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Eli Whitney School

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Eli Whitney School ranks 222 nd of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

222^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Eli Whitney School is a K-6 elementary school serving 462 students in Stratford, CT, and it stands out as the clear academic leader in the Stratford School District, a district that ranks in the bottom 10% of Connecticut districts.

Despite that district context, Eli Whitney School posts proficiency rates that beat the district average by wide margins and often exceed Connecticut state averages. In 2025-2026, 6th grade ELA proficiency hit 75.4% versus the district's 41.0% and the state's 51.2%, while 6th grade math reached 64.9% compared to 33.9% for the district. The school currently ranks 222nd of 491 Connecticut elementary schools (55th percentile, 3 stars), well ahead of nearby Stratford schools such as Wilcoxson School (39th percentile), Chapel School (32nd), Second Hill Lane School (27th), Nichols School (23rd), and Franklin School (22nd). It also outperforms Bridgeport-area schools like Thomas Hooker School, High Horizons Magnet School, Six-Six Magnet School, and Multicultural Magnet School. Its closest high-performing comparison is J. F. Kennedy School in Milford, yet Eli Whitney achieves strong results with lower spending per student and a higher student-teacher ratio.

Chronic absenteeism at Eli Whitney is remarkably low at 4.2%, versus 17.1% for the district and 16.4% for the state, a factor that likely supports its academic success. The school also earns top effectiveness ratings for Hispanic students and students from low-income families, with 4-star subgroup rankings in recent years. About 40% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, yet achievement is strong across grade levels, with standout results in 6th grade and solid science scores. While the school's ranking has eased slightly from a 4-star peak in 2022-2023, Eli Whitney remains an exceptional option for Stratford families and a genuine academic outlier within its district.

462

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,503

Per pupil spending ?

39.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1130 Huntington Road
Stratford, CT 06615

(203) 385-4198

District: Stratford School District

Students who attend Eli Whitney School usually attend:

Middle:	Harry B. Flood Middle School
High:	Bunnell High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.4%

White:

34.8%

African American:

20.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 70th percentile in 2023 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (57% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Stratford School District

✓Above the Connecticut median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 70th-percentile peak (2023) to 55th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg35%

Connecticut avg50%

222^nd of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8Elementary Schools in the Stratford School District

139^th of 153Stratford 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	59.2	222 of 492	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.5	180 of 493	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	176 of 497	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	146 of 491	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	166 of 490	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	261 of 538	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	264 of 522	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	289 of 532	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.4	277 of 519	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.4	272 of 518	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.2	295 of 551	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	75.5	160 of 557	71.3%	★★★★☆
2012	72.0	199 of 564	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.2	190 of 565	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.0	197 of 579	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.5	195 of 566	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.6	250 of 565	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.0	244 of 568	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.9	289 of 570	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	136 of 228	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.9	123 of 232	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.7	116 of 237	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	97 of 230	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	100 of 234	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	250 of 455	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	18 of 130	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	94.3	8 of 132	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	8 of 111	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	3 of 108	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	3 of 99	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	72.2	33 of 173	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	33 of 112	70.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	9 of 70	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	82.2	17 of 77	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	90.7	5 of 70	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	4 of 72	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	3 of 70	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	60.8	94 of 302	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	16 of 60	73.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	147 of 234	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.8	115 of 239	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	116 of 233	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	88 of 231	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	104 of 232	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	212 of 445	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	160 of 247	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	54.4	151 of 371	59.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	47 of 248	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	63 of 250	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	51 of 262	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	95 of 252	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.3	237 of 327	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	205 of 295	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	242 of 296	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)86th percentile+31 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2021)59th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts57%+6 vs state

