Great Plain School

Great Plain School is a small elementary school. Its address is in Danbury, Connecticut. It reported 271 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Connecticut have about 378 students on average; enrollment here is 28% lower.

In Danbury School District, 19 schools enroll a combined 11,833 students.

The student body at Great Plain School is 56% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% White, 7% Asian, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 21%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.

Classroom staffing at Great Plain School totals 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.9:1. The ratio is within a point of the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Great Plain School is about 43%. Compared with the 33% average for public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region, the school's rate is higher.

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, home to about 627,071 people, the median household earns about $128,188 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 56% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region number 149, with about 90,520 students.

About 0.9 miles separate Great Plain School from the closest public school, Stadley Rough School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 284 to 271, a 5% decline. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.9:1) than in 2020-21 (14.9:1).

The Great Plain School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.