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Kathleen E. Goodwin School

Q: Is Kathleen E. Goodwin School a good school?

Kathleen E. Goodwin School ranks 162 nd of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Kathleen E. Goodwin School is an elementary school in Old Saybrook, CT, serving 383 students in grades PK through 4 within the Old Saybrook School District. The school currently ranks 162nd out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools (67th percentile), placing it in the "average-to-good" range rather than elite. Its ranking history has been quite volatile: it was a 5-star school at the 97th percentile in 2009-2010, slumped to the 50th percentile in 2024-2025, and has now partially recovered. With small cohorts of roughly 77 students per grade, year-to-year swings are amplified.

The school's clearest strengths are in English Language Arts and student attendance. Third-grade ELA proficiency was 67.7% and fourth-grade 70.9%, comfortably above state averages of 47.3% and 50.9%. Chronic absenteeism is just 5.6% — far better than the state average of 16.4% and better than nearby schools like Lillie B. Haynes School (8.4%) and Daisy Ingraham School (10.5%). The school also invests heavily in its students, with a 9.6 student-teacher ratio and $22,092 per-pupil spending that exceeds most surrounding districts, including the East Lyme School District.

The most striking concern is a sharp drop in math proficiency between 3rd and 4th grade. While 3rd graders achieved 75.8% proficiency, 4th graders fell to 49.1% — below the state average and a 26.7-point gap that has appeared in prior years, suggesting a systemic challenge. Nearby Niantic Center School (91.9%) and Mile Creek School (83.3%) post far stronger 4th-grade math results, some with lower spending per pupil. Within the school, female students (83rd percentile) outperform male students (62nd percentile). Overall, Goodwin trails several area peers in statewide rankings, including Chester Elementary School, Deep River Elementary School, and Essex Elementary School, though it ranks ahead of Lewin G. Joel Junior School. The clearest area for improvement is upper-elementary mathematics, where targeted intervention is warranted.

383

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

22.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Old Boston Post Rd.
Old Saybrook, CT 06475

(860) 395-3165

District: Old Saybrook School District

Students who attend Kathleen E. Goodwin School usually attend:

Middle:	Old Saybrook Middle School
High:	Old Saybrook Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.0%

Hispanic:

15.4%

Asian:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2010 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (66% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Above the Connecticut median (67th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2010

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

Connecticut avg51%

162^nd of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 5 pts since 2021

From top 28% (2021) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^th of 153Old Saybrook 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	72.9	162 of 492	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.5	246 of 493	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	233 of 497	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.1	130 of 491	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	120 of 490	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	148 of 538	72.5%	★★★★☆
2013	71.2	199 of 557	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.6	129 of 564	77.1%	★★★★☆
2011	81.2	67 of 565	88.1%	★★★★☆
2010	84.1	17 of 579	97.1%	★★★★★
2009	85.0	5 of 566	99.1%	★★★★★
2008	77.4	125 of 565	77.9%	★★★★☆
2007	78.9	105 of 568	81.5%	★★★★☆
2006	71.0	214 of 570	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	40 of 228	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	52 of 230	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	106 of 234	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.8	156 of 455	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	87 of 234	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	118 of 231	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	77.7	62 of 232	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	120 of 445	73.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	74.7	64 of 371	82.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	152 of 246	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.1	189 of 248	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	186 of 250	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.1	143 of 262	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	144 of 252	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.2	125 of 327	61.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2021)83rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts69%+20 vs state

Mathematics63%+11 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, December 19, 2010

I have 3 children who have attended Goodwin School. I find that their only concern is with test scores, and miss the point that they are teachers,and every child learns at different rates. Children who might be artistic(strong in art & music) are shunned, and the only concern is what the school CMT scores will be. One of my daughters was put on the track for special education. The staff became pushy, and would not believe that our daughter did not belong in the program. After taking the CMT, we were told that she was in the top 1% nationally in reading & comprehension.The staff is now acting the same way toward our second daughter. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, March 14, 2010

Amazing teachers, low student to teacher ratio, unbelievable use of technology and a principal who will do anything for your kids. We are so lucky to live here! Close Quote

