Enrollment
257
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 17·NCES 090353900760
Killingworth Elementary School
340 Route 81, Higganum, CT 06419 · (860) 663-1121 · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
40 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 44%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 26% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Killingworth Elementary School→Haddam-Killingworth Intermediate School→Haddam-Killingworth Middle School→Haddam-Killingworth High School
Based on grade levels within Regional School District 17. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
77.4%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
79.0%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Killingworth Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killingworth Elementary School this school | 257 | 15.6% | N/A |
| Melissa Jones School Guilford | 265 | 14.7% | N/A |
| Haddam-Killingworth Intermediate School Killingworth | 280 | 18.6% | N/A |
| Ann Antolini School New Hartford | 241 | 19.5% | N/A |
| Center School East Hampton | 251 | 20.7% | N/A |
| Burr District Elementary School Higganum | 278 | 20.1% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Killingworth Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #47 of 522 | #2 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #53 of 519 | #3 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 257 | #503 of 613 | #15 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #132 of 558 | #9 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #542 of 560 | #21 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.6% | #509 of 594 | #28 of 29 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
257
+20 (+8%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 257 | 23.1 | 11.1:1 | 16% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 23.2 | 11.6:1 | 12% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 23.6 | 11.3:1 | 12% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 21 | 11.3:1 | 11% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 257 | 24.1 | 10.7:1 | 2% (6) |
| 2015-16 | 256 | 23 | 11.1:1 | 7% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 33 | 13.5:1 | 3% (15) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | 40 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 428 | 28 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Killingworth Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (257 to 257); teachers down 4% (24.1 to 23.1).
About Killingworth Elementary School
Killingworth Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in Higganum, Connecticut. The school covers pre-K through 3 and reported 257 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 32% below the 378-student average for elementary schools in Connecticut.
Killingworth Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Regional School District 17, which enrolls 1,704 students in total.
White students are 88% of those enrolled at Killingworth Elementary School. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 22%.
Staffing at Killingworth Elementary School comes to 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Connecticut is 12.6:1. Killingworth Elementary School counts 16% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is 16 points.
Killingworth Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 91% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
For Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $104,428, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 57 public schools in the county, enrolling about 19,075, Killingworth Elementary School among them.
Among nearby public schools, Haddam-Killingworth Intermediate School is closest at about 0.8 miles. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Killingworth Elementary School.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 257 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 237.
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Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
175,822
Census ACS
Median income
$104,428
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
19,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Regional School District 17
- Haddam-Killingworth High SchoolHigh · 466 students
- Haddam-Killingworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Haddam-Killingworth Intermediate SchoolElementary · 280 students
- Burr District Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
Other schools in Higganum
- Haddam-Killingworth High SchoolHigh · 466 students
- Burr District Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
Nearby schools
- Haddam-Killingworth Intermediate School0.8 mi · 280
- Haddam-Killingworth Middle School0.8 mi · 423
- Dr. Robert H. Brown Intermediate School3.7 mi · 361
- Kathleen H. Ryerson Elementary School3.8 mi · 314
- Burr District Elementary School5.1 mi · 278
- Lewin G. Joel Jr. School5.2 mi · 532
Frequently asked questions
About Killingworth Elementary SchoolHow large is Killingworth Elementary School?
Killingworth Elementary School enrolls approximately 257 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Killingworth Elementary School serve?
Killingworth Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Killingworth Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Killingworth Elementary School is approximately 11.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Killingworth Elementary School?
At Killingworth Elementary School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Killingworth Elementary School public or private?
Killingworth Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Regional School District 17.
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