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Skinner Road School

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Skinner Road School ranks 196 th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

196^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Skinner Road School is a public elementary school in Vernon, CT, serving 340 students in grades PK through 5 and earning a 3-star rating that places it in the 60th percentile of Connecticut elementary schools. The school has climbed dramatically over the past decade, rising from the 23rd percentile in 2015-2016 to its current solidly above-average position, and it consistently outperforms both the Vernon School District and the state across most subjects and grade levels.

Academically, Skinner Road stands out for its strong math performance. In the most recent testing, 3rd grade math proficiency reached 65.4% versus 53.2% for the district and 52.2% statewide, while 4th grade ELA hit 65.8% compared to 52.0% for the district. In prior years, 4th and 5th grade math proficiency climbed as high as 76% and 69.2%, respectively. Within Vernon, Skinner Road is the district's second-highest ranked elementary school, trailing only Northeast School by a slim margin and clearly ahead of Lake Street School, Center Road School, and Maple Street School on many individual test scores.

One of Skinner Road's most notable strengths is attendance. Chronic absenteeism has consistently run far below district and state averages — just 5.8% in 2025-2026 versus 16.4% statewide. This is especially impressive given that over half of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch; the school achieves better results than nearby schools with similar or lower poverty rates, including Maple Street, Center Road, and Lake Street. Skinner Road also delivers these outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than any other Vernon elementary school, and its results compare favorably with schools in the neighboring South Windsor School District and Ellington School District, all while maintaining a supportive student-teacher ratio of 10.8 to 1.

340

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,803

Per pupil spending ?

52.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

90 Skinner Rd.
Vernon, CT 06066

(860) 870-6180

District: Vernon School District

Students who attend Skinner Road School usually attend:

Middle:	Vernon Center Middle School
High:	Rockville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.5%

Hispanic:

25.3%

Asian:

17.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 68th percentile in 2023 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (61% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Above the Connecticut median (60th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 68th-percentile peak (2023) to 60th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg55%

Connecticut avg51%

196^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 37 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Vernon School District

97^th of 153Vernon 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	66.0	196 of 492	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.7	179 of 493	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	178 of 497	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	157 of 491	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	227 of 490	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	295 of 538	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	241 of 522	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.5	351 of 532	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.5	284 of 519	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	21.6	399 of 518	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.1	401 of 551	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	59.6	297 of 557	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.6	372 of 564	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.1	311 of 565	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.5	389 of 579	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.0	307 of 566	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.7	303 of 565	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.9	283 of 568	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	33.9	434 of 570	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	33.5	291 of 455	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	50.5	135 of 302	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	47.4	229 of 445	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	49.9	177 of 371	52.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	12.9	300 of 327	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)55th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2021)52nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2021)49th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2021)36th percentile-9 vs school

White (2021)8th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics62%+11 vs state

