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Schools in West Mountain

West Mountain’s public schools

Ridgefield School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Mountain. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?9/9schools above Connecticut’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Connecticut’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
80%
2021–22
Math proficiency
70%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.3K
▲ 9% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
CT 12.2
Schools in town
0
4,378 students on the public path
In brief

West Mountain’s schools, in brief

School by school

9 of West Mountain’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s 920 public schools. Branchville Elementary School places highest (better than 98%); Scotts Ridge Middle School lowest (82%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve West Mountain, graded from A to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Ridgefield High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in West Mountain, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
9–12Ridgefield High Schoolin RidgefieldA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ridgefield School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Ridgefield School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 4,378 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$28,304CT $25,892 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading80%
State average 50.5% · 2334 students tested
Math70%
State average 39.8% · 2304 students tested

West Mountain vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Connecticut towns that share West Mountain’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West Mountain—Ridgefield
RidgefieldARidgefield

Lewisboro, NY and North Salem, NY border West Mountain but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in West Mountain

9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving West Mountainin other towns
Barlow Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ridgefield
A
377 students13:1Rate it →
Branchville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ridgefield
A+
340 students12:1Rate it →
Ridgebury Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ridgefield
A+
322 students12:1Rate it →
Scotland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ridgefield
A+
318 students11:1Rate it →
Farmingville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ridgefield
A+
311 students13:1Rate it →
Veterans Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ridgefield
A+
262 students14:1Rate it →
Scotts Ridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ridgefield
A−
548 students11:1Rate it →
East Ridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ridgefield
A
489 students11:1Rate it →
Ridgefield High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ridgefield
A+
1,411 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about West Mountain’s schools

Are West Mountain’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for West Mountain. Ridgefield School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Mountain. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 9 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is West Mountain in?

Ridgefield School District.

Where do West Mountain kids go to high school?

Ridgefield High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.