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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 06877

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At a glance

Schools

4,378

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedBarlow Mountain Elementary School7^th of 491 Connecticut elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Scotland Elementary School up 13 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

East Ridge Middle School 10.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 06877 in Ridgefield, Connecticut is home to 9 schools in the Ridgefield School District, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade across 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district ranks 9th out of 153 Connecticut districts (94th percentile) with a 5-star rating, and every school in the zip code significantly outperforms state averages. The district serves 4,378 students, with enrollments ranging from 262 at Veterans Park Elementary School to 1,411 at Ridgefield High School.

Among the six elementary schools, Barlow Mountain Elementary School is the current leader, ranked 7th in the state, with strong math and science proficiency. Ridgebury Elementary School has the lowest chronic absenteeism at just 2.0% and posted the highest single elementary test score in the dataset at 93.1% in 5th-grade ELA. Veterans Park Elementary School has the highest free/reduced lunch rate in the zip code at 12.21% yet was ranked #2 in the state in 2023–2024 and remains in the top 7% today. The two middle schools both rank in the 95th percentile — East Ridge Middle School is stronger in 6th and 7th grade, while Scotts Ridge Middle School excels in 8th grade, with 88.0% science proficiency.

Ridgefield High School graduates 97.9% of students versus the 91.2% state average, with 75.8% 11th-grade science proficiency and only 5.5% chronic absenteeism. Across the zip code, chronic absenteeism ranges from 2.0% to 8.0%, far below the 16.4% state average. Per-student spending ranges from $17,845 at Scotts Ridge Middle School to $21,025 at Ridgefield High School, but spending does not predict performance — Scotts Ridge spends the least yet produces top scores. Overall, the zip code offers a seamless pipeline of academic achievement from elementary through high school.

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	NGSS Science 11th 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
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 491 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
East Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	10 East Ridge Rd.	Ridgefield	06877	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 894-5500	489	45	10.7	11.0%	384 (78.5%)	3 (0.6%)	47 (9.6%)	32 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	92.1	12^th of 258 public middle schools	95.3%		92.8	9^th of 252 public middle schools	96.4%	3		80.2					74.2	82.1	83.4				69.1	77.8	78.1	$25,718
Farmingville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	324 Farmingville Rd.	Ridgefield	06877	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 894-5570	311	24	12.7	3.2%	253 (81.4%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.0%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	89.2	43^rd of 491 public elementary schools	91.2%		87.5	48^th of 493 public elementary schools	90.3%	5	78.9			76.1	81.0	86.0				76.1						$24,171
Ridgebury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Bennett's Farm Rd.	Ridgefield	06877	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 894-5875	322	26	12.4	5.9%	256 (79.5%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (9.3%)	19 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	92.1	20^th of 491 public elementary schools	95.9%		91.4	20^th of 493 public elementary schools	95.9%		89.7			73.2	77.4	93.1				80.4	87.1	89.7				$24,690
Ridgefield High School	Public	9-12	700 North Salem Rd.	Ridgefield	06877	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 894-5750	1,411	124	11.4	8.9%	1,088 (77.1%)	14 (1.0%)	145 (10.3%)	95 (6.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (4.3%)								(n/a)			75.8													$26,676
Scotland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Barlow Mountain Rd.	Ridgefield	06877	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 894-5825	318	28	11.3	4.1%	256 (80.5%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.9%)	17 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	89.3	40^th of 491 public elementary schools	91.9%		86.7	53^rd of 493 public elementary schools	89.2%	13				78.0	78.9	83.3				78.0	75.4	83.3				$24,754
Veterans Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8 Governor St.	Ridgefield	06877	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 894-5525	262	19	13.8	12.2%	200 (76.3%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.8%)	21 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	90.8	32^nd of 491 public elementary schools	93.5%		93.1	9^th of 493 public elementary schools	98.2%	23				80.0	76.5					82.2	90.2					$23,829
Scotts Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	750 North Salem Rd.	Ridgefield	06877	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 894-5725	548	50	10.9	6.6%	433 (79.0%)	4 (0.7%)	52 (9.5%)	36 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	90.8	16^th of 258 public middle schools	93.8%		90.1	17^th of 252 public middle schools	93.3%	1		88.0					77.6	77.0	87.5				62.5	66.5	87.5	$26,145
Barlow Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Barlow Mountain Rd.	Ridgefield	06877	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 894-5800	377	30	12.6	8.2%	275 (72.9%)	4 (1.1%)	37 (9.8%)	32 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.2%)	94.1	7^th of 491 public elementary schools	98.6%		92.5	13^th of 493 public elementary schools	97.4%	6	89.1			80.7	87.5	85.5				86.0	91.7	87.3				$23,251

Cities Near Zip Code 06877

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ridgefield	1.35 mi	9	7^th
Redding	4.99 mi	3	13^th
Danbury	5.41 mi	21	158^th
Wilton	6.89 mi	4	9^th
Bethel	7.66 mi	5	81^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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