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Killingly Memorial School

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Killingly Memorial School ranks 282 nd of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-4

282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Killingly Memorial School is an elementary school in Danielson, CT, serving 485 students in grades 2–4 within the Killingly School District, a district ranked in the bottom quarter of Connecticut. The school itself, however, is a bright spot with real momentum: it has climbed from the 22nd percentile statewide in 2022–2023 to the 43rd percentile in 2025–2026 (282nd out of 491 elementary schools, earning a 2-star rating). Despite serving a community where roughly 55% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, the school now posts near-state-average math scores and has become one of the most improved elementary schools in the region.

Killingly Memorial's standout strengths are math and attendance. Third-grade math proficiency (51.3%) is nearly identical to the state average (52.2%), and 4th-grade math (51.1%) beats several neighboring schools, including Putnam Elementary School, Plainfield Memorial School, and Shepard Hill Elementary School. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 19.3% to 12.8% — well below the district average of 23.0% and the state average of 16.4% — and is even better than Killingly Central School, the district's PK–1 school that feeds into Memorial. Low-income students perform especially well here, with the school ranking in the 59th percentile statewide for this group — a sign that it is effectively supporting its highest-need learners.

The gains over the past three school years have been substantial: 4th-grade math proficiency more than doubled, jumping from 23.2% to 51.1%, and 4th-grade English Language Arts rose from 28.2% to 45.6%. The school also spends less per student ($14,873) than nearby Pomfret Community School, Canterbury Elementary School, and Sterling Community School, yet outperforms several neighbors with similar or higher poverty rates. One area to watch is an internal equity gap between student subgroups — a concern the school should address even as overall results improve. Still, for parents weighing their options, Killingly Memorial is arguably the most promising school in the area: it is on a genuine upward trajectory and shows that steady gains are possible even in challenging circumstances.

485

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,587

Per pupil spending ?

55.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

339 Main St.
Danielson, CT 06239

(860) 779-6680

District: Killingly School District

Students who attend Killingly Memorial School usually attend:

Middle:	Killingly Intermediate School
High:	Killingly High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.9%

Hispanic:

13.8%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Connecticut avg51%

282^nd of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

118^th of 153Killingly 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	41.5	282 of 492	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	290 of 493	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	305 of 497	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.2	383 of 491	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	330 of 490	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	372 of 538	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	306 of 522	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	305 of 532	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.4	384 of 519	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.0	352 of 518	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.1	374 of 551	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.4	406 of 557	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.0	364 of 564	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.5	381 of 565	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.2	396 of 579	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.0	433 of 566	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.4	428 of 565	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.4	412 of 568	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	58.4	312 of 570	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	143 of 228	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.2	180 of 232	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	187 of 237	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	218 of 230	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	183 of 234	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	323 of 455	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	193 of 242	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	178 of 259	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	29 of 70	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.6	40 of 77	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	30 of 70	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.2	68 of 72	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	47.6	33 of 70	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	155 of 302	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	170 of 234	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.6	166 of 239	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	175 of 233	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	214 of 231	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	191 of 232	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	341 of 445	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	162 of 247	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	183 of 262	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	37.1	232 of 371	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	237 of 246	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.7	237 of 248	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	246 of 250	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.3	262 of 262	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	249 of 252	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	321 of 327	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	289 of 295	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	284 of 296	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2021)37th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics51%~ state avg

English Language Arts43%-6 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
Killingly Memorial School	Public	2-4	339 Main St.	Danielson	06239	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Killingly School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 779-6680	485	40	12.2	55.5%	368 (75.9%)	6 (1.2%)	67 (13.8%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	41.5	282^nd of 492 public elementary schools	42.7%		38	290^th of 493 public elementary schools	41.2%	8			41.3	45.6					51.3	51.1					$18,587
Killingly Central School	Public	PK, KG-1	60 Soap St.	Dayville	06241	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Killingly School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 779-6750	317	28	11.3	60.3%	230 (72.6%)	8 (2.5%)	51 (16.1%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.9%)								(n/a)															$22,084
Brooklyn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	119 Gorman Rd.	Brooklyn	06234	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Brooklyn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 774-7577	469	40	11.7	43.5%	369 (78.7%)	10 (2.1%)	55 (11.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.8%)	38.5	295^th of 492 public elementary schools	40.0%		50.4	250^th of 493 public elementary schools	49.3%	45			42.1	35.7					56.6	47.6					$18,628
Pomfret Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Pomfret St.	Pomfret Center	06259	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Pomfret School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 928-2718	332	34	9.7	23.2%	297 (89.5%)	4 (1.2%)	19 (5.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	86.3	58^th of 492 public elementary schools	88.2%		75.3	143^rd of 493 public elementary schools	71.0%	85	506.0	811.0	75.0	2498.0	2526.0	65.2	77.5	67.7	89.3	74.2	70.4	76.1	2618.0	64.5	$23,102
Shepard Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	234 Shepard Hill Rd.	Plainfield	06374	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Plainfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 564-6432	392	30	13.0	60.7%	331 (84.4%)	12 (3.1%)	33 (8.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)								(n/a)			15.7						25.3						$17,919
Moosup Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	35 Church St.	Moosup	06354	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Plainfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 564-6430	252	21	11.8	59.5%	209 (82.9%)	9 (3.6%)	19 (7.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)								(n/a)			30.2						2427.0						$18,923
Sterling Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	251 Sterling Rd.	Sterling	06377	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Sterling School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 564-2728	301	30	9.9	44.2%	240 (79.7%)	3 (1.0%)	24 (8.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.0%)								(n/a)	489.0	805.0	2415.0	2476.0	2457.0	25.8	2562.0	2582.0	2444.0	2485.0	2436.0	2462.0	39.1	48.1	$22,331
Putnam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	33 Wicker St.	Putnam	06260	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Putnam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 963-6925	558	40	13.8	60.4%	392 (70.3%)	4 (0.7%)	110 (19.7%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.1%)	27.7	341^st of 492 public elementary schools	30.7%		33.3	311^th of 493 public elementary schools	36.9%	30			39.8	38.7					44.3	33.0					$19,316
Canterbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	67 Kitt Rd.	Canterbury	06331	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Canterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 546-6744	295	23	12.8	34.9%	248 (84.1%)	3 (1.0%)	35 (11.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	63.2	208^th of 492 public elementary schools	57.7%		53.7	240^th of 493 public elementary schools	51.3%	32			46.5	50.9					74.4	71.7					$20,074
Plainfield Memorial School	Public	4-5	95 Canterbury Rd.	Plainfield	06374	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Plainfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 564-6440	291	25	11.8	61.5%	242 (83.2%)	9 (3.1%)	21 (7.2%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.5%)	37.7	302^nd of 492 public elementary schools	38.6%		48	255^th of 493 public elementary schools	48.3%	47	55.0			37.8	45.0					45.6	40.4				$18,612

Frequently Asked Questions about Killingly Memorial School

What schools do graduates of Killingly Memorial School attend?

Students who attend Killingly Memorial School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Killingly Intermediate School
High : Killingly High School

How many students attend Killingly Memorial School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended Killingly Memorial School.

Is Killingly Memorial School a good school?

Killingly Memorial School ranks 282^nd of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Killingly Memorial School in?

Killingly School District

What is the racial makeup of Killingly Memorial School?

Students at Killingly Memorial School are 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

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