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Darien, CT
Public School Ratings




Darien Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Darien School District details

Darien School District
2 Renshaw Road
Darien, CT 06820

4,700 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Darien School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Connecticut

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.4% of all CT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
45%
81%
48%
80%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Darien High School
80 High School Ln.
Darien, CT, 06820
09-12
Hindley Elementary School
10 Nearwater Ln.
Darien, CT, 06820
PK-05
Holmes Elementary School
18 Hoyt St.
Darien, CT, 06820
PK-05
Middlesex Middle School
204 Hollow Tree Ridge Rd.
Darien, CT, 06820
06-08
Ox Ridge Elementary School
395 Mansfield Ave.
Darien, CT, 06820
PK-05
Royle Elementary School
133 Mansfield Ave.
Darien, CT, 06820
PK-05
Tokeneke Elementary School
7 Old Farm Rd.
Darien, CT, 06820
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 85.2% 49.8%
Black 0.7% 13.1%
Hispanic 7.4% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.5% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 1.4% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 1.0% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.4% 5.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,340 $67,400,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,436 $11,449,000 8.3%
Staff $1,214 $5,704,000 4.1%
General Administration $950 $4,467,000 3.2%
School Administration $1,292 $6,071,000 4.4%
Operation $2,483 $11,671,000 8.4%
Transportation $720 $3,386,000 2.4%
Other $1,079 $5,073,000 3.7%
Total Support $10,175 $47,821,000 34.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,002 $23,510,000 16.9%
Total Expenditures $29,517 $138,731,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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