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Dwight Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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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

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School Overview

Address
1600 Redding Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824
Phone
(203) 255-8312
District
Fairfield School District
County
GREATER BRIDGEPORT PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
245
Classroom Teachers
20

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.6% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Dwight Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
48%
83%
46%
87%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
84%
49%
76%
49%
92%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
86%
47%
89%
51%
83%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 30 12.2%
Grade 1 37 15.1%
Grade 2 43 17.6%
Grade 3 47 19.2%
Grade 4 40 16.3%
Grade 5 48 19.6%
Total 245 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.6% 76.5% 49.8%
Black 2.6% 3.1% 13.1%
Hispanic 4.8% 13.9% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.9% 6.4% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 6.9% 17.1% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 6.1% 13.1% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.8% 4.1% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 62,072 3,626,205
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,075.8 747
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 25.5% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.6% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.4% 27.6%
65 OR OLDER 15.5% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 20,506 1,409,807
Single Parent Households With Children 5.4% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.7% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 70.5% 41.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 54.3% 27.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.7% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 6.8% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 8.8% 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.3% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.9% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 4.3% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,323 $134,332,000 55.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,927 $18,076,000 7.5%
Staff $1,148 $10,770,000 4.4%
General Administration $106 $996,000 0.4%
School Administration $1,572 $14,744,000 6.1%
Operation $2,255 $21,149,000 8.7%
Transportation $774 $7,260,000 3.0%
Other $833 $7,815,000 3.2%
Total Support $8,616 $80,810,000 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,909 $27,280,000 11.3%
Total Expenditures $25,847 $242,422,000 100.0%
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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