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Cider Mill School

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Cider Mill School ranks 68 th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Cider Mill School in Wilton, CT, serves 831 students in grades 3–5 and is one of Connecticut's top-rated upper elementary schools, sitting within the Wilton School District, which ranks 11th-best in the state. In 2025–2026, Cider Mill ranked 68th of 491 Connecticut elementary schools, earning 4 stars and landing in the 86th percentile statewide. Academically, the school is a clear standout: proficiency rates on state tests typically run 20 to 30 percentage points above Connecticut averages in every grade and subject. The student body is largely affluent, with about 5% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school enjoys very low chronic absenteeism at just 3.9%, compared with a 16.4% state average.

Compared with nearby schools, Cider Mill is strong but faces an exceptionally high bar in southwestern Fairfield County. East School (New Canaan), Weston Intermediate School, and Branchville Elementary School all rank higher statewide, while Coleytown Elementary School in Westport is just behind. Cider Mill's 4th-grade math proficiency of 83.3% is a particular strength and outpaces Weston Intermediate, but 5th-grade science (73.3%) lags Branchville (85.2%), Weston Intermediate (82.8%), and Coleytown (84.5%). The contrast with nearby Norwalk School District schools is stark: just a few miles away, Tracey Magnet School, Wolfpit Integrated Arts Elementary School, Cranbury Elementary School, and Silvermine Dual Language Magnet School post 4th-grade math proficiency rates of roughly 46–51%, highlighting how much district and socioeconomic context matter.

A few other insights stand out for parents. Cider Mill's special education students ranked first in their statewide comparison group with a 5-star rating in both 2023–2024 and 2024–2025, a strong signal of inclusive support. The school's recent slip from 46th to 68th in state ranking appears cohort-driven rather than a systemic decline, since 4th-grade math proficiency rose at the same time. With a student-teacher ratio of 12.0 and per-student spending of roughly $20,884—middle of the pack among its affluent peers—Cider Mill is well-resourced, but its success also stems from stable attendance and engaged families. For parents considering schools in this area, Cider Mill is a reliably high-achieving option, even if it isn't quite the very top of an exceptionally competitive neighborhood.

831

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,076

Per pupil spending ?

5.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

240 School Rd.
Wilton, CT 06897

(203) 762-3351

District: Wilton School District

Students who attend Cider Mill School usually attend:

Middle:	Middlebrook School
High:	Wilton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.3%

Asian:

12.2%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (76% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Connecticut elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 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 school76%

District avg75%

Connecticut avg51%

68^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 153Wilton 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	85.5	68 of 492	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	87.8	46 of 493	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	54 of 497	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	61 of 491	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	67 of 490	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	93 of 538	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	77 of 522	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	82 of 532	84.6%	★★★★☆
2017	85.2	70 of 519	86.5%	★★★★☆
2016	80.6	113 of 518	78.2%	★★★★☆
2015	78.2	132 of 551	76.0%	★★★★☆
2013	82.7	54 of 557	90.3%	★★★★★
2012	81.5	50 of 564	91.1%	★★★★★
2011	82.9	30 of 565	94.7%	★★★★★
2010	83.9	22 of 579	96.2%	★★★★★
2009	82.1	41 of 566	92.8%	★★★★★
2008	82.2	53 of 565	90.6%	★★★★★
2007	81.4	67 of 568	88.2%	★★★★☆
2006	82.8	60 of 570	89.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	56.4	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.3	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	80.6	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	81.5	42 of 228	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	83.8	33 of 232	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	53 of 237	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	38 of 230	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	72 of 234	69.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	79 of 455	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	54 of 242	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	59 of 259	77.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	45 of 234	80.8%	★★★★☆
2025	83.2	34 of 239	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	42 of 233	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	45 of 231	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	64 of 232	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	97 of 445	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	39 of 247	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	57 of 262	78.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	84.9	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2024	78.3	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2021	64.1	114 of 371	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	92.6	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	101 of 246	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.7	81 of 248	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	91 of 250	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	85 of 262	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	115 of 252	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	131 of 327	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	124 of 295	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	106 of 296	64.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2021)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)82nd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)81st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)50th percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2022)43rd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics78%+28 vs state

English Language Arts74%+24 vs state

Science73%+20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, May 4, 2012

I had to take my children from Cider Mill school. My name is Ed and if anyone wants to discuss this me, please call. Frankly, there should be a union against what the public schools do to families and children today. I think they are becoming less American and more like Socialists. They have little or no respect for families, religion, and more. They have forgotten that the relationship between parent and child is sacred. I could go on, but would rather not right now. Call me if you want to organize a meeting. My tel is 203.426.0885.

