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How has Stamford Charter School for Excellence changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
543
Elementary
STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAMFORD CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE DISTRICT·NCES 090022001807
Stamford Charter School for Excellence
1 Schuyler Ave., Stamford, CT 06902 · (203) 989-0000 · Western Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- ATest 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
28.6:1
19 FTE teachers
STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
302 students
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 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 11% larger than its 8th grade class (56).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
77.4%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
75.0%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 Stamford Charter School for Excellence
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stamford Charter School for Excellence this school | 543 | 55.6% | N/A |
| Waddell School Manchester | 476 | 63.4% | N/A |
| STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School Hartford | 348 | 63.2% | N/A |
| Academy of International Studies Elementary School South Windsor | 497 | 60.6% | N/A |
| Shepherd Glen School Hamden | 303 | 56.1% | N/A |
| Barnard Environmental Magnet School New Haven | 496 | 76.8% | 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 Stamford Charter School for Excellence ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Western Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #84 of 522 | #32 of 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #52 of 519 | #29 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #69 of 613 | #20 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.6:1 | #558 of 558 | #89 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #65 of 560 | #5 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #226 of 594 | #24 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +98.9% | #3 of 176 | #3 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
543
+152 (+39%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
28.6:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 543 | 19 | 28.6:1 | 56% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 22 | 24.6:1 | 57% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 20 | 28.1:1 | 51% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 62% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 1 | 273.0:1 | 61% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 164 | 13 | 12.6:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stamford Charter School for Excellence.
Since 2017-18: students up 99% (273 to 543); teachers up 1800% (1 to 19).
About Stamford Charter School for Excellence
Stamford Charter School for Excellence is a medium-sized elementary school based in Stamford, Connecticut. The student body numbers 543 students, from pre-K through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Connecticut is about 378, so this school runs 44% larger than that.
Stamford Charter School for Excellence District operates Stamford Charter School for Excellence.
The most common group at Stamford Charter School for Excellence is Black students, at 40%. It is also 31% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. Western Connecticut Planning Region's residents are about 10% Black, 31 points below the school's share. Stamford Charter School for Excellence's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 28.6:1 comes from the school's 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. The lunch program counts 56% of students at Stamford Charter School for Excellence as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 33% average for public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Connecticut public elementary schools, Stamford Charter School for Excellence receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
According to the American Community Survey, in Western Connecticut Planning Region, the median household income is $128,188, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 56% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 149 public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region, enrolling about 90,520 students in all.
Hart School is the public school closest to Stamford Charter School for Excellence, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size. As a charter school, Stamford Charter School for Excellence is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Enrollment grew 39% from its 2020-21 level of 391. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.0:1 to 28.6:1 over the same 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 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
- Davenport Ridge SchoolElementary · 673 students
Nearby schools
- Hart School0.3 mi · 566
- Cloonan School0.5 mi · 447
- J. M. Wright Technical High School0.6 mi · 494
- Westover School0.7 mi · 624
- Stamford High School1.0 mi · 2,102
- Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers International1.2 mi · 799
Frequently asked questions
About Stamford Charter School for ExcellenceWhat is the total enrollment at Stamford Charter School for Excellence?
Stamford Charter School for Excellence enrolls approximately 543 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Stamford Charter School for Excellence serve?
Stamford Charter School for Excellence serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Stamford Charter School for Excellence have?
Stamford Charter School for Excellence employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 28.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Stamford Charter School for Excellence?
Student demographics at Stamford Charter School for Excellence are roughly 3% White, 31% Hispanic, 40% Black, 22% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Stamford Charter School for Excellence in?
Stamford Charter School for Excellence is part of Stamford Charter School for Excellence District.
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