Veterans Park Elementary School
8 Governor St
Ridgefield CT, 06877, Fairfield County
Phone: 203-438-6571
Ranking: (51 out of 765, top 7%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Ridgefield School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 333 | 336 | 349 | 344 | 325 | 337 | 341 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 53 | 15.9% | 42 | 12.5% | 55 | 15.8% | 51 | 14.8% | 46 | 14.2% | 46 | 13.6% | 54 | 15.8% |
Grade 1: | 46 | 13.8% | 56 | 16.7% | 44 | 12.6% | 62 | 18.0% | 47 | 14.5% | 53 | 15.7% | 67 | 19.6% |
Grade 2: | 56 | 16.8% | 51 | 15.2% | 66 | 18.9% | 53 | 15.4% | 54 | 16.6% | 69 | 20.5% | 51 | 15.0% |
Grade 3: | 51 | 15.3% | 69 | 20.5% | 55 | 15.8% | 55 | 16.0% | 68 | 20.9% | 58 | 17.2% | 55 | 16.1% |
Grade 4: | 68 | 20.4% | 57 | 17.0% | 57 | 16.3% | 68 | 19.8% | 56 | 17.2% | 57 | 16.9% | 57 | 16.7% |
Grade 5: | 59 | 17.7% | 61 | 18.2% | 72 | 20.6% | 55 | 16.0% | 54 | 16.6% | 54 | 16.0% | 56 | 16.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 168 | 50.5% | 176 | 52.4% | 200 | 57.3% | 191 | 55.5% | 180 | 55.4% | 178 | 52.8% | 178 | 52.2% |
Female: | 165 | 49.5% | 160 | 47.6% | 149 | 42.7% | 153 | 44.5% | 137 | 42.2% | 151 | 44.8% | 159 | 46.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 18 | 5.4% | 16 | 4.8% | 11 | 3.2% | 11 | 3.2% | 10 | 3.1% | 12 | 3.6% | 9 | 2.6% |
Hispanic: | 11 | 3.3% | 18 | 5.4% | 19 | 5.4% | 14 | 4.1% | 13 | 4.0% | 13 | 3.9% | 15 | 4.4% |
Black: | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% |
White: | 291 | 87.4% | 297 | 88.4% | 313 | 89.7% | 316 | 91.9% | 299 | 92.0% | 310 | 92.0% | 313 | 91.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 3.3% | 13 | 3.9% | 10 | 2.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.5% | 8 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.20 | 13.87 | 13.17 | 13.44 | 14.19 | 14.30 | 13.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CMT | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 90.5% | 78.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 93.2% | 80.1% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 94.5% | 80.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 95.2% | 82.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 95.7% | 83.6% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 97.6% | 84.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96.3% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 97.1% | 82.7% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 88.9% | 69.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 89.5% | 69.3% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 88.4% | 68.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 90.3% | 71.1% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 88.9% | 72.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.5% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 90.7% | 74.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.8% | 72.4% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.4% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 95.4% | 82.4% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 95.3% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 94.2% | 83.2% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 90.3% | 80.3% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 92% | 81.1% |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 94% | 83.2% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 94.2% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 96.1% | 80.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 91.5% | 80.9% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 95.9% | 81.5% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 99% | 84.6% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.3% | 85.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 98.4% | 85.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.7% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 97.4% | 83.8% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.4% | 71.8% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 90.6% | 70.6% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 93% | 69.7% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 93.2% | 74.4% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 91.4% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.5% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 96% | 78.3% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 92.0% | 77.6% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 96.3% | 84.2% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 95.5% | 84.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96.6% | 84.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.9% | 85% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.4% | 86.5% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 94.8% | 85.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 96.8% | 83.7% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 95.2% | 83.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 94.8% | 80.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.8% | 82.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 95.1% | 83.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 98.1% | 85.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 98.6% | 87.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.8% | 87.6% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 98.4% | 85.7% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 98.7% | 84.4% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 91.8% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 91.8% | 74% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 95.4% | 77.7% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95.6% | 75.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 93.5% | 75.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 95.6% | 79.7% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 95.6% | 79.1% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.9% | 81.1% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 95.5% | 82.9% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 97.6% | 82.5% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.7% | 82.4% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 98% | 82.4% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 96.9% | 81.7% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.7% | 85.3% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.6% | 85.7% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.2% | 85.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 96.9% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 97.4% | 87.3% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.4% | 88% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 98.2% | 88.5% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 98.0% | 87.7% |
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* Veterans Park Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.