Mathematics57%+8 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th 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 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Eli Whitney School	Public	K-6	1130 Huntington Road	Stratford	06615	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4198	462	32	14.5	39.8%	161 (34.8%)	94 (20.3%)	173 (37.4%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	59.2	222^nd of 492 public elementary schools	54.9%		68.5	180^th of 493 public elementary schools	63.5%	42	495.0		46.4	49.3	60.0	75.4			63.8	52.2	45.0	64.9			$21,503
Second Hill Lane School	Public	K-6	65 Second Hill Lane	Stratford	06614	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4292	610	43	14.0	49.5%	136 (22.3%)	97 (15.9%)	333 (54.6%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	23.4	359^th of 492 public elementary schools	27.0%		22.9	353^rd of 493 public elementary schools	28.4%	6	39.2		28.8	26.3	35.1	38.1			45.0	22.8	35.1	34.5			$18,391
Wilcoxson School	Public	K-6	600 Wilcoxson Avenue	Stratford	06614	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4196	318	21	15.4	34.3%	142 (44.7%)	63 (19.8%)	92 (28.9%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	37.8	300^th of 492 public elementary schools	39.0%		43.3	269^th of 493 public elementary schools	45.4%	31	34.0		47.1	32.0	48.9	54.1			47.1	30.0	2464.0	49.2			$21,538
Nichols School	Public	K-6	396 Nichols Avenue	Stratford	06614	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4294	418	28	15.1	49.8%	76 (18.2%)	108 (25.8%)	213 (51.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	18.8	380^th of 492 public elementary schools	22.8%		16.6	391^st of 493 public elementary schools	20.7%	11	490.0		31.1	32.4	39.1	2492.0			31.1	30.4	28.3	26.8			$21,600
Chapel School	Public	K-6	380 Chapel Street	Stratford	06614	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4192	290	24	11.8	47.6%	89 (30.7%)	81 (27.9%)	102 (35.2%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	29.8	334^th of 492 public elementary schools	32.1%		17.9	381^st of 493 public elementary schools	22.7%	47	43.5		46.2	37.9	44.9	34.7			50.0	36.2	31.9	22.4			$24,454
Thomas Hooker School	Public	PK, KG-8	138 Roger Williams Rd.	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7185	288	26	11.0	81.9%	22 (7.6%)	79 (27.4%)	170 (59.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.2%)								(n/a)		37.1	2375.0	2371.0		30.0	2493.0	2518.0	26.9			2430.0	2471.0	2521.0	$20,396
Multicultural Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	700 Palisade Ave.	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 576-7505	436	29	15.2	89.7%	50 (11.5%)	54 (12.4%)	313 (71.8%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	37.6	303^rd of 492 public elementary schools	38.4%		35.3	303^rd of 493 public elementary schools	38.5%		47.6	54.5	20.8	27.9	52.4	76.6	2544.0	2554.0	22.9	30.2	31.0	70.2	34.0	22.7	$16,607
Six-Six Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	601 Pearl Harbor St.	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Cooperative Educational Services	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 365-8200	441	43	10.2	44.7%	95 (21.5%)	101 (22.9%)	198 (44.9%)	27 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	34.5	318^th of 492 public elementary schools	35.4%		26.7	339^th of 493 public elementary schools	31.2%	21	500.0	792.0	29.8	44.7	38.9	2522.0	2547.0	2536.0	44.7	40.4	41.7	52.5	31.0	33.3	$25,078
High Horizons Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	700 Palisade Ave.	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 576-7807	443	26	17.0	86.7%	41 (9.3%)	148 (33.4%)	238 (53.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	9.4	438^th of 492 public elementary schools	11.0%		13.8	408^th of 493 public elementary schools	17.2%	30	489.0	26.1	12.8	16.7	41.3	17.8	48.9	2534.0	2374.0	12.5	2436.0	17.8	29.8	17.0	$16,560
Franklin School	Public	K-6	1895 Barnum Avenue	Stratford	06615	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4190	246	20	12.1	61.0%	23 (9.3%)	88 (35.8%)	120 (48.8%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	17.4	385^th of 492 public elementary schools	21.7%		20	367^th of 493 public elementary schools	25.6%	18	25.6		33.3	35.0	30.8	32.7			33.3	2449.0	23.1	23.6			$22,368

Frequently Asked Questions about Eli Whitney School

How many students attend Eli Whitney School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Eli Whitney School.

What schools do graduates of Eli Whitney School attend?

Students who attend Eli Whitney School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harry B. Flood Middle School
High : Bunnell High School

Is Eli Whitney School a good school?

Eli Whitney School ranks 222^nd of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Eli Whitney School in?

Stratford School District

What is the racial makeup of Eli Whitney School?

Students at Eli Whitney School are 37% Hispanic, 35% White, 20% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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