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Alumni: what's one memory from Roxbury School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAMFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090432000865
Roxbury School
751 Westhill Rd., Stamford, CT 06902 · (203) 977-4287 · Western Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- CTest 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
11.9:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
302 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 44%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
29.5%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
35.2%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 Roxbury School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roxbury School this school | 509 | 59.3% | N/A |
| Discovery Academy Wethersfield | 522 | 54.2% | N/A |
| Hart School Stamford | 566 | 56.7% | N/A |
| Newfield School Stamford | 575 | 51.3% | N/A |
| Stillmeadow School Stamford | 587 | 54.0% | N/A |
| Springdale School Stamford | 565 | 56.3% | 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 Roxbury School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Western Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #355 of 522 | #66 of 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #401 of 519 | #65 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #98 of 613 | #23 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #214 of 558 | #37 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #152 of 560 | #16 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #205 of 594 | #19 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #125 of 378 | #20 of 63 |
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
509
-61 (-11%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 793
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 509 | 42.9 | 11.9:1 | 59% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 545 | 50.5 | 10.8:1 | 55% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 55.7 | 10.1:1 | 53% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 570 | 56 | 10.2:1 | 60% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 54.2 | 10.9:1 | 59% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 618 | 55 | 11.2:1 | 61% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 656 | 52 | 12.6:1 | 50% (326) |
| 2000-01 | 798 | 61 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 793 | 47 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roxbury School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (592 to 509); teachers down 21% (54.2 to 42.9).
About Roxbury School
Roxbury School is a medium-sized elementary school in Stamford, Connecticut. The school's enrollment of 509 students covers kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 35% higher than the average for elementary schools in Connecticut, which is about 378.
Stamford School District operates 21 schools. Combined enrollment is 15,483 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Roxbury School, at 55%. The next largest groups are 22% White, 13% Black, 7% Asian, and 3% multiracial. In Western Connecticut Planning Region overall, about 21% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.9:1, with 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Roxbury School is 59%. Across public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region, the average is 33%.
The allk12 Grade for Roxbury School is C. Compared with Connecticut public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In the county around the school, Western Connecticut Planning Region, the median household income is $128,188, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 56% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Western Connecticut Planning Region is home to 149 public schools and about 90,520 public school students.
Nearest public school: Westhill High School, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Roxbury School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show an 11% enrollment decrease, from 570 in 2020-21 to 509 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 11.9:1, from 10.2:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Roxbury School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Western Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
627,071
Census ACS
Median income
$128,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
90,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stamford School District
- Westhill High SchoolHigh · 2,224 students
- Stamford High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers InternationalElementary · 799 students
- Rogers International SchoolElementary · 780 students
- Rippowam Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Davenport Ridge SchoolElementary · 673 students
Other schools in Stamford
- Westhill High SchoolHigh · 2,224 students
- Stamford High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers InternationalElementary · 799 students
- Rogers International SchoolElementary · 780 students
- Rippowam Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Davenport Ridge SchoolElementary · 673 students
Nearby schools
- Westhill High School0.2 mi · 2,224
- Rippowam Middle School0.9 mi · 704
- The Academy of Information Technology & Engineering1.0 mi · 658
- Newfield School1.3 mi · 575
- Turn of River School1.4 mi · 560
- Stillmeadow School1.4 mi · 587
Frequently asked questions
About Roxbury SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Roxbury School?
Roxbury School enrolls approximately 509 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Roxbury School serve?
Roxbury School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Roxbury School have?
Roxbury School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
How diverse is Roxbury School?
Roxbury School reports a student body of 22% White, 55% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Roxbury School in?
Roxbury School is part of Stamford School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.