South School
New Canaan, CT · Elementary School
South School is a elementary school in New Canaan, CT with 507 students enrolled and a 75% proficiency rate. Part of New Canaan School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
About This School
South School is a elementary school located in New Canaan, Connecticut. The school serves 507 students. The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.0:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 75% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
South School is part of the New Canaan School District in Connecticut.
How This School Compares
South School has 507 students enrolled, making it smaller than the average school in New Canaan School District (830 students). Its 75% proficiency rate is 5 percentage points above the district average of 70%. Compared to the Connecticut state average of 53%, the school performs 21 points higher. With a 11.0:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
South School has 507 students enrolled. The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.0:1.
According to EDFacts data, 75% of students at South School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
South School is part of the New Canaan School District in New Canaan, Connecticut. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment dataset. The detail above comes directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. public schools and districts.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.