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If you could change one rule at Ellsworth Avenue School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
492
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANBURY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090102000159
Ellsworth Avenue School
53 Ellsworth Ave, Danbury, CT 06810 · (203) 797-4740 · Western Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% 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
15.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
307 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
25.2%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
32.6%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 Ellsworth Avenue School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellsworth Avenue School this school | 492 | 62.4% | N/A |
| Park Avenue School Danbury | 562 | 62.5% | N/A |
| Silvermine Dual Language Magnet School Norwalk | 428 | 57.7% | N/A |
| Stadley Rough School Danbury | 479 | 55.1% | N/A |
| Toquam Magnet School Stamford | 532 | 63.9% | N/A |
| South Street School Danbury | 372 | 58.3% | 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 Ellsworth Avenue School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Western Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #373 of 522 | #72 of 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #429 of 519 | #72 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #108 of 613 | #25 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #503 of 558 | #82 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.2% | #465 of 560 | #72 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.4% | #179 of 594 | #10 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #112 of 176 | #19 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
492
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
+71% since 1990-91, when it was 288
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 492 | 32.5 | 15.1:1 | 62% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 59% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 32.3 | 14.4:1 | 52% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 62% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 30.4 | 15.5:1 | 84% (394) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 75% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 67% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 24 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 288 | 16 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ellsworth Avenue School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (471 to 492); teachers up 7% (30.4 to 32.5).
About Ellsworth Avenue School
In Danbury, Connecticut, Ellsworth Avenue School is a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 492 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Connecticut is roughly 378 students; this school is 30% larger than that.
Danbury School District has a total of 19 schools and 11,833 students, Ellsworth Avenue School among them.
At 80%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Ellsworth Avenue School combined. It is also 10% White, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. Western Connecticut Planning Region's residents are about 21% Hispanic, 59 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Ellsworth Avenue School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
Teachers at Ellsworth Avenue School total 32.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.1:1. The 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 307 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 62%. Compared with the 33% average for public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Ellsworth Avenue 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 median household income is about $128,188, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 56% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 149 public schools operate in Western Connecticut Planning Region, serving about 90,520 students.
The closest public school, DPS Early Childhood Center at Granville, is about 0.3 miles from Ellsworth Avenue School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Ellsworth Avenue School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
The student count in 2024-25 was 492, 3% above the 479 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 13.7 to 15.1 over 4 years.
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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 Danbury School District
- Danbury High SchoolHigh · 3,612 students
- Broadview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Rogers Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 888 students
- Westside Middle School AcademyMiddle · 736 students
- Park Avenue SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Shelter Rock SchoolElementary · 527 students
Other schools in Danbury
- Danbury High SchoolHigh · 3,612 students
- Broadview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Rogers Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 888 students
- Westside Middle School AcademyMiddle · 736 students
- Henry Abbott Technical High SchoolHigh · 721 students
- Park Avenue SchoolElementary · 562 students
Nearby schools
- DPS Early Childhood Center at Granville0.3 mi · 184
- Broadview Middle School0.5 mi · 1,070
- DPS Early Childhood Center0.8 mi · 65
- Henry Abbott Technical High School0.8 mi · 721
- Hayestown Avenue School0.9 mi · 450
- Morris Street School1.1 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Ellsworth Avenue SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ellsworth Avenue School?
Ellsworth Avenue School enrolls approximately 492 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ellsworth Avenue School serve?
Ellsworth Avenue School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ellsworth Avenue School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Ellsworth Avenue School.
How diverse is Ellsworth Avenue School?
Ellsworth Avenue School reports a student body of 10% White, 80% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Ellsworth Avenue School?
Ellsworth Avenue School is overseen by Danbury School District in Western Connecticut Planning Region.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.