 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.4%)	55.6	237^th of 492 public elementary schools	51.8%		58.9	224^th of 493 public elementary schools	54.6%	13	499.0	807.0	47.6	61.8	56.8	42.2	53.3	66.7	50.0	67.3	52.3	48.9	51.1	45.2	$22,184

Frequently Asked Questions about Ox Ridge Elementary School

How many students attend Ox Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 625 students attended Ox Ridge Elementary School.

What district is Ox Ridge Elementary School in?

Darien School District

What is the racial makeup of Ox Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Ox Ridge Elementary School are 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Ox Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Ox Ridge Elementary School ranks in the top 6.1% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Ox Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ox Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middlesex Middle School
High : Darien High School

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