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Riverfield School

Public Grades K-5

23^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Riverfield School is a K–5 elementary school in Fairfield, CT, serving 406 students in a relatively affluent section of the Fairfield School District, a district ranked 21st out of 153 in Connecticut. The school currently ranks #23 out of 491 elementary schools statewide (95th percentile, 5 stars), placing it among the top elementary schools in the state. Only Sherman School ranks higher locally (at #15), with Dwight Elementary School (#27) and Osborn Hill School (#28) close behind. Riverfield also stands out for its very low economic disadvantage rate (4.68% free/reduced lunch) and a chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.9% in 2025-26 — well below the district (8.0%) and state (16.4%) averages.

Academically, Riverfield is an ELA leader. In 2025-26, proficiency rates were 78.8% in 3rd grade, 84.4% in 4th grade, and a stunning 92.6% in 5th grade — the highest 5th-grade ELA score among nearby Fairfield schools, surpassing Osborn Hill School (87.0%), Dwight Elementary School (87.5%), and even Sherman School (75.4%). Math proficiency is also strong at 83.3% (3rd grade) and 84.4% (4th grade), but drops to 77.8% in 5th grade, a recurring pattern. In 2024-25, 5th-grade math was only 63.5%, below the district average. If your child struggles with math, this may be a consideration; however, the current 5th-grade cohort is performing above state averages and the school's overall math scores remain competitive.

Riverfield's ranking has bounced back after a mid-2020s dip, rising from #77 in 2024-25 to #23 in 2025-26, with notable gains in subgroup performance — male and white students both jumped to the 93rd percentile. The school appears to use its resources effectively: per-student spending of $17,288 is middle-of-the-pack compared to Jennings School ($20,168) and Sherman School ($15,803), yet outcomes are top-tier. Just over two miles away, Black Rock School and Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy in the Bridgeport School District have dramatically higher poverty rates and lower proficiency, highlighting how much school experiences can vary within a short distance. For families in Fairfield, Riverfield offers a strong, well-rounded education with particular excellence in literacy.

406

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,689

Per pupil spending ?

4.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1625 Mill Plain Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824

(203) 255-8328

District: Fairfield School District

Students who attend Riverfield School usually attend:

Middle:	Roger Ludlowe Middle School
High:	Fairfield Ludlowe High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.3%

Hispanic:

9.9%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (83% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Connecticut elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fairfield School District

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school83%

District avg76%

Connecticut avg51%

23^rd of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 11Elementary Schools in the Fairfield School District

21^st of 153Fairfield 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	91.8	23 of 492	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	83.8	77 of 493	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	84 of 497	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	43 of 491	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	24 of 490	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	7 of 538	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	27 of 522	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	25 of 532	95.3%	★★★★★
2017	85.3	69 of 519	86.7%	★★★★☆
2016	87.9	47 of 518	90.9%	★★★★★
2015	86.0	69 of 551	87.5%	★★★★☆
2013	81.2	71 of 557	87.3%	★★★★☆
2012	75.1	153 of 564	72.9%	★★★★☆
2011	73.6	183 of 565	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	78.5	112 of 579	80.7%	★★★★☆
2009	76.2	142 of 566	74.9%	★★★★☆
2008	80.6	80 of 565	85.8%	★★★★☆
2007	82.1	53 of 568	90.7%	★★★★★
2006	83.4	49 of 570	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	75.3	75 of 237	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	87.9	13 of 230	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	25 of 455	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.4	30 of 242	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	36 of 259	86.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	86.2	17 of 234	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	77.8	61 of 239	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	105 of 233	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.5	56 of 231	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	54 of 232	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	94.9	6 of 445	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	21 of 247	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	18 of 262	93.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	16 of 246	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	65.3	88 of 248	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	93 of 250	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.4	49 of 262	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	33 of 252	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	87.7	19 of 327	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	26 of 295	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	27 of 296	90.9%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2024)68th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts85%+34 vs state

