The top reported proficiency rate is 85% in Science. The lowest is 77% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Coleytown Elementary School
Coleytown Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Westport, a prosperous coastal Connecticut town about 47 miles from New York City. The school has a mid-sized enrollment distributed across six grades and draws from a community with considerable wealth, marked by high housing values and strong employment in finance, professional services, and creative industries.
On state assessments for math and English language arts, Coleytown's performance runs above the midpoint among the region's districts. In math, proficiency across tested grades sits solidly; third-grade math proficiency is notably strong, though fourth-grade shows a dip. English language arts proficiency is consistent in the mid-to-high range across third, fourth, and fifth grades. In science, fifth-grade proficiency is strong. The school's overall proficiency index positions it above the midpoint relative to the county's other districts. Participation rates on state tests are high across subjects and grades, indicating solid test attendance. One caveat: proficiency data for fifth-grade math was not available, so a reader looking at that grade level may want to ask the school directly about math performance there.
Student composition leans heavily White, reflecting the town's demographic profile. Asian, Hispanic, and multiracial students together make up roughly a quarter of the school. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility and on students with IEPs or English learner status were not reported, so a parent or resident interested in how the school serves students with the most significant economic or language barriers should ask the school for that context.
Westport itself is predominantly car-dependent, though the downtown along Main Street near the Saugatuck River offers walkable shopping, dining, galleries, and civic anchors like the recently renovated library and the Levitt Pavilion's summer concert series. Two Metro-North stations connect the town to Grand Central. The broader region is experiencing growth in housing, particularly through Connecticut's 8-30g affordable-housing statute, which has driven new multifamily developments alongside single-family neighborhoods.
The Westport School District is currently managing major transitions. A district-wide phone-free policy now runs from kindergarten through high school, keeping students' personal devices off their person during the school day. The district has also made artificial intelligence a central strategic goal, developing a K-12 AI literacy curriculum and introducing AI into classroom instruction. Additionally, the district is undertaking an elementary redistricting that took effect in fall 2025, moving some west-side Roseville Road students from Long Lots to Saugatuck. The district's most substantial capital project is a new Long Lots Elementary School, the largest in the town's history, with construction underway and completion expected around fall 2027.
Coleytown sits within a district focused on academic proficiency, curricular innovation in emerging technologies, and careful attention to device and screen use during the school day. The school's test results, the community's resources, and the district's active engagement with modernization strategy paint a picture of an elementary school positioned to deliver solid core academics alongside structured exposure to contemporary tools and learning approaches.
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