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Scotts Ridge Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 258 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 94% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Scotts Ridge Middle School in Ridgefield, CT, serves 548 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Ridgefield School District, one of the highest-rated districts in Connecticut. This school is consistently among the state’s top middle schools, ranking 16th out of 258 in 2025–2026 with a 5-star rating, and it has never dropped below the 86th percentile over the past decade.

Parents will be impressed by the school’s standout 8th-grade results, which top most nearby schools. In 8th grade, 87.5% of students are proficient in both ELA and math, and 88% are proficient in science — far above state averages by 36 to 45 percentage points. East Ridge Middle School, the district’s other middle school, has a slightly higher overall rank, but Scotts Ridge actually beats East Ridge in all three 8th-grade subjects and has a much lower chronic absenteeism rate (4.3% vs. 8.0%). The school also shines in special education, ranking 2nd in the state for that subgroup, and serves boys, girls, and white students all in the top quartile statewide. All this comes with relatively efficient spending compared with peers like Weston Middle School.

The main area to watch is earlier middle school math. In 6th and 7th grade, math proficiency is 62.5% and 66.5% — noticeably behind Weston and Middlebrook School — yet by 8th grade, students nearly catch up or surpass them, suggesting strong late-middle-school gains. Similarly, 7th-grade ELA is the weakest subject at 77%, but 8th grade rebounds to 87.5%. Science scores have climbed steadily from 74% to 88% over four years. Bottom line: this is a reliable, high-performing school with exceptional 8th-grade outcomes, excellent attendance, and strong support for all learners — a great fit for families seeking academic excellence.

548

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,145

Per pupil spending ?

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

750 North Salem Rd.
Ridgefield, CT 06877

(203) 894-5725

District: Ridgefield School District

Students who attend Scotts Ridge Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ridgefield High School

Feeder schools for Scotts Ridge Middle School:

Elementary:	Barlow Mountain Elementary School
	Ridgebury Elementary School
	Scotland Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.0%

Hispanic:

9.5%

Asian:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (78% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Connecticut middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg78%

Connecticut avg48%

16^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle 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	90.8	16 of 258	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	90.1	17 of 252	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	10 of 250	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	14 of 249	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	25 of 250	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	26 of 275	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	20 of 259	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	26 of 249	89.6%	★★★★☆
2017	83.7	36 of 250	85.6%	★★★★☆
2016	85.1	30 of 246	87.8%	★★★★☆
2015	88.6	17 of 280	93.9%	★★★★★
2013	80.0	34 of 278	87.8%	★★★★☆
2012	82.3	8 of 272	97.1%	★★★★★
2011	81.3	23 of 269	91.4%	★★★★★
2010	81.5	26 of 268	90.3%	★★★★★
2009	83.0	16 of 255	93.7%	★★★★★
2008	84.0	12 of 252	95.2%	★★★★★
2007	84.4	11 of 250	95.6%	★★★★★
2006	81.6	27 of 248	89.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	62.3	33 of 104	68.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	86.0	20 of 163	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	83.3	23 of 164	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.9	9 of 161	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	8 of 160	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	22 of 166	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	23 of 235	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	11 of 169	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	15 of 160	90.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	11 of 163	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	87.4	15 of 162	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	10 of 157	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	15 of 158	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	17 of 169	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	24 of 224	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	28 of 167	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	38 of 164	76.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	2 of 27	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	70.5	58 of 244	76.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	21 of 150	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	79.9	18 of 153	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	10 of 154	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	15 of 158	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	74.1	37 of 151	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	36 of 175	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	26 of 166	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	42 of 168	75.0%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)88th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)86th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2021)68th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science88%+37 vs state

