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Scotland Elementary School

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Scotland Elementary School ranks 53 rd of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

53^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Scotland Elementary School is a top-performing public elementary school in Ridgefield, Connecticut, serving 333 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the highly-ranked Ridgefield School District, which is rated 5 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Scotland Elementary School consistently outperforms state and district averages in standardized test scores, with 80.4% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA compared to 76.6% for the district and 46.9% for the state. The school also has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.8% to 20.0% over the past few years, which are lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has a low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively affluent student population.

Compared to other high-performing elementary schools in the Ridgefield School District, such as Branchville Elementary, Veterans Park Elementary, and Ridgebury Elementary, Scotland Elementary School stands out with its consistently high academic performance, low student-teacher ratio, and supportive learning environment, making it an exceptional educational institution in the state of Connecticut.

318

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,754

Per pupil spending ?

4.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 Barlow Mountain Rd.
Ridgefield, CT 06877

(203) 894-5825

District: Ridgefield School District

Students who attend Scotland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Scotts Ridge Middle School
High:	Ridgefield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.5%

Hispanic:

7.9%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (77% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Connecticut elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Ridgefield School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg81%

Connecticut avg50%

53^rd of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	86.7	53 of 493	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	35 of 497	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	17 of 491	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	21 of 490	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	15 of 538	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	12 of 522	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	6 of 532	98.9%	★★★★★
2017	88.2	45 of 519	91.3%	★★★★★
2016	92.1	12 of 518	97.7%	★★★★★
2015	87.8	53 of 551	90.4%	★★★★★
2013	82.6	55 of 557	90.1%	★★★★★
2012	84.0	14 of 564	97.5%	★★★★★
2011	80.4	81 of 565	85.7%	★★★★☆
2010	86.0	5 of 579	99.1%	★★★★★
2009	83.9	16 of 566	97.2%	★★★★★
2008	81.7	62 of 565	89.0%	★★★★☆
2007	82.0	55 of 568	90.3%	★★★★★
2006	83.3	51 of 570	91.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	48 of 232	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	38 of 237	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	25 of 230	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	50 of 234	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	92.6	23 of 455	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	9 of 242	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	15 of 259	94.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	94 of 239	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	90.1	9 of 233	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	8 of 231	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	17 of 232	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	15 of 445	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	11 of 247	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	12 of 262	95.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	46 of 248	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	35 of 250	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	28 of 262	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	23 of 252	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	12 of 327	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	14 of 295	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	7 of 296	97.6%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)81st percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics78%+29 vs state

Science78%+26 vs state

English Language Arts76%+26 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Scotland Elementary is like one of the best private schools - but it is public! It has caring teachers, an amazing principal and a close-knit group of parents that are actively involved in the school. I have two children who attend the school and have been impressed by all that they have learned through the well-rounded curriculum. Art, music, physical education complement a rigorous academic program of math, science, reading and writing.

The school also has wonderful traditions such as Scotty spirit day (the Scotland terrier is the mascot of course), Halloween (all the teachers and the principal dress up), parties at the end and beginning of the school year, Chess night, Math night and much, much more. It is also in one of the most beautiful locations in Ridgefield. I would recommend Scotland to any parent interested in giving their children the best elementary education. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	92.2	15^th of 493 public elementary schools	97.0%		90.8	27^th of 497 public elementary schools	94.6%	12	89.5	78.8	81.8	82.5	86.5	85.5	78.9	$24,330
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Scotland Elementary School

How many students attend Scotland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Scotland Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Scotland Elementary School?

Students at Scotland Elementary School are 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is Scotland Elementary School a good school?

Scotland Elementary School ranks 53^rd of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Scotland Elementary School in?

Ridgefield School District

What schools do graduates of Scotland Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Scotts Ridge Middle School
High : Ridgefield High School

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