Barlow Mountain Elementary School
115 Barlow Mountain Rd
Ridgefield CT, 06877, Fairfield County
Phone: 203-894-7700
Ranking: 
(76 out of 765, top 10%)*
(76 out of 765, top 10%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Ridgefield School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 31 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 380 | 363 | 372 | 412 | 406 | 430 | 441 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 35 | 9.2% | 36 | 9.9% | 41 | 11.0% | 46 | 11.2% | 43 | 10.6% | 48 | 11.2% | 57 | 12.9% |
| Kindergarten: | 53 | 13.9% | 43 | 11.8% | 42 | 11.3% | 67 | 16.3% | 51 | 12.6% | 69 | 16.0% | 52 | 11.8% |
| Grade 1: | 46 | 12.1% | 47 | 12.9% | 67 | 18.0% | 52 | 12.6% | 62 | 15.3% | 50 | 11.6% | 60 | 13.6% |
| Grade 2: | 51 | 13.4% | 63 | 17.4% | 51 | 13.7% | 66 | 16.0% | 50 | 12.3% | 58 | 13.5% | 66 | 15.0% |
| Grade 3: | 69 | 18.2% | 56 | 15.4% | 65 | 17.5% | 49 | 11.9% | 59 | 14.5% | 71 | 16.5% | 66 | 15.0% |
| Grade 4: | 58 | 15.3% | 68 | 18.7% | 46 | 12.4% | 57 | 13.8% | 71 | 17.5% | 67 | 15.6% | 64 | 14.5% |
| Grade 5: | 68 | 17.9% | 50 | 13.8% | 60 | 16.1% | 75 | 18.2% | 70 | 17.2% | 67 | 15.6% | 76 | 17.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 205 | 53.9% | 197 | 54.3% | 201 | 54.0% | 232 | 56.3% | 221 | 54.4% | 235 | 54.7% | 248 | 56.2% |
| Female: | 175 | 46.1% | 166 | 45.7% | 171 | 46.0% | 180 | 43.7% | 177 | 43.6% | 187 | 43.5% | 189 | 42.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 39 | 10.3% | 30 | 8.3% | 27 | 7.3% | 28 | 6.8% | 22 | 5.4% | 19 | 4.4% | 9 | 2.0% |
| Hispanic: | 22 | 5.8% | 16 | 4.4% | 8 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| White: | 307 | 80.8% | 303 | 83.5% | 327 | 87.9% | 363 | 88.1% | 374 | 92.1% | 405 | 94.2% | 428 | 97.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 3.2% | 13 | 3.6% | 9 | 2.4% | 8 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 3.2% | 10 | 2.8% | 6 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.29 | 11.47 | 11.90 | 12.85 | 15.29 | 16.50 | 16.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 90.5% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 93.2% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 94.5% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.2% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 95.7% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 96.3% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 97.1% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 88.9% | 69.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 89.5% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.4% | 68.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 90.3% | 71.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 88.9% | 72.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 90.5% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 90.7% | 74.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 91.8% | 72.4% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 92.4% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 95.4% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.3% | 82.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 94.2% | 83.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 90.3% | 80.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 92% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 94% | 83.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 94.2% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 96.1% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 91.5% | 80.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 95.9% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 99.3% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 98.4% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.7% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 97.4% | 83.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 95.4% | 71.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 90.6% | 70.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 93.2% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 91.4% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 88.5% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 78.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 92.0% | 77.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 96.3% | 84.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 95.5% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 96.6% | 84.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 97.9% | 85% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 97.4% | 86.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 94.8% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 96.8% | 83.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.0% | 95.2% | 83.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 94.8% | 80.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 97.8% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 95.1% | 83.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 98.1% | 85.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.6% | 87.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 98.8% | 87.6% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 98.4% | 85.7% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 98.7% | 84.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 91.8% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 93.1% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 91.8% | 74% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 95.4% | 77.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 95.6% | 75.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 93.5% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 95.6% | 79.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 95.6% | 79.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 94.9% | 81.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 95.5% | 82.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.6% | 82.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96.7% | 82.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 98% | 82.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 96.9% | 81.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 96.7% | 85.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.6% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 97.2% | 85.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 96.9% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 97.4% | 87.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 97.4% | 88% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.2% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 98.0% | 87.7% |
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* Barlow Mountain Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.