English Language Arts81%+29 vs state

Mathematics72%+28 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 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Scotts Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	750 North Salem Rd.	Ridgefield	06877	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 894-5725	548	50	10.9	6.6%	433 (79.0%)	4 (0.7%)	52 (9.5%)	36 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	90.8	16^th of 258 public middle schools	93.8%		90.1	17^th of 252 public middle schools	93.3%	1		88.0		77.6	77.0	87.5		62.5	66.5	87.5	$26,145
East Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	10 East Ridge Rd.	Ridgefield	06877	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 894-5500	489	45	10.7	11.0%	384 (78.5%)	3 (0.6%)	47 (9.6%)	32 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	92.1	12^th of 258 public middle schools	95.3%		92.8	9^th of 252 public middle schools	96.4%	3		80.2		74.2	82.1	83.4		69.1	77.8	78.1	$25,718
Westside Middle School Academy	Public	6-8	1 School Ridge Road	Danbury	06811	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 797-4713	736	45	16.5	54.2%	223 (30.3%)	37 (5.0%)	421 (57.2%)	34 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	46.8	127^th of 258 public middle schools	50.8%		43.3	136^th of 252 public middle schools	46.0%	9		56.2		50.6	50.0	53.2		31.3	33.2	39.4	$16,297
Rogers Park Middle School	Public	6-8	21 Memorial Dr.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4881	888	82	10.8	58.3%	148 (16.7%)	44 (5.0%)	641 (72.2%)	27 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.8%)	14.5	210^th of 258 public middle schools	18.6%		16.3	198^th of 252 public middle schools	21.4%	12		28.0		35.0	31.2	24.2		15.2	14.7	12.6	$19,847
John Read Middle School	Public	5-8	486 Redding Road	Redding	06896	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Redding School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 938-2533	381	37	10.4	11.3%	311 (81.6%)	7 (1.8%)	46 (12.1%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	90	19^th of 258 public middle schools	92.6%		88	23^rd of 252 public middle schools	90.9%	4	83.3	81.5	80.0	78.1	71.3	77.2	76.7	68.6	71.3	76.1	$30,353
Broadview Middle School	Public	6-8	72 Hospital Ave.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 797-4861	1,070	81	13.2	58.7%	176 (16.4%)	61 (5.7%)	763 (71.3%)	41 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.6%)	14.8	209^th of 258 public middle schools	19.0%		11.8	212^th of 252 public middle schools	15.9%	3		24.6		28.7	35.6	30.3		16.8	13.6	13.9	$19,662
Bethel Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Whittlesey Dr.	Bethel	06801	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 794-8670	758	58	13.0	33.6%	400 (52.8%)	35 (4.6%)	223 (29.4%)	57 (7.5%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	29 (3.8%)	75.1	66^th of 258 public middle schools	74.4%		73.9	65^th of 252 public middle schools	74.2%	1				60.1	53.9	67.8		56.1	60.8	73.6	$18,563
New Fairfield Middle School	Public	6-8	56 Gillotti Rd.	New Fairfield	06812	Western Connecticut Planning Region	New Fairfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 312-5885	464	46	10.0	19.6%	335 (72.2%)	7 (1.5%)	99 (21.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.2%)	81.6	43^rd of 258 public middle schools	83.3%		82	44^th of 252 public middle schools	82.5%	1		68.0		65.3	65.2	68.8		65.5	65.9	65.1	$26,100
Middlebrook School	Public	6-8	131 School Rd.	Wilton	06897	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Wilton School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 762-8388	852	76	11.2	7.7%	615 (72.2%)	6 (0.7%)	68 (8.0%)	104 (12.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.6%)	95.5	4^th of 258 public middle schools	98.4%		94.7	7^th of 252 public middle schools	97.2%	3		87.0		79.5	83.5	83.5		80.2	86.4	89.4	$24,936
Weston Middle School	Public	6-8	135 School Rd.	Weston	06883	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Weston School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 221-6360	474	44	10.7	1.9%	343 (72.4%)	8 (1.7%)	47 (9.9%)	32 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.9%)	94.4	7^th of 258 public middle schools	97.3%		95.7	4^th of 252 public middle schools	98.4%	3		88.3		74.3	88.4	86.9		74.9	84.1	84.1	$29,134

Frequently Asked Questions about Scotts Ridge Middle School

Is Scotts Ridge Middle School a good school?

Yes. Scotts Ridge Middle School ranks in the top 6.2% of Connecticut middle schools.

How many students attend Scotts Ridge Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 548 students attended Scotts Ridge Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Scotts Ridge Middle School?

Students at Scotts Ridge Middle School are 79% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Scotts Ridge Middle School in?

Ridgefield School District

What high school do graduates of Scotts Ridge Middle School attend?

Students who attend Scotts Ridge Middle School usually go on to attend Ridgefield High School

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