Ridgefield School District

70 Prospect Street, Ridgefield, CT Phone Web

Academic Summary

Schools

4,897

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

12 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

78%

Percent Proficient - Math

85%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Living Summary view more

9,001

households

24,885

Total Population

$653,100

Average House Value

$1,786

Average Housing Rent

$163,945

Average Household Income

93.71%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

District Overview

Ridgefield School District is a public school district serving Ridgefield area, Connecticut. For academic year 2020-2021, 9 schools served 4,897 students through PK to 12^th grade in its 9 schools. A total of 414 teachers are teaching their students and the average students to teacher ratio is 12 to 1.

According to the Connecticut state assessment result, 78% of students are proficient in Math learning and 85% of students are proficient in English/language arts learning.

District Contacts

http://www.ridgefield.org (203)894-5550 70 Prospect Street, Ridgefield, CT

Civil Rights Coordinators

Title II(disabilities)

ELIZABETH HANNAWAY

email phone

Title VI(race, color, national origin)

KAREN DEWING

email phone

Title IX(sex-based)

KAREN DEWING

email phone

Schools in Ridgefield School District

In Ridgefield School District, 9 schools are serving students in its area. The next lists are showing schools by offering level.

Branchville Elementary School View

360 Students

12 Students per teacher

Farmingville Elementary School View

328 Students

12 Students per teacher

Ridgebury Elementary School View

336 Students

12 Students per teacher

Scotland Elementary School View

376 Students

13 Students per teacher

Veterans Park Elementary School View

283 Students

11 Students per teacher

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East Ridge Middle School View

700 Students

12 Students per teacher

Scotts Ridge Middle School View

505 Students

11 Students per teacher

Ridgefield High School View

1,669 Students

12 Students per teacher

Best Colleges in Connecticut

University of Connecticut VIEW

Storrs, CT

$43,034 ($20,366) Tuition & Fees

1,330 SAT Score

Central Connecticut State University VIEW

New Britain, CT

$25,736 ($12,460) Tuition & Fees

1,060 SAT Score

Southern Connecticut State University VIEW

New Haven, CT

$26,104 ($12,828) Tuition & Fees

Eastern Connecticut State University VIEW

Willimantic, CT

$16,624 ($13,292) Tuition & Fees

1,080 SAT Score

Western Connecticut State University VIEW

Danbury, CT

$16,095 ($12,763) Tuition & Fees

1,120 SAT Score

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Yale University VIEW

New Haven, CT

$64,700 Tuition & Fees

1,540 SAT Score

Wesleyan University VIEW

Middletown, CT

$67,316 Tuition & Fees

1,420 SAT Score

Trinity College VIEW

Hartford, CT

$67,420 Tuition & Fees

1,380 SAT Score

Connecticut College VIEW

New London, CT

$64,812 Tuition & Fees

1,420 SAT Score

Quinnipiac University VIEW

Hamden, CT

$53,090 Tuition & Fees

1,210 SAT Score

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Tunxis Community College VIEW

Farmington, CT

$14,220 ($4,820) Tuition & Fees

Gateway Community College VIEW

New Haven, CT

$14,140 ($4,740) Tuition & Fees

Quinebaug Valley Community College VIEW

Danielson, CT

$14,220 ($4,740) Tuition & Fees

Northwestern Connecticut Community College VIEW

Winsted, CT

$14,172 ($4,772) Tuition & Fees

Norwalk Community College VIEW

Norwalk, CT

$14,172 ($4,772) Tuition & Fees

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Student Population

A total of 4,897 students are attending Ridgefield School District. By gender, there are 2,480 (50.6%) and 2,405 (49.1%) female students at Ridgefield School District.

By race/ethnicity, 4,018 White (82.1%), 36 Black (0.7%), and313 Asian (6.4%) students are attending schools.