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Cider Mill School	Public	3-5	240 School Rd.	Wilton	06897	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Wilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 762-3351	831	69	12.0	5.1%	609 (73.3%)	9 (1.1%)	58 (7.0%)	101 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.5%)	85.5	68^th of 492 public elementary schools	86.2%		87.8	46^th of 493 public elementary schools	90.7%	22	73.3	68.7	73.8	79.3	74.4	83.3	75.2	$24,076
Miller-Driscoll School	Public	PK, KG-2	217 Wolfpit Rd.	Wilton	06897	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Wilton School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 762-8678	845	65	13.0	2.7%	639 (75.6%)	9 (1.1%)	52 (6.2%)	82 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.2%)								(n/a)								$24,983
Hurlbutt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	9 School Rd.	Weston	06883	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Weston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 221-6300	443	36	12.2	1.4%	330 (74.5%)	3 (0.7%)	43 (9.7%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.6%)								(n/a)								$25,899
Weston Intermediate School	Public	3-5	95 School Rd.	Weston	06883	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Weston School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 221-6330	478	38	12.7	2.7%	356 (74.5%)	4 (0.8%)	47 (9.8%)	27 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.0%)	91.8	22^nd of 492 public elementary schools	95.5%		90.9	26^th of 493 public elementary schools	94.7%	4	82.8	86.7	78.6	88.0	85.9	79.3	79.0	$25,312
Cranbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Knowalot Lane	Norwalk	06851	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 846-3600	410	32	13.0	36.1%	185 (45.1%)	33 (8.0%)	149 (36.3%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.4%)	58.4	226^th of 492 public elementary schools	54.1%		49.2	254^th of 493 public elementary schools	48.5%	28	49.3	75.0	55.3	58.2	76.9	48.7	47.8	$24,662
Silvermine Dual Language Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	157 Perry Avenue	Norwalk	06850	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 899-2950	428	28	15.2	57.7%	36 (8.4%)	23 (5.4%)	348 (81.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	36	310^th of 492 public elementary schools	37.0%		27.3	337^th of 493 public elementary schools	31.6%	27	491.0	42.4	53.7	32.3	56.1	46.3	27.7	$21,382
East School	Public	K-4	54 Little Brook Rd.	New Canaan	06840	Western Connecticut Planning Region	New Canaan School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 594-4219	554	47	11.7	—	437 (78.9%)	14 (2.5%)	42 (7.6%)	38 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	95.3	3^rd of 492 public elementary schools	99.4%		94.5	7^th of 493 public elementary schools	98.6%	4		89.2	92.3		85.0	94.0		$25,191
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%)	89.6	37^th of 492 public elementary schools	92.5%		92.2	15^th of 493 public elementary schools	97.0%	22	85.2	73.1	83.0	81.5	73.1	84.6	81.5	$24,330
Coleytown Elementary School	Public	K-5	65 Easton Rd.	Westport	06880	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Westport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 341-1710	461	41	11.3	2.2%	352 (76.4%)	9 (2.0%)	38 (8.2%)	25 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.0%)	83.9	77^th of 492 public elementary schools	84.3%		88.1	44^th of 493 public elementary schools	91.1%	33	516.0	73.0	77.1	81.8	68.9	72.3	69.3	$26,063
Wolfpit Integrated Arts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Starlight Drive	Norwalk	06851	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 899-2980	341	33	10.4	37.5%	118 (34.6%)	55 (16.1%)	128 (37.5%)	6 (1.8%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.2%)	50.2	254^th of 492 public elementary schools	48.4%		36.8	296^th of 493 public elementary schools	40.0%	42	50.0	54.0	42.9	53.6	66.7	51.0	42.9	$22,881

Frequently Asked Questions about Cider Mill School

What district is Cider Mill School in?

Wilton School District

What is the racial makeup of Cider Mill School?

Students at Cider Mill School are 73% White, 12% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Cider Mill School a good school?

Cider Mill School ranks 68^th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cider Mill School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 831 students attended Cider Mill School.

What schools do graduates of Cider Mill School attend?

Students who attend Cider Mill School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middlebrook School
High : Wilton High School

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