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Dwight Elementary School
1600 Redding Rd
Fairfield CT, 06824, Fairfield County
Phone: 203-255-8312
Ranking:
(38 out of 765, top 5%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Fairfield 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: | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 29 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 306 | 278 | 291 | 314 | 316 | 322 | 340 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 32 | 10.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 42 | 13.7% | 43 | 15.5% | 42 | 14.4% | 48 | 15.3% | 43 | 13.6% | 36 | 11.2% | 53 | 15.6% |
Grade 1: | 45 | 14.7% | 56 | 20.1% | 52 | 17.9% | 44 | 14.0% | 44 | 13.9% | 59 | 18.3% | 56 | 16.5% |
Grade 2: | 56 | 18.3% | 45 | 16.2% | 43 | 14.8% | 46 | 14.6% | 59 | 18.7% | 54 | 16.8% | 55 | 16.2% |
Grade 3: | 47 | 15.4% | 37 | 13.3% | 42 | 14.4% | 62 | 19.7% | 54 | 17.1% | 57 | 17.7% | 64 | 18.8% |
Grade 4: | 42 | 13.7% | 45 | 16.2% | 58 | 19.9% | 55 | 17.5% | 58 | 18.4% | 61 | 18.9% | 56 | 16.5% |
Grade 5: | 42 | 13.7% | 52 | 18.7% | 54 | 18.6% | 59 | 18.8% | 58 | 18.4% | 55 | 17.1% | 56 | 16.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 164 | 53.6% | 142 | 51.1% | 140 | 48.1% | 145 | 46.2% | 144 | 45.6% | 155 | 48.1% | 159 | 46.8% |
Female: | 142 | 46.4% | 136 | 48.9% | 151 | 51.9% | 169 | 53.8% | 164 | 51.9% | 159 | 49.4% | 177 | 52.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 15 | 4.9% | 17 | 6.1% | 18 | 6.2% | 18 | 5.7% | 15 | 4.7% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.2% |
Hispanic: | 19 | 6.2% | 13 | 4.7% | 15 | 5.2% | 14 | 4.5% | 12 | 3.8% | 14 | 4.3% | 10 | 2.9% |
Black: | 6 | 2.0% | 6 | 2.2% | 6 | 2.1% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.6% | 7 | 2.1% |
White: | 257 | 84.0% | 239 | 86.0% | 247 | 84.9% | 274 | 87.3% | 286 | 90.5% | 298 | 92.5% | 319 | 93.8% |
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: | 8 | 2.6% | 3 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 2.0% | 6 | 2.2% | 4 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.86 | 11.16 | 12.28 | 12.51 | 13.56 | 13.10 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CMT | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 90.8% | 78.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 91.6% | 80.1% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 91.9% | 80.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 93.6% | 82.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 92.5% | 83.6% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 93.5% | 84.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 95.5% | 82.7% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 88% | 69.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 85.1% | 69.3% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 87.4% | 68.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 85.3% | 71.1% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 86.1% | 72.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 88.5% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 86.7% | 74.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 89.8% | 72.4% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 93.3% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 93% | 82.4% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 91.4% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 92.5% | 83.2% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 89.2% | 80.3% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 92.2% | 81.1% |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 93.9% | 83.2% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 92.4% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 90% | 80.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 93.7% | 80.9% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 92% | 81.5% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 94.1% | 84.6% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 95.2% | 85.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 94.1% | 85.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 95.3% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 96.5% | 83.8% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 87.3% | 71.8% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 87.2% | 70.6% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 88.2% | 69.7% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 88.3% | 74.4% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 88.8% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 89.8% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 89.1% | 78.3% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 89.8% | 77.6% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 92.1% | 84.2% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 93.8% | 84.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 93.9% | 84.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 93.9% | 85% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 94.6% | 86.5% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 93.3% | 85.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93.3% | 83.7% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 93.4% | 83.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 90.7% | 80.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 92.9% | 82.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 93.8% | 83.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 93.9% | 85.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94.5% | 87.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 95% | 87.6% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 93.3% | 85.7% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.0% | 95.8% | 84.4% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 87.1% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 85.9% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89% | 74% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 92.1% | 77.7% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89.7% | 75.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 89.5% | 75.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 91.4% | 79.7% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 91.4% | 79.1% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.2% | 81.1% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 93.9% | 82.9% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93.1% | 82.5% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 94.2% | 82.4% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92% | 82.4% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 93.8% | 81.7% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.6% | 85.3% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 92.8% | 85.7% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.1% | 85.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.5% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94.5% | 87.3% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.9% | 88% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 94.7% | 88.5% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 95.8% | 87.7% |
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* Dwight 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.