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic 7.1%	350	195	155
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1%	7	3	4
Asian 6.4%	313	148	165
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0%	2	1	1
Black 0.7%	36	19	17
White 82.1%	4,018	2,034	1,984
Two or More Races 3.5%	171	85	86
Total	4,897	2,485	2,412

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	19	13	6
Asian	10	7	3
White	22	17	5
Two or More Races	1	1	0
Total	54	38	16

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	84	55	29
Asian	39	31	8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	1	0	1
Black	8	5	3
White	683	439	244
Two or More Races	25	14	11
Total	840	544	296

Academic Achievement

Achievement

Math
Reading/Language Arts

	Grade
	Overall	3	4	5	6	7	8	HS
All students 78%	78%	84%	86%	76%	75%	76%	70%	80%
American Indian/Alaska Native students	Data Protected for privacy
Asian/Pacific Islander students 92%	90-94%	≥80%	≥80%	≥80%	≥80%	≥80%	≥80%	≥90%
Hispanic students 67%	65-69%	60-79%	≥80%	50-59%	≥80%	60-79%	40-59%	40-59%
Black students 50%	40-59%	*	*	***	*	*	*	*
White students 78%	78%	85-89%	85-89%	75-79%	72%	75-79%	69%	83%
Two or More Races 82%	80-84%	≥80%	≥50%	≥80%	≥80%	≥50%	≥80%	≥50%
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 29%	29%	40-49%	40-49%	20-29%	11-19%	20-24%	20-29%	20-29%
Economically disadvantaged students 57%	55-59%	≥50%	60-79%	40-59%	60-79%	40-59%	21-39%	≥50%
Limited English proficient students 75%	70-79%	60-79%	*	≥50%	***	*	*	***
Female students 77%	77%	80-84%	80-84%	75-79%	70-74%	75-79%	65-69%	80-84%
Male students 78%	78%	85-89%	85-89%	70-74%	75-79%	70-74%	70-74%	80-84%
Military Connected Student Status	Data Protected for privacy

	Grade
	Overall	7	8	5	4	6	3
All students 85%	85%	81%	81%	88%	86%	83%	86%
Two or More Races 87%	85-89%	≥50%	≥80%	≥50%	≥50%	≥80%	≥80%
Hispanic students 77%	75-79%	60-79%	60-79%	70-79%	60-79%	≥80%	60-79%
Asian/Pacific Islander students 92%	90-94%	≥80%	≥80%	≥80%	≥80%	≥80%	≥80%
Male students 82%	82%	70-74%	75-79%	80-84%	80-84%	75-79%	85-89%
Female students 88%	88%	85-89%	85-89%	90-94%	85-89%	85-89%	85-89%
Economically disadvantaged students 67%	65-69%	40-59%	21-39%	60-79%	60-79%	60-79%	≥50%
White students 85%	85%	80%	80%	85-89%	85-89%	81%	85-89%
Limited English proficient students 70%	60-79%	*	0%	≥50%	*	***	≥50%
Black students 70%	60-79%	*	*	***	*	*	*
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 47%	47%	40-44%	40-49%	50-59%	40-49%	40-49%	50-59%
American Indian/Alaska Native students	Data Protected for privacy
Military Connected Student Status	Data Protected for privacy

Advanced Placement Programs

Total 527 students are enrolled in at least one (1) AP programs. 813 students are participating the SAT and/or ACT test program at Ridgefield School District.

	Number of Students Enrolled	Percent Enrolled
Advanced Placement Programs	527	32%
Advanced Placement Math	135	8%
Advanced Placement Science	246	15%
Advanced Placement Other programs	469	28%
SAT/ACT Participation	813	49%

Teachers & Staffs

Total 417 full-time (or equivalent) teachers work for schools in Ridgefield School District and the students to teacher ratio is 12 to 1. 99.8% of teachers are certified. 95.9% of teachers have 3 or more years teaching experiences.

	Headcount	Note
Total FTE of Teachers	417	Students per teacher: 12 to 1
Teachers who are certified	416	99.8%
Teachers who are not certified	1	0.2%
Teachers in their first year of teaching	11	2.6%
Teachers in their second year of teaching	6	1.4%
School counselors	15	Students per counselor: 326 to 1
Law Enforcement Officer	1	-
Security guards	15	-
Nurses	12	-
Psychologists	14	-
Social workers	1	-