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Burr District Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–3

792 Killingworth Road, Higganum, CT 06441 · (860) 345-4584 · Part of Regional School District 17

Haddam’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Connecticut school districts

Directions
Students
278
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–3
The gist

What stands out about Burr District Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Haddam kids: Haddam-Killingworth Middle School

On the path

Where Haddam kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–3Burr District Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Haddam-Killingworth Middle Schoolin Killingworth

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

792 Killingworth Road, Higganum

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten58
Grade 163
Grade 276
Grade 381
Enrollment over time
295’20
302’21
331’22
297’23
278’24

Down 5.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Hispanic 4%Black <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Burr District Elementary School from Haddam families.

Other schools in Regional School District 17

The district →
Killingworth Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Higganum
A
257 students11:1
Haddam-Killingworth Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Killingworth
A−
280 students13:1
Haddam-Killingworth Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Killingworth
A−
423 students11:1
Haddam-Killingworth High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Higganum
A−
466 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Haddam’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.