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Ridgebury Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

20^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Ridgebury Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Ridgefield, Connecticut. With 351 students, the school is part of the Ridgefield School District, which is ranked 5 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Ridgebury Elementary School has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in Connecticut, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ridgebury Elementary School outperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, with 75.4% of 3rd graders, 83.9% of 4th graders, and 84.4% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 46.9%, 51.4%, and 52.5%, respectively. In mathematics, the school had 80.3% of 3rd graders, 89.3% of 4th graders, and 76.6% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 52.2%, 51.4%, and 44.9%. The school also has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.2% to 20.0% over the past few years, compared to the state average of around 17.7%.

Ridgebury Elementary School outperforms the nearby Farmingville Elementary School, Veterans Park Elementary School, Barlow Mountain Elementary School, and Scotland Elementary School on most academic metrics, and has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 6.27% to 6.69% over the past few years. The school's strong performance can be attributed to its robust academic programs, low student-teacher ratio, and high per-student spending of around $19,000.

322

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,690

Per pupil spending ?

5.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

112 Bennett's Farm Rd.
Ridgefield, CT 06877

(203) 894-5875

District: Ridgefield School District

Students who attend Ridgebury Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Scotts Ridge Middle School
High:	Ridgefield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.5%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Asian:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (82% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Connecticut elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg81%

Connecticut avg50%

20^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Ridgefield School District

5^th of 156Ridgefield 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
2025	91.4	20 of 493	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	41 of 497	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	31 of 491	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	20 of 490	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	25 of 538	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	6 of 522	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	31 of 532	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	88.4	41 of 519	92.1%	★★★★★
2016	89.5	35 of 518	93.2%	★★★★★
2015	88.6	42 of 551	92.4%	★★★★★
2013	83.1	44 of 557	92.1%	★★★★★
2012	79.0	94 of 564	83.3%	★★★★☆
2011	81.1	70 of 565	87.6%	★★★★☆
2010	80.4	82 of 579	85.8%	★★★★☆
2009	80.5	74 of 566	86.9%	★★★★☆
2008	83.1	38 of 565	93.3%	★★★★★
2007	82.3	49 of 568	91.4%	★★★★★
2006	81.9	71 of 570	87.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	28 of 232	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	41 of 237	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	50 of 230	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	25 of 234	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	70 of 455	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	25 of 259	90.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	29 of 239	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	50 of 233	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	89.7	8 of 232	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	16 of 445	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	35 of 262	86.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	31 of 248	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	53 of 250	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	35 of 262	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	6 of 252	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	18 of 327	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	3 of 295	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	32 of 296	89.2%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)88th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science86%+34 vs state

Mathematics82%+32 vs state

English Language Arts81%+31 vs state

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Schools Near Ridgebury Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)	SBAC English Language Arts (2025)			SBAC Mathematics (2025)			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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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%)	91.4	20^th of 493 public elementary schools	95.9%		89	41^st of 497 public elementary schools	91.8%	21	85.9	75.4	83.9	84.4	80.3	89.3	76.6	$24,690
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%)	92.5	13^th of 493 public elementary schools	97.4%		88.3	44^th of 497 public elementary schools	91.1%	31	78.8	81.6	83.3	86.4	89.8	85.4	81.8	$23,251
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%)	86.7	53^rd of 493 public elementary schools	89.2%		89.7	35^th of 497 public elementary schools	93.0%	18	77.8	80.4	69.5	77.8	73.2	84.7	76.2	$24,754
Mill Ridge Primary School	Public	K-3	49A High Ridge Rd.	Danbury	06811	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4781	319	21	14.9	52.0%	62 (19.4%)	41 (12.9%)	180 (56.4%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)								(n/a)		40.0			52.9			$14,457
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%)	87.5	48^th of 493 public elementary schools	90.3%		91.4	23^rd of 497 public elementary schools	95.4%	25	75.4	75.4	74.1	76.6	77.2	82.8	81.5	$24,171
Park Avenue School	Public	K-5	82 Park Ave.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4763	562	44	12.8	62.5%	71 (12.6%)	26 (4.6%)	435 (77.4%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	19.7	370^th of 493 public elementary schools	24.9%		10.4	435^th of 497 public elementary schools	12.5%	65		28.0	25.2	29.4	46.7	24.3	36.5	$15,899
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%)	93.1	9^th of 493 public elementary schools	98.2%		95.8	2^nd of 497 public elementary schools	99.6%	7		75.5	89.2	92.5	83.7	91.9		$23,829
Morris Street School	Public	K-5	28 Morris St.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4809	340	28	12.1	68.5%	32 (9.4%)	7 (2.1%)	280 (82.4%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	17.3	385^th of 493 public elementary schools	21.9%		20.8	363^rd of 497 public elementary schools	27.0%	22		22.1	22.4	30.8		39.7	34.6	$16,980
Western CT Academy of International Studies Elementary Magne	Public, Magnet	K-5	201 University Blvd.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 778-7462	330	23	14.2	47.6%	80 (24.2%)	28 (8.5%)	155 (47.0%)	27 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.8%)	79.1	115^th of 493 public elementary schools	76.7%		67.5	183^rd of 497 public elementary schools	63.2%	68		63.6	73.0	73.3	76.4	82.5	53.3	$11,966
South Street School	Public	K-5	129 South St.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4787	372	26	14.3	58.3%	44 (11.8%)	16 (4.3%)	266 (71.5%)	14 (3.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.5%)	30.2	322^nd of 493 public elementary schools	34.7%		25.7	349^th of 497 public elementary schools	29.8%	27		28.2	31.6	43.8	35.9	59.6	42.2	$16,280

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgebury Elementary School

Is Ridgebury Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Ridgebury Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 20^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools.

What district is Ridgebury Elementary School in?

Ridgefield School District

What is the racial makeup of Ridgebury Elementary School?

Students at Ridgebury Elementary School are 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ridgebury Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Scotts Ridge Middle School
High : Ridgefield High School

How many students attend Ridgebury Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Ridgebury Elementary School.

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