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Kathleen E. Goodwin School	Public	PK, KG-4	80 Old Boston Post Rd.	Old Saybrook	06475	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Old Saybrook School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 395-3165	383	40	9.6	22.5%	291 (76.0%)	4 (1.0%)	59 (15.4%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	72.9	162^nd of 492 public elementary schools	67.1%		51.5	246^th of 493 public elementary schools	50.1%	84		67.7	70.9			75.8	49.1			$24,723
Daisy Ingraham School	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Goodspeed Dr.	Westbrook	06498	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Westbrook School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 399-7925	292	33	8.7	37.3%	204 (69.9%)	2 (0.7%)	73 (25.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	71.8	172^nd of 492 public elementary schools	65.0%		66.3	194^th of 493 public elementary schools	60.6%	22	70.2	50.0	71.8	63.8		66.7	69.2	63.8		$28,991
Essex Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	108 Main St.	Centerbrook	06409	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Essex School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 767-8215	307	0	10.3	21.2%	254 (82.7%)	3 (1.0%)	37 (12.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	74.4	151^st of 492 public elementary schools	69.3%		78.4	121^st of 493 public elementary schools	75.5%	30	510.0	2468.0	58.3	64.5	73.8	73.0	2488.0	2537.0	2575.0	$27,228
Mile Creek School	Public	K-5	205 Mile Creek Rd.	Old Lyme	06371	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 18	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 434-2209	334	26	12.9	9.6%	291 (87.1%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.5%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	87.1	50^th of 492 public elementary schools	89.8%		87.4	50^th of 493 public elementary schools	89.9%		79.6	67.9	81.8	87.8		69.8	83.3	2565.0		$21,539
Deep River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12 River St.	Deep River	06417	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Deep River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 526-5319	189	0	9.8	32.3%	165 (87.3%)	1 (0.5%)	19 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	79.3	113^th of 492 public elementary schools	77.0%		77.2	129^th of 493 public elementary schools	73.8%	16	77.8	69.0	56.3	70.4	74.1	72.4	75.0	70.4	2608.0	$32,856
Lewin G. Joel Junior School	Public	PK, KG-4	137A Glenwood Rd.	Clinton	06413	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Clinton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 664-6501	532	53	10.0	38.5%	364 (68.4%)	4 (0.8%)	133 (25.0%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	67.8	189^th of 492 public elementary schools	61.6%		59.4	217^th of 493 public elementary schools	56.0%	28		56.0	64.2			59.3	69.8			$21,758
Chester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	23 Ridge Rd.	Chester	06412	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Chester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 526-5797	198	0	9.6	28.3%	173 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	82.4	92^nd of 492 public elementary schools	81.3%		81.7	91^st of 493 public elementary schools	81.5%	1	516.0	2467.0	66.7	70.8	2610.0	70.6	2494.0	83.3	74.3	$30,591
Lyme Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-5	478 Hamburg Road	Lyme	06371	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 18	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 434-1233	226	18	12.6	23.0%	196 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)								(n/a)	528.0	2499.0	2541.0	2607.0		77.5	78.8	2600.0		$24,089
Niantic Center School	Public	K-4	7 West Main St.	Niantic	06357	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	East Lyme School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 739-3961	198	19	10.2	19.2%	162 (81.8%)	2 (1.0%)	15 (7.6%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.6%)	92.5	16^th of 492 public elementary schools	96.7%		92.2	16^th of 493 public elementary schools	96.8%			2489.0	81.1			84.2	91.9			$26,396
Lillie B. Haynes School	Public	K-4	29 Society Rd.	Niantic	06357	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	East Lyme School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 739-2922	365	33	11.1	31.8%	226 (61.9%)	8 (2.2%)	49 (13.4%)	54 (14.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	76.8	136^th of 492 public elementary schools	72.4%		79.7	111^th of 493 public elementary schools	77.5%	25		64.3	67.8			72.9	68.6			$22,751

Frequently Asked Questions about Kathleen E. Goodwin School

What is the racial makeup of Kathleen E. Goodwin School?

Students at Kathleen E. Goodwin School are 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Kathleen E. Goodwin School in?

Old Saybrook School District

Is Kathleen E. Goodwin School a good school?

Kathleen E. Goodwin School ranks 162^nd of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Kathleen E. Goodwin School attend?

Students who attend Kathleen E. Goodwin School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Old Saybrook Middle School
High : Old Saybrook Senior High School

How many students attend Kathleen E. Goodwin School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Kathleen E. Goodwin School.

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