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King's Highway Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

125 Post Rd. West, Westport, CT 06880 · (203) 341-1802 · Part of Westport School District

Westport’s School Grade A+ better than 97% of Connecticut school districts

Directions
Students
451
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
4%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about King's Highway Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 41 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 33 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Westport kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5King's Highway Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency79%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts84%
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 ↗

125 Post Rd. West, Westport

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten69
Grade 182
Grade 270
Grade 386
Grade 472
Grade 572
Enrollment over time
450’20
446’21
449’22
463’23
451’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 72%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 8%Asian 6%Black 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about King's Highway Elementary School from Westport families.

Other schools in Westport School District

The district →
Long Lots School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westport
A+
571 students12:1
Coleytown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westport
A+
461 students11:1
Green's Farms School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westport
A+
460 students11:1
Saugatuck Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westport
A
395 students11:1
Bedford Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westport
A
710 students10:1
Coleytown Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westport
A
484 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; Westport’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.