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Branchville Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

37^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Branchville Elementary School is a PK–5 public school in Ridgefield, CT, serving roughly 340 students within the Ridgefield School District, one of Connecticut's top-ranked districts. The school is consistently among the state's best elementary schools, carrying a 5-star rating and ranking 37th out of 491 elementary schools statewide in 2025–2026 — the 92nd percentile. Branchville's proficiency rates in English language arts, math, and science run 25 to 35 percentage points above state averages, and it has remained in the top 10% of Connecticut elementary schools for most of the past decade, including a 3rd-place statewide finish in 2022–2023 and a 15th-place finish in 2024–2025.

Several metrics make Branchville stand out even among strong neighbors. Science is a particular strength: in 2024–2025, 5th-grade science proficiency reached 89.5% — the highest among nearby schools with reported data, surpassing Ridgebury Elementary School, Weston Intermediate School, Barlow Mountain Elementary School, Scotland Elementary School, and Farmingville Elementary School. Chronic absenteeism is also remarkably low at just 3.1%, far below the district rate of 5.1% and the state rate of 16.4%. Branchville also delivers strong outcomes efficiently, spending roughly $18,490 per student — less than Weston Intermediate School, Miller-Driscoll School, and Redding Elementary School, which each spend between $20,000 and $25,000 per student.

Branchville sits within an exceptionally strong cluster of Fairfield County elementary schools, so its relative ranking among nearby rivals shifts from year to year with normal cohort differences. In 2025–2026, it ranked 4th among Ridgefield's six elementary schools, narrowly behind Barlow Mountain, Ridgebury, and Veterans Park Elementary School — all of which are also in the top 93rd percentile statewide. One notable internal pattern is a gender gap in statewide effectiveness rankings: female students rank in the 99th percentile while male students rank in the 87th percentile. Both are exceptionally strong outcomes, but the gap suggests an area the school may examine. Overall, Branchville offers consistently excellent academics, standout science results, very low absenteeism, and efficient resource use in one of Connecticut's premier school districts.

340

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,330

Per pupil spending ?

7.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 Florida Rd.
Ridgefield, CT 06877

(203) 894-5850

District: Ridgefield School District

Students who attend Branchville Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	East Ridge Middle School
High:	Ridgefield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.5%

Hispanic:

7.9%

Asian:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (80% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Connecticut elementary schools

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Ridgefield School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg82%

Connecticut avg51%

37^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Ridgefield School District

9^th of 153Ridgefield 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	89.6	37 of 492	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	92.2	15 of 493	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	27 of 497	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	3 of 491	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	30 of 490	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	23 of 538	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	45 of 522	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	13 of 532	97.6%	★★★★★
2017	91.3	19 of 519	96.3%	★★★★★
2016	88.1	46 of 518	91.1%	★★★★★
2015	89.2	39 of 551	92.9%	★★★★★
2013	82.9	52 of 557	90.7%	★★★★★
2012	84.2	12 of 564	97.9%	★★★★★
2011	83.2	26 of 565	95.4%	★★★★★
2010	84.2	15 of 579	97.4%	★★★★★
2009	84.2	11 of 566	98.1%	★★★★★
2008	82.6	46 of 565	91.9%	★★★★★
2007	81.8	60 of 568	89.4%	★★★★☆
2006	82.6	62 of 570	89.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	92.8	3 of 230	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	15 of 234	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	12 of 455	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	19 of 259	92.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	84.5	30 of 231	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	39 of 232	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	89.0	46 of 445	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	19 of 247	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	2 of 262	99.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	47 of 246	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	84.2	19 of 248	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.8	25 of 250	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	4 of 262	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	76.2	52 of 252	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	34 of 327	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	56 of 295	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.4	14 of 296	95.3%	★★★★★

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 (2023)99th percentile~ school

Male (2023)87th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science85%+32 vs state

