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Ridgefield Academy

223a W Mountain Rd, Ridgefield, CT, 06877-0688 -

School Overview:

	Ridgefield Academy
School Membership(s)	National Association of Independent Schools Institute for Independent Education
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 8
County	Fairfield County, CT
Student Body
Total Students	363 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(CT) School Avg.
% Students of Color	12%	19%
Students by Grade
	Nursery - 22 students
	Pre-K - 30 students
	Kind - 50 students
	Grade 1 - 34 students
	Grade 2 - 45 students
	Grade 3 - 36 students
	Grade 4 - 58 students
	Grade 5 - 30 students
	Grade 6 - 30 students
	Grade 7 - 25 students
	Grade 8 - 25 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	48 teachers
Average Class Size	15
	This School	(CT) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:6	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	174 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Tuition Notes	Range: 14,750-21,700
Head of School	James P. Heus
Admissions Director	Libby Mattson

In the News:

Why vote for Republicans? (Ridgefield Press)
posted on November 2, 2009 at 11:09:56 am
We live in unprecedented times. Often it seems there is so much in modern American life that is beyond our control. Fortunately, we are all privileged to live in a terrific town and this Tuesday you can take action to positively affect the future of Ridgefield.
Ridgefield Academy will host independent secondary school fair (Ridgefield Press)
posted on October 1, 2009 at 09:55:16 am
Ridgefield Academy will open its gymnasium to 76 different independent secondary schools Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. This fair is free and open to all.
More than 5,400 students expected as Ridgefield schools open this week (Ridgefield Press)
posted on August 31, 2009 at 09:53:49 am
Students will share greetings, feelings and fun to start each day, and recess will come before lunch, as Ridgefield’s elementary schools more fully embrace the “Responsive Classroom” philosophy in the new school year, which begins next week.
Carney resigns as coach (Weston Forum)
posted on August 28, 2009 at 11:31:32 pm
For the past two years Brendan Carney kept the Weston High boys lacrosse team in the right direction. During this time the Trojans enjoyed success at both the league and the state levels. Now, however, Carney will be headed in a different direction off the lacrosse field.
Keith Miller, Jill Bornstein, Bob Jewell are recommended for GOP slate (Ridgefield Press)
posted on July 21, 2009 at 09:43:28 am
Former school board chairman Keith Miller, Republican Town Committee Treasurer Jill Bornstein and land use attorney Bob Jewell join a dozen incumbents on the slate of candidates the Republican Town Committee is recommending for the fall election.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (06877)	School Zip (06877)	(CT) State Average
Population (Approximate)	23,686 people	3,405,565 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	71%	41%
Population Average Age	39 years old	37 years old
Average Household size	2.8 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$107,229	$56,323
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	7.7 rooms	5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	42 years old	48 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	85% / 15%	64% / 36%