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Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School

Q: Is Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School a good school?

Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School ranks 195 th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

195^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Southington, Connecticut, part of the Southington School District. With 591 students, the school has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate between 102 and 195 out of Connecticut's 493 elementary schools over the past 10 years, currently ranking 195 with a 3-star rating.

One of the school's key strengths is its student performance, generally scoring above the state average in standardized tests, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th grade students scored 67% proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 52.5%, and its 3rd graders scored 66.4% proficient or better in Math, compared to the state's 52.2%. The school's special education and low socioeconomic status (SES) student subgroups also perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 10% and top 5% of Connecticut elementary schools, respectively, in 2020-2021.

However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 11.1% to 23.7% in recent years, remains an area for improvement, as it is generally higher than the state average. When compared to other elementary schools in the Southington School District, such as William M. Strong Elementary and R.E. Thalberg Elementary, Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of test scores and statewide rankings, though some nearby schools have outperformed it in certain grade levels and subject areas.

549

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,054

Per pupil spending ?

31.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

240 Main St.
Southington, CT 06489

(860) 628-3286

District: Southington School District

Students who attend Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	John F. Kennedy Middle School
High:	Southington High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.9%

Hispanic:

15.1%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (61% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Above the Connecticut median (60th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Southington School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg68%

Connecticut avg50%

195^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Southington School District

48^th of 156Southington 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	66.1	195 of 493	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	170 of 497	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.1	124 of 491	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	102 of 490	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	119 of 538	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	181 of 522	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	178 of 532	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.0	167 of 519	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.9	198 of 518	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	78.7	127 of 551	77.0%	★★★★☆
2013	76.4	147 of 557	73.6%	★★★★☆
2012	69.8	224 of 564	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.9	179 of 565	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.4	193 of 579	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.6	222 of 566	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.0	209 of 565	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.2	181 of 568	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.7	190 of 570	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	110 of 232	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	105 of 237	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.2	88 of 230	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.0	78 of 234	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.8	83 of 455	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	103 of 242	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.3	84 of 259	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	88.7	18 of 302	94.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	135 of 239	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.3	119 of 233	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.0	99 of 231	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.1	90 of 232	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.6	129 of 445	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	124 of 247	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	142 of 262	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	85.0	35 of 371	90.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	191 of 248	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	181 of 250	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.9	135 of 262	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.2	123 of 252	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.6	110 of 327	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	198 of 295	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	192 of 296	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)94th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2021)91st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science62%+9 vs state

English Language Arts61%+11 vs state

Mathematics60%+11 vs state

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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
Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Main St.	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 628-3286	549	46	11.9	31.7%	400 (72.9%)	10 (1.8%)	83 (15.1%)	23 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	66.1	195^th of 493 public elementary schools	60.4%		70.3	170^th of 497 public elementary schools	65.8%	25	61.5	58.2	59.6	67.0	66.4	56.6	57.1	$19,054
Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School	Public	K-5	70 Church Street	Southington	06479	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3450	235	21	11.4	24.7%	171 (72.8%)	5 (2.1%)	39 (16.6%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	81	99^th of 493 public elementary schools	79.9%		81.1	102^nd of 497 public elementary schools	79.5%	3		69.6	71.7	59.5	78.3	84.8		$19,603
Urbin T. Kelley School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Ridgewood Rd.	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3310	301	25	11.8	15.6%	229 (76.1%)	3 (1.0%)	35 (11.6%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	72.3	160^th of 493 public elementary schools	67.5%		77.9	126^th of 497 public elementary schools	74.6%	34	54.1	66.7	81.3	50.8	75.0	89.6	60.7	$19,496
William H. Hatton Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Spring Lake Rd.	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 628-3377	320	26	12.3	31.9%	251 (78.4%)	6 (1.9%)	43 (13.4%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	81.9	88^th of 493 public elementary schools	82.2%		77.6	129^th of 497 public elementary schools	74.0%	41		77.4	74.5	60.6	94.3	82.4	63.4	$22,343
South End Elementary School	Public	K-5	10 Maxwell-Noble Drive	Plantsville	06479	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3320	243	22	11.1	29.6%	200 (82.3%)	4 (1.6%)	24 (9.9%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	74.7	147^th of 493 public elementary schools	70.2%		75.1	143^rd of 497 public elementary schools	71.2%	4			70.7	52.2	82.4	82.9		$18,123
Flanders Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Victoria Dr.	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 628-3372	259	27	9.6	36.3%	191 (73.7%)	5 (1.9%)	34 (13.1%)	15 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	80.6	104^th of 493 public elementary schools	78.9%		76.5	136^th of 497 public elementary schools	72.6%	32	77.4		69.8	73.6	61.8	72.1	71.7	$19,181
William M. Strong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Marion Ave.	Plantsville	06479	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 628-3314	294	24	12.0	24.1%	226 (76.9%)	9 (3.1%)	23 (7.8%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.2%)	81.2	96^th of 493 public elementary schools	80.5%		78.3	122^nd of 497 public elementary schools	75.5%	26		64.8	74.5	72.3	77.8	72.3		$22,180
R. E. Thalberg Elementary School	Public	K-5	145 Dunham Rd.	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3370	443	31	14.1	19.0%	305 (68.8%)	10 (2.3%)	50 (11.3%)	48 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	81.1	98^th of 493 public elementary schools	80.1%		71.2	163^rd of 497 public elementary schools	67.2%	65	69.1	65.3	71.6	67.9	80.6	82.7	65.4	$17,756
Alcott School	Public	PK, KG-5	1490 Woodtick Rd.	Wolcott	06716	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Wolcott School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 879-8160	320	22	14.5	34.7%	228 (71.3%)	17 (5.3%)	59 (18.4%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	82.3	86^th of 493 public elementary schools	82.6%		80.8	107^th of 497 public elementary schools	78.5%	21	69.4	80.0	68.3		77.8	70.7	66.7	$18,908
Benjamin Franklin School	Public	PK, KG-5	426 West Main St.	Meriden	06450	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 235-7997	357	25	14.5	68.6%	95 (26.6%)	47 (13.2%)	183 (51.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	65.5	200^th of 493 public elementary schools	59.4%		56.7	218^th of 497 public elementary schools	56.1%	18	67.2	54.5	58.3	63.1	63.6	64.6	53.1	$17,414

Frequently Asked Questions about Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School

Is Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School a good school?

Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School ranks 195^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : John F. Kennedy Middle School
High : Southington High School

How many students attend Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 549 students attended Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School.

What district is Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School in?

Southington School District

What is the racial makeup of Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School?

Students at Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School are 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

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