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East School

Public Grades K-4

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

East School is a K-4 elementary school in New Canaan, CT, serving 554 students in the New Canaan School District, an affluent community near New York City. The school currently ranks #3 among 491 Connecticut elementary schools for 2025-26, earning a 5-star rating and 99th percentile, with a consistent history of top-10 placements including a #1 ranking in 2015-16. East School has a low student-teacher ratio of 11.7 and spends about $22,237 per pupil, reflecting a well-resourced environment.

Academically, East School's SBAC proficiency rates are roughly double the state average. For 2025-26, 3rd grade ELA reaches 89.2% proficiency (state: 47.3%), and 4th grade math hits 94.0% (state: 52.1%). Chronic absenteeism is just 4.0% versus 16.4% statewide, ensuring students are consistently in class. The school performs exceptionally across subgroups, with female students ranked #1 in the state and male students #2. The only relative weakness is 3rd grade math at 85.0%, which trails both West School (92.0%) and South School (89.7%).

Geographically, East School sits just 2-4 miles from several Norwalk schools, yet the outcomes differ dramatically. For example, 3rd grade ELA at East is 89.2%, while Jefferson Marine Science Elementary School is 43.2% and Tracey Magnet School is 29.4%. East also spends significantly more per student than those schools. Within New Canaan, East is the largest elementary school but remains at the top, with 4th grade ELA (92.3%) above South's 87.2%. Overall, East School is an elite institution with near-universal proficiency in several subjects, supported by strong funding and very low poverty rates.

554

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,191

Per pupil spending ?

0.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

54 Little Brook Rd.
New Canaan, CT 06840

(203) 594-4219

District: New Canaan School District

Students who attend East School usually attend:

Middle:	Saxe Middle School
High:	New Canaan High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.9%

Hispanic:

7.6%

Asian:

6.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (90% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Connecticut elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school90%

District avg91%

Connecticut avg51%

3^rd of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the New Canaan School District

2^nd of 153New Canaan 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	95.3	3 of 492	99.4%	★★★★★
2025	94.5	7 of 493	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	7 of 497	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	48 of 491	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	4 of 490	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	6 of 538	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	14 of 522	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	5 of 532	99.1%	★★★★★
2017	94.4	3 of 519	99.4%	★★★★★
2016	95.1	1 of 518	99.8%	★★★★★
2015	93.4	10 of 551	98.2%	★★★★★
2013	85.3	13 of 557	97.7%	★★★★★
2012	84.9	7 of 564	98.8%	★★★★★
2011	86.7	4 of 565	99.3%	★★★★★
2010	84.2	16 of 579	97.2%	★★★★★
2009	83.0	27 of 566	95.2%	★★★★★
2008	86.1	9 of 565	98.4%	★★★★★
2007	85.8	9 of 568	98.4%	★★★★★
2006	86.3	13 of 570	97.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	93.2	2 of 228	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	1 of 237	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	5 of 234	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	4 of 455	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	12 of 242	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	2 of 259	99.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	2 of 239	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	7 of 233	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	3 of 232	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	11 of 445	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	7 of 247	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	11 of 262	95.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	90.7	5 of 246	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	6 of 250	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	80.7	32 of 262	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	5 of 252	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	6 of 327	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	7 of 295	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	4 of 296	98.6%	★★★★★

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 (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts91%+42 vs state

Mathematics89%+37 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
East School	Public	K-4	54 Little Brook Rd.	New Canaan	06840	Western Connecticut Planning Region	New Canaan School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 594-4219	554	47	11.7		437 (78.9%)	14 (2.5%)	42 (7.6%)	38 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	95.3	3^rd of 492 public elementary schools	99.4%		94.5	7^th of 493 public elementary schools	98.6%	4			89.2	92.3					85.0	94.0					$25,191
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
Silvermine Dual Language Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	157 Perry Avenue	Norwalk	06850	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 899-2950	428	28	15.2	57.7%	36 (8.4%)	23 (5.4%)	348 (81.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	36	310^th of 492 public elementary schools	37.0%		27.3	337^th of 493 public elementary schools	31.6%	27	491.0		42.4	53.7	32.3				56.1	46.3	27.7				$21,382
West School	Public	PK, KG-4	769 Ponus Ridge	New Canaan	06840	Western Connecticut Planning Region	New Canaan School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 594-4410	481	41	11.6		399 (83.0%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (5.2%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.7%)								(n/a)			89.8	2586.0					92.0	2588.0					$26,707
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
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
Miller-Driscoll School	Public	PK, KG-2	217 Wolfpit Rd.	Wilton	06897	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Wilton School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 762-8678	845	65	13.0	2.7%	639 (75.6%)	9 (1.1%)	52 (6.2%)	82 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.2%)								(n/a)															$24,983
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
Kendall College & Career Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	57 Fillow Street	Norwalk	06850	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 899-2880	416	39	10.8	63.0%	24 (5.8%)	68 (16.3%)	297 (71.4%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	10.1	433^rd of 492 public elementary schools	12.0%		11.1	424^th of 493 public elementary schools	14.0%	9	472.0		25.0	26.6	2448.0				12.5	25.0	2452.0				$24,592
Jefferson Marine Science Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	75 Van Buren Avenue	Norwalk	06850	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 899-2870	457	38	12.0	64.6%	34 (7.4%)	60 (13.1%)	306 (67.0%)	34 (7.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	38.2	298^th of 492 public elementary schools	39.4%		18.2	379^th of 493 public elementary schools	23.1%	81	47.1		43.2	44.4	54.3				45.9	47.6	32.9				$23,226

Frequently Asked Questions about East School

Is East School a good school?

Yes! East School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 492 Connecticut elementary schools.

What district is East School in?

New Canaan School District

What is the racial makeup of East School?

Students at East School are 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend East School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended East School.

What schools do graduates of East School attend?

Students who attend East School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Saxe Middle School
High : New Canaan High School

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