Mathematics80%+30 vs state

English Language Arts79%+29 vs state

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Thursday, August 1, 2024

Terrible school with terrible administrators who bully children and are completely insensitive to their needs. 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Branchville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Florida Rd.	Ridgefield	06877	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 894-5850	340	28	12.3	7.4%	284 (83.5%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.9%)	15 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	89.6	37^th of 492 public elementary schools	92.5%		92.2	15^th of 493 public elementary schools	97.0%	22	85.2	73.1	83.0	81.5	73.1	84.6	81.5	$24,330
Farmingville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	324 Farmingville Rd.	Ridgefield	06877	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 894-5570	311	24	12.7	3.2%	253 (81.4%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.0%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	89.2	43^rd of 492 public elementary schools	91.3%		87.5	48^th of 493 public elementary schools	90.3%	5	78.9	76.1	81.0	86.0	76.1	2545.0	2594.0	$24,171
Veterans Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8 Governor St.	Ridgefield	06877	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 894-5525	262	19	13.8	12.2%	200 (76.3%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.8%)	21 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	90.8	32^nd of 492 public elementary schools	93.5%		93.1	9^th of 493 public elementary schools	98.2%	23	541.0	80.0	76.5	2639.0	82.2	90.2	2635.0	$23,829
Redding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	33 Lonetown Rd.	Redding	06896	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Redding School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 938-2519	471	47	10.0	7.2%	375 (79.6%)	3 (0.6%)	60 (12.7%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	92.1	18^th of 492 public elementary schools	96.3%		90.8	27^th of 493 public elementary schools	94.5%	9		86.8	77.0		89.5	2555.0		$30,187
Cider Mill School	Public	3-5	240 School Rd.	Wilton	06897	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Wilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 762-3351	831	69	12.0	5.1%	609 (73.3%)	9 (1.1%)	58 (7.0%)	101 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.5%)	85.5	68^th of 492 public elementary schools	86.2%		87.8	46^th of 493 public elementary schools	90.7%	22	73.3	68.7	73.8	79.3	74.4	83.3	75.2	$24,076
Scotland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Barlow Mountain Rd.	Ridgefield	06877	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 894-5825	318	28	11.3	4.1%	256 (80.5%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.9%)	17 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	89.3	41^st of 492 public elementary schools	91.7%		86.7	53^rd of 493 public elementary schools	89.2%	12	537.0	78.0	78.9	83.3	78.0	75.4	83.3	$24,754
Barlow Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Barlow Mountain Rd.	Ridgefield	06877	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 894-5800	377	30	12.6	8.2%	275 (72.9%)	4 (1.1%)	37 (9.8%)	32 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.2%)	94.1	7^th of 492 public elementary schools	98.6%		92.5	13^th of 493 public elementary schools	97.4%	6	89.1	80.7	87.5	85.5	86.0	91.7	87.3	$23,251
Weston Intermediate School	Public	3-5	95 School Rd.	Weston	06883	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Weston School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 221-6330	478	38	12.7	2.7%	356 (74.5%)	4 (0.8%)	47 (9.8%)	27 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.0%)	91.8	22^nd of 492 public elementary schools	95.5%		90.9	26^th of 493 public elementary schools	94.7%	4	82.8	86.7	78.6	88.0	85.9	79.3	79.0	$25,312
Hurlbutt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	9 School Rd.	Weston	06883	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Weston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 221-6300	443	36	12.2	1.4%	330 (74.5%)	3 (0.7%)	43 (9.7%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.6%)								(n/a)								$25,899
Ridgebury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Bennett's Farm Rd.	Ridgefield	06877	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 894-5875	322	26	12.4	5.9%	256 (79.5%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (9.3%)	19 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	92	20^th of 492 public elementary schools	95.9%		91.4	20^th of 493 public elementary schools	95.9%		89.7	73.2	77.4	93.1	80.4	87.1	89.7	$24,690

Frequently Asked Questions about Branchville Elementary School

Is Branchville Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Branchville Elementary School ranks in the top 7.5% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Branchville Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : East Ridge Middle School
High : Ridgefield High School

What is the racial makeup of Branchville Elementary School?

Students at Branchville Elementary School are 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Branchville Elementary School in?

Ridgefield School District

How many students attend Branchville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Branchville Elementary School.

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