English Language Arts60%+10 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	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Skinner Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	90 Skinner Rd.	Vernon	06066	Capitol Planning Region	Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 870-6180	340	31	10.8	52.6%	124 (36.5%)	37 (10.9%)	86 (25.3%)	59 (17.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.7%)	66	196^th of 492 public elementary schools	60.2%		68.7	179^th of 493 public elementary schools	63.7%	17	503.0	55.8	65.8	61.5		65.4	2527.0	56.4		$20,803
Windermere School	Public	PK, KG-6	2 Abbott Rd.	Ellington	06029	Capitol Planning Region	Ellington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 896-2329	627	55	11.4	26.2%	360 (57.4%)	37 (5.9%)	64 (10.2%)	136 (21.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	78.9	115^th of 492 public elementary schools	76.6%		76	140^th of 493 public elementary schools	71.6%	25	66.7	66.7	61.2	68.2	74.1	71.3	70.4	67.7	76.5	$19,461
Philip R. Smith School	Public	K-5	949 Avery Street	South Windsor	06074	Capitol Planning Region	South Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 648-5025	468	38	12.1	18.6%	245 (52.4%)	23 (4.9%)	49 (10.5%)	120 (25.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.4%)	86.3	57^th of 492 public elementary schools	88.4%		83.9	74^th of 493 public elementary schools	85.0%	17	79.0	72.9	84.3	79.0		70.6	83.1	67.6		$16,920
Center Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Center Rd.	Vernon	06066	Capitol Planning Region	Vernon School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 870-6300	443	41	10.8	51.0%	224 (50.6%)	54 (12.2%)	104 (23.5%)	22 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.8%)	47.2	262^nd of 492 public elementary schools	46.7%		38.9	284^th of 493 public elementary schools	42.4%	22	47.5	57.8	41.6	60.7		54.7	42.9	49.2		$20,164
Maple Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Maple St.	Vernon	06066	Capitol Planning Region	Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 870-6175	256	27	9.4	76.2%	85 (33.2%)	31 (12.1%)	88 (34.4%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (17.2%)	41.5	281^st of 492 public elementary schools	42.9%		27.8	333^rd of 493 public elementary schools	32.5%	52	498.0	48.9	45.1	56.8		40.0	41.2	52.6		$22,648
Orchard Hill School	Public	K-5	380 Foster St.	South Windsor	06074	Capitol Planning Region	South Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 648-5015	623	48	13.0	19.7%	260 (41.7%)	33 (5.3%)	63 (10.1%)	236 (37.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	77.6	126^th of 492 public elementary schools	74.4%		85.8	62^nd of 493 public elementary schools	87.4%	64	69.7	58.7	77.8	70.7		68.6	84.6	56.6		$17,198
Northeast School	Public	PK, KG-5	69 East St.	Vernon	06066	Capitol Planning Region	Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 870-6080	261	23	11.2	63.2%	113 (43.3%)	24 (9.2%)	69 (26.4%)	25 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.1%)	69.8	180^th of 492 public elementary schools	63.4%		75.2	145^th of 493 public elementary schools	70.6%	35	516.0	51.5	66.7	77.4		63.6	59.5	64.5		$21,033
Eli Terry School	Public	K-5	569 Griffin Rd.	South Windsor	06074	Capitol Planning Region	South Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 648-5020	489	43	11.4	17.6%	253 (51.7%)	28 (5.7%)	71 (14.5%)	112 (22.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)	84	76^th of 492 public elementary schools	84.6%		76.1	138^th of 493 public elementary schools	72.0%	62	512.0	69.4	79.8	74.6		77.6	72.7	68.3		$21,366
Lake Street School	Public	K-5	201 Lake St.	Vernon	06066	Capitol Planning Region	Vernon School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 870-6085	235	22	10.5	42.1%	139 (59.1%)	9 (3.8%)	42 (17.9%)	22 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.8%)	61.3	218^th of 492 public elementary schools	55.7%		66.3	193^rd of 493 public elementary schools	60.9%	25	68.2	2425.0	59.5	63.6		46.2	48.6	63.6		$22,246
Center School	Public	K-6	49 Main St.	Ellington	06029	Capitol Planning Region	Ellington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 896-2315	445	32	14.0	20.2%	365 (82.0%)	18 (4.0%)	37 (8.3%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	86.9	51^st of 492 public elementary schools	89.6%		85.7	63^rd of 493 public elementary schools	87.2%	12	77.9	75.4	87.0	79.4	71.2	85.2	69.6	73.5	65.2	$17,442

Frequently Asked Questions about Skinner Road School

How many students attend Skinner Road School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Skinner Road School.

What district is Skinner Road School in?

Vernon School District

What is the racial makeup of Skinner Road School?

Students at Skinner Road School are 36% White, 25% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 11% African American, 10% Two or more races.

Is Skinner Road School a good school?

Skinner Road School ranks 196^th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Skinner Road School attend?

Students who attend Skinner Road School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vernon Center Middle School
High : Rockville High School

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