Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENWICH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090171000107
Parkway School
141 Lower Cross Rd., Greenwich, CT 06831 · (203) 869-7466 · Western Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- A+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
10.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
11 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 44%
Community
0
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 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
86.4%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
85.0%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 Parkway School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkway School this school | 249 | 4.4% | N/A |
| Dwight Elementary School Fairfield | 228 | 7.9% | N/A |
| Sherman School Sherman | 229 | 6.1% | N/A |
| Farmingville Elementary School Ridgefield | 311 | 3.2% | N/A |
| Scotland Elementary School Ridgefield | 318 | 4.1% | N/A |
| Kathleen H. Ryerson Elementary School Madison | 314 | 1.9% | 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 Parkway School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Western Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #19 of 522 | #15 of 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.4% | #9 of 519 | #8 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #513 of 613 | #86 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #96 of 558 | #18 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.2% | #466 of 560 | #73 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.4% | #572 of 594 | #70 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #359 of 378 | #63 of 63 |
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
249
+23 (+10%) vs 2020
-48% since 2000-01, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 249 | 23 | 10.8:1 | 4% (11) |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 24.6 | 9.9:1 | 5% (12) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 24.2 | 10.0:1 | 3% (8) |
| 2020-21 | 226 | 22 | 10.3:1 | 9% (20) |
| 2017-18 | 253 | 24.9 | 10.2:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | 23 | 11.3:1 | 4% (10) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | 25 | 11.7:1 | 4% (11) |
| 2000-01 | 475 | 35 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkway School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (253 to 249); teachers down 8% (24.9 to 23).
About Parkway School
As a small elementary school, Parkway School serves students in Greenwich, Connecticut. It enrolled 249 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 34% lower than the average for elementary schools in Connecticut, which is about 378.
Greenwich School District is made up of 15 schools with 8,377 students in all.
White students make up a majority at Parkway School, at 80%. Smaller groups are 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of Western Connecticut Planning Region is roughly 61% White. Parkway School's diversity index is 35%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Parkway School total 23 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.8:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher below the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 4%. That is 28 points below the 33% average for public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region.
The allk12 Grade for Parkway School is A+. Compared with Connecticut public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 97% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Western Connecticut Planning Region has about 627,071 residents, and the median household income is $128,188, about 56% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Western Connecticut Planning Region has 149 public schools and roughly 90,520 students.
Nearest public school: BYRAM HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, about 2.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment is up 10% from 2020-21, when Parkway School had 226 students, to 2024-25, when it had 249.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Greenwich School District
- Greenwich High SchoolHigh · 2,620 students
- Eastern Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Western Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 483 students
- Riverside SchoolElementary · 440 students
- North Mianus SchoolElementary · 423 students
Other schools in Greenwich
- Greenwich High SchoolHigh · 2,620 students
- Western Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 483 students
- Glenville SchoolElementary · 411 students
- North Street SchoolElementary · 411 students
- New Lebanon SchoolElementary · 375 students
Other Parkway schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Parkway. Parkway School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- PARKWAY SCHOOLEAST MEADOW, NY · 570 students
- Parkway SchoolEPHRATA, WA · 407 students
Nearby schools
- BYRAM HILLS HIGH SCHOOL2.5 mi · 740
- COMAN HILL SCHOOL2.9 mi · 575
- H C CRITTENDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL2.9 mi · 474
- WAMPUS SCHOOL3.1 mi · 547
- North Street School4.1 mi · 411
- Westhill High School4.8 mi · 2,224
Frequently asked questions
About Parkway SchoolHow many students attend Parkway School?
Parkway School enrolls approximately 249 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Parkway School serve?
Parkway School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Parkway School have?
Parkway School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Parkway School?
Student demographics at Parkway School are roughly 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Parkway School public or private?
Parkway School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenwich School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.