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Cider Mill School
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 292 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 290 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 249 | 30% |
School pathway
Schools most like Cider Mill School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cider Mill School this school | 831 | 5.1% | N/A |
| Miller-Driscoll School Wilton | 845 | 2.7% | N/A |
| Beecher Road School Woodbridge | 862 | 12.6% | N/A |
| Samuel Staples Elementary School Easton | 606 | 6.9% | N/A |
| Long Lots School Westport | 571 | 2.3% | N/A |
| Highland School Cheshire | 899 | 17.7% | N/A |
Where Cider Mill School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Western Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 831 | #12 of 613 | #4 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #247 of 558 | #41 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.9% | #384 of 560 | #54 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.1% | #570 of 594 | #69 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #231 of 378 | #39 of 63 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 831 | 68.7 | 12.1:1 | 5% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 822 | 65.7 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 770 | 65.8 | 11.7:1 | 6% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 774 | 63 | 12.3:1 | 4% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 906 | 75.8 | 11.9:1 | 2% (16) |
| 2015-16 | 971 | 72 | 13.5:1 | 2% (17) |
| 2010-11 | 1,022 | 76 | 13.4:1 | 1% (11) |
| 2000-01 | 1,011 | 71 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 593 | 41 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (906 to 831); teachers down 9% (75.8 to 68.7).
About Cider Mill School
In Wilton, Connecticut, Cider Mill School is a large elementary school. The school counted 831 students in 2024-25, covering grades 3 through 5. It has 120% more students than the average for elementary schools in Connecticut (about 378).
A total of 4 schools make up Wilton School District, with 3,730 students enrolled.
The share of White students at Cider Mill School is 73%, a majority. Smaller groups are 12% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Western Connecticut Planning Region is roughly 61% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
Cider Mill School has 68.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.1:1. That is in line with the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 5% at Cider Mill School. The rate at public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region averages 33%, higher than here.
In Western Connecticut Planning Region, median household income comes to about $128,188, roughly 56% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Western Connecticut Planning Region counts 149 public schools with about 90,520 students.
The closest school to Cider Mill School is Middlebrook School, located about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The NCES locale for Cider Mill School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Cider Mill School had a net gain of 57 students, or 7%.
The allk12 page for Cider Mill School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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