Veterans Park Elementary School

Veterans Park Elementary School is one of the tight-knit K-5 schools in Ridgefield, Connecticut, operated by Ridgefield School District, with 262 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so Veterans Park Elementary School sits 31% below that benchmark.

Ridgefield School District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 4,378 students. Veterans Park Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Veterans Park Elementary School logs that 76% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 9% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 61%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Western Connecticut Planning Region (around 33%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Western Connecticut Planning Region) logs that median household income runs about $128,188, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Western Connecticut Planning Region runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students), of which Veterans Park Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: East Ridge Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Veterans Park Elementary School.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 7%: 282 students in 2018 compared to 262 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 81% to 76%. Class-load math has grew: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Veterans Park Elementary School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.