Mathematics82%+32 vs state

Science78%+25 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Riverfield School	Public	K-5	1625 Mill Plain Rd.	Fairfield	06824	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8328	406	32	12.7	4.7%	334 (82.3%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.9%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	91.8	23^rd of 492 public elementary schools	95.3%		83.8	77^th of 493 public elementary schools	84.4%	54	77.8		78.8	84.4	92.6				83.3	84.4	77.8				$20,689
Osborn Hill School	Public	K-5	760 Stillson Rd.	Fairfield	06824	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8340	446	33	13.5	5.6%	340 (76.2%)	5 (1.1%)	44 (9.9%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.7%)	91.1	28^th of 492 public elementary schools	94.3%		86.6	54^th of 493 public elementary schools	89.0%	26	81.2		75.0	85.4	87.0				76.5	85.4	82.6				$21,382
Mill Hill School	Public	K-5	635 Mill Hill Terrace	Southport	06890	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8320	371	33	11.3	11.6%	295 (79.5%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.4%)	18 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.2%)	90.8	31^st of 492 public elementary schools	93.7%		85.3	67^th of 493 public elementary schools	86.4%	36	89.7		75.0	77.5	2593.0				82.1	2540.0	82.8				$22,898
Holland Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Meadowcroft Road	Fairfield	06824	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 255-8314	385	31	12.5	27.0%	227 (59.0%)	15 (3.9%)	80 (20.8%)	30 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.6%)	79.6	110^th of 492 public elementary schools	77.6%		80.9	101^st of 493 public elementary schools	79.5%	9	513.0		63.2	70.0	76.9				69.7	70.0	73.8				$20,944
Sherman School	Public	K-5	250 Fern St.	Fairfield	06824	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8330	385	28	13.7	8.1%	322 (83.6%)	7 (1.8%)	30 (7.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	92.6	15^th of 492 public elementary schools	97.0%		90.2	31^st of 493 public elementary schools	93.7%	16	79.7		82.8	89.8	75.4				91.4	94.9	87.0				$20,279
McKinley School	Public	K-5	60 Thompson St.	Fairfield	06825	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 255-8318	470	43	11.0	52.6%	205 (43.6%)	40 (8.5%)	155 (33.0%)	49 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	70.2	177^th of 492 public elementary schools	64.0%		59.7	216^th of 493 public elementary schools	56.2%	39	58.6		74.1	61.6	62.1				76.5	66.2	51.7				$22,156
Jennings School	Public	K-5	31 Palm Dr.	Fairfield	06824	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8316	280	26	10.7	15.0%	197 (70.4%)	4 (1.4%)	34 (12.1%)	22 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.9%)	90.3	36^th of 492 public elementary schools	92.7%		91.1	25^th of 493 public elementary schools	94.9%	11	91.3		77.5	2545.0	91.3				75.0	77.3	2593.0				$27,122
Black Rock School	Public	PK, KG-8	545 Brewster St.	Bridgeport	06605	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7500	439	30	14.8	79.7%	98 (22.3%)	73 (16.6%)	263 (59.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21.5	367^th of 492 public elementary schools	25.4%		13.5	409^th of 493 public elementary schools	17.0%	42	24.2	794.0	2377.0	41.9	2434.0	27.9	33.3	2546.0	2397.0	2461.0	2444.0	30.2	2487.0	2526.0	$17,943
Dwight Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Redding Rd.	Fairfield	06824	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8312	228	19	11.9	7.9%	186 (81.6%)	4 (1.8%)	16 (7.0%)	8 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.3%)	91.2	27^th of 492 public elementary schools	94.5%		94.9	6^th of 493 public elementary schools	98.8%	21	518.0		73.0	78.9	87.5				83.8	89.5	80.0				$23,935
Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	240 Ocean Terrace	Bridgeport	06605	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 275-1285	450	29	15.5	93.6%	24 (5.3%)	165 (36.7%)	245 (54.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	7.1	458^th of 492 public elementary schools	6.9%		7.6	460^th of 493 public elementary schools	6.7%	2	15.9	14.3	2320.0	2356.0	15.9	21.4	14.9	19.0	2346.0	2361.0	2443.0	16.7	2513.0	21.4	$15,507

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverfield School

What district is Riverfield School in?

Fairfield School District

How many students attend Riverfield School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended Riverfield School.

What schools do graduates of Riverfield School attend?

Students who attend Riverfield School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roger Ludlowe Middle School
High : Fairfield Ludlowe High School

Is Riverfield School a good school?

Yes! Riverfield School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 23^rd of 492 Connecticut elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Riverfield School?

Students at Riverfield School are 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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