Summary:
The 06278 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Ashford School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. With a student population of 354, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 32.77%.
Ashford School's academic performance has been inconsistent, with the school's statewide ranking fluctuating between 231 out of 493 Connecticut elementary schools in 2024-2025 (3 out of 5 stars) and 285 out of 497 in 2023-2024 (2 out of 5 stars). While the school excels in certain areas, such as 5th grade ELA and science, it struggles in others, like 3rd grade ELA and 8th grade mathematics. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% may be a contributing factor to its uneven academic performance.
Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $19,169 and low student-teacher ratio of 8.6 to 1, the data suggests that Ashford School District may need to evaluate how it is allocating resources to maximize student outcomes and address the identified challenges, such as improving overall academic consistency and supporting students from lower-income backgrounds.
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