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Enrollment
673
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAMFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090432000852
Davenport Ridge School
1300 Newfield Ave., Stamford, CT 06905 · (203) 977-4291 · Western Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL673 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
277 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 44%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
41.8%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Davenport Ridge School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport Ridge School this school | 673 | 41.2% | N/A |
| Ralph M. T. Johnson School Bethel | 652 | 35.7% | N/A |
| Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers International Stamford | 799 | 45.6% | N/A |
| Rogers International School Stamford | 780 | 53.1% | N/A |
| Northeast School Stamford | 436 | 40.4% | N/A |
| Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy North Windham | 535 | 48.2% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Davenport Ridge School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Western Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #307 of 522 | #54 of 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #354 of 519 | #59 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 673 | #23 of 613 | #8 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #457 of 558 | #76 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #138 of 560 | #14 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #311 of 594 | #40 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #84 of 176 | #15 of 24 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
673
+64 (+11%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 686
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 11.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 673 | 47.1 | 14.3:1 | 41% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 693 | 50.7 | 13.7:1 | 39% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 659 | 50.4 | 13.1:1 | 41% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 609 | 51 | 11.9:1 | 40% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 52 | 12.1:1 | 44% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 638 | 51 | 12.5:1 | 45% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 48% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 679 | 53 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 686 | 54 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davenport Ridge School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (627 to 673); teachers down 9% (52 to 47.1).
About Davenport Ridge School
Davenport Ridge School, located in Stamford, Connecticut, is a high-enrollment elementary school. The school enrolls 673 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Connecticut) has about 378 students.
Davenport Ridge School is part of a district of 21 schools: Stamford School District, with 15,483 students.
At Davenport Ridge School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 43%. After that, the student body is 41% White, 9% Black, 5% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Western Connecticut Planning Region is about 21% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Davenport Ridge School was 14.3:1. This ratio sits 1.7 above the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 41%. Compared with the 33% average for public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Davenport Ridge School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Connecticut public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Federal survey data for Western Connecticut Planning Region show that the median household income is $128,188, roughly 56% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 149 public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region, enrolling about 90,520 students in all.
Turn of River School is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Federal data show an 11% enrollment rise, from 609 in 2020-21 to 673 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.9:1 in 2020-21 to 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Western Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
627,071
Census ACS
Median income
$128,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
90,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stamford School District
- Westhill High SchoolHigh · 2,224 students
- Stamford High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers InternationalElementary · 799 students
- Rogers International SchoolElementary · 780 students
- Rippowam Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- The Academy of Information Technology & EngineeringHigh · 658 students
Other schools in Stamford
- Westhill High SchoolHigh · 2,224 students
- Stamford High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers InternationalElementary · 799 students
- Rogers International SchoolElementary · 780 students
- Rippowam Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- The Academy of Information Technology & EngineeringHigh · 658 students
Nearby schools
- Turn of River School0.6 mi · 560
- Springdale School0.9 mi · 565
- Newfield School1.0 mi · 575
- Northeast School1.5 mi · 436
- The Academy of Information Technology & Engineering1.5 mi · 658
- Rippowam Middle School1.6 mi · 704
Frequently asked questions
About Davenport Ridge SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Davenport Ridge School?
Davenport Ridge School enrolls approximately 673 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Davenport Ridge School serve?
Davenport Ridge School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Davenport Ridge School have?
Davenport Ridge School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Davenport Ridge School?
Student demographics at Davenport Ridge School are roughly 41% White, 43% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Davenport Ridge School public or private?
Davenport Ridge School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stamford School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.