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Royle Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Royle Elementary School is a K-5 elementary school in Darien, CT, serving 342 students in one of Connecticut's strongest districts. The school ranks 9th out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools (98th percentile) and has earned a 5-star rating in eight of the past ten school years, climbing steadily from #74 a decade ago to its current top-10 position. Within the Darien School District—which ranks 6th out of 153 districts statewide—only Tokeneke Elementary School ranks higher at #6. Ox Ridge Elementary School (#30), Holmes Elementary School (#41), and Hindley Elementary School (#45) complete a remarkable lineup of highly ranked elementary schools in the district.

Royle's academic results are exceptional in the early grades. In the most recent SBAC testing, 3rd grade ELA proficiency reached 89.3% and 4th grade math hit 91.7%—roughly double the state averages. Royle also posted the highest 4th grade ELA and math scores among all Darien elementary schools. Learning conditions support these outcomes: chronic absenteeism is just 3.8% versus a 17.2% state average, the student-teacher ratio is a favorable 10.5:1, and per-student spending of about $20,671 is among the highest in the area. The contrast with nearby schools in adjacent districts is striking—Toquam Magnet School and South Norwalk Elementary School, just a few miles away, operate under very different circumstances and face different challenges, underscoring how unusual Royle's combination of resources and results is in the region.

The one relative soft spot is 5th grade performance, which has dipped below district averages in recent years across ELA, math, and science. With only 342 students—the smallest enrollment among Darien elementary schools—individual cohorts can have an outsized impact on school-level metrics, which may partly explain this variation. Still, the overall picture remains impressive: Royle performs exceptionally well across student subgroups, including a 3rd-place statewide ranking for female students, and has shown sustained excellence and meaningful improvement over the past decade. Overall, Royle offers a well-resourced, consistently high-performing learning environment that is currently at the top of its game.

342

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

4.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

133 Mansfield Ave.
Darien, CT 06820

(203) 655-0044

District: Darien School District

Students who attend Royle Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Middlesex Middle School
High:	Darien High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.6%

Hispanic:

12.0%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (86% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Connecticut elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school86%

District avg83%

Connecticut avg51%

9^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	93.7	9 of 492	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	90.7	29 of 493	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	30 of 497	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	27 of 491	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	26 of 490	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	59 of 538	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	113 of 522	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	44 of 532	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	86.0	63 of 519	87.9%	★★★★☆
2016	85.5	74 of 518	85.7%	★★★★☆
2015	82.3	107 of 551	80.6%	★★★★☆
2013	77.3	133 of 557	76.1%	★★★★☆
2012	81.4	54 of 564	90.4%	★★★★★
2011	78.7	113 of 565	80.0%	★★★★☆
2010	81.8	60 of 579	89.6%	★★★★☆
2009	83.5	19 of 566	96.6%	★★★★★
2008	84.0	26 of 565	95.4%	★★★★★
2007	82.0	54 of 568	90.5%	★★★★★
2006	83.4	48 of 570	91.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	3 of 232	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.8	28 of 237	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	18 of 230	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	7 of 234	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	85.8	59 of 455	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	67 of 242	72.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	86.4	26 of 233	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	18 of 231	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.9	27 of 232	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	55 of 445	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	72 of 247	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	48 of 262	81.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	77.5	59 of 371	84.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	88.8	6 of 246	97.6%	★★★★★
2025	85.1	18 of 248	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	20 of 250	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	15 of 262	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	18 of 252	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	82.5	39 of 327	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	111 of 295	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.5	35 of 296	88.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)99th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2024)89th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2021)84th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts88%+37 vs state

Mathematics87%+37 vs state

Science81%+28 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	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
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
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
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
Hindley Elementary School	Public	K-5	10 Nearwater Ln.	Darien	06820	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Darien School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 655-1323	411	38	10.7	0.7%	340 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	34 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	88.9	45^th of 492 public elementary schools	90.9%		90.8	28^th of 493 public elementary schools	94.3%	17	87.3	75.6	65.3	88.9	84.6	80.0	85.7	$24,115
Brookside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	382 Highland Avenue	Norwalk	06854	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 899-2830	408	31	13.1	60.8%	53 (13.0%)	47 (11.5%)	280 (68.6%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	23.1	362^nd of 492 public elementary schools	26.4%		15.3	401^st of 493 public elementary schools	18.7%	39	42.4	29.1	2398.0	39.4	45.5	24.5	25.8	$24,032
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
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
Rowayton School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Roton Avenue	Norwalk	06853	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 899-2940	402	34	11.8	30.8%	225 (56.0%)	34 (8.5%)	119 (29.6%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	69.2	183^rd of 492 public elementary schools	62.8%		57.9	230^th of 493 public elementary schools	53.3%	47	70.3	65.5	50.0	75.0	72.7	54.3	60.9	$24,076
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Royle Elementary School

Is Royle Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Royle Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 9^th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools.

What district is Royle Elementary School in?

Darien School District

What is the racial makeup of Royle Elementary School?

Students at Royle Elementary School are 75% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Royle Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Royle Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Royle Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Royle Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middlesex Middle School
High : Darien High School

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