Stratford School District

The two schools in Stratford School District serve students from prekindergarten through grade 8: Parkview Elementary School serves PK–3, and Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School serves grades 4–8. The clearest picture is mixed: Parkview has strong grade 3 results, while Yellin combines strong Algebra I with weak middle-grade math. The most important finding is that Yellin’s math results vary sharply by course and grade, rather than being uniformly strong or weak.

Parkview stands out in its tested grade: in 2025–2026, grade 3 proficiency was 64% in ELA, 16 points above the state, and 62% in math, 13 points above. Yellin’s standout was Algebra I, at 78% proficient—38 points above the state. Its sharpest concern was grades 6–8 math: grades 6 and 7 were each 18 points below the state, and grade 8 was 14 points below, with 9% proficient compared with 23% statewide. Yellin’s ELA results were more mixed: grades 4 and 8 were above the state, while grades 5–7 were below. Because the schools have no tested grade in common, their scores are not direct same-grade comparisons.

Parkview’s grade 3 results improved substantially from the prior year: ELA rose from 33% to 64%, and math from 46% to 62%. Yellin’s year-to-year results varied by grade and subject; for example, grade 8 ELA increased by 11 points, while grade 4 ELA fell by 16, and Algebra I proficiency declined by 11 points. SchoolDigger placed Parkview at the 73rd percentile and Yellin at the 41st percentile in 2025–2026; the district was ranked 304th of 607, at the 50th percentile, with three stars. As context, in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 28% at Parkview and 33% at Yellin; student–teacher ratios were 9.9 and 10.8, respectively.