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Tracey Magnet School

20 Camp Street, Norwalk, CT 06851 · (203) 899-2960 · Western Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Connecticut public elementary schools
  • CTest 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

Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 378
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
264 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5813%
Grade 18319%
Grade 28620%
Grade 37417%
Grade 45412%
Grade 57918%

This year's kindergarten class (58) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).

Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
7217%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
26361%
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 32% · US 30%
Black
5914%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
133%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
256%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
21850%
Female
21650%

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Test scores

CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
37.3%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
34.4%
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 34 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 Tracey Magnet School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Tracey Magnet School this school43460.8%N/A
Brookside Elementary School
Norwalk
40860.8%N/A
Montessori Magnet School
Hartford
35860.3%N/A
Hanover School
Meriden
45662.1%N/A
Kendall College & Career Academy
Norwalk
41663.0%N/A
Julia A. Stark School
Stamford
55361.5%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 Tracey Magnet School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ConnecticutIn Western Connecticut Planning Region
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
34.4%#362 of 522#68 of 78
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
37.3%#352 of 519#58 of 75
Enrollment
ranked largest first
434#197 of 613#40 of 94
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.5:1#474 of 558#80 of 89
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
58.3%#214 of 560#30 of 89
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
60.8%#188 of 594#13 of 89
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+11.0%#62 of 176#10 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 2024-25
Enrollment
434
-19 (-4%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254343014.5:161% (264)
2023-244643015.5:162% (287)
2022-234653513.3:161% (284)
2020-214533114.6:165% (293)
2017-1839128.313.8:165% (255)
2015-163822813.6:169% (263)
2010-113942913.6:159% (232)
2000-015173216.2:1N/A
1990-914772916.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tracey Magnet School.

Since 2017-18: students up 11% (391 to 434); teachers up 6% (28.3 to 30).

About Tracey Magnet School

Tracey Magnet School is a mid-sized elementary school in Connecticut, located in Norwalk. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 434 students.

Norwalk School District is the local district for Tracey Magnet School. It runs 22 schools with 11,341 students.

Federal enrollment data show Tracey Magnet School is 61% Hispanic. Next come 17% White, 14% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 21% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.

Classroom staffing at Tracey Magnet School totals 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Connecticut is 12.6:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Tracey Magnet School is about 61%. Public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region average 33%.

Tracey Magnet School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of Connecticut public elementary schools.

Looking at the county, Western Connecticut Planning Region, the median household earns about $128,188 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 56%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Tracey Magnet School, Western Connecticut Planning Region has 149 public schools.

Jefferson Marine Science Elementary School sits about 0.7 miles from Tracey Magnet School. Tracey Magnet School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment fell by 4% across 4 years, from 453 in 2020-21 to 434 in 2024-25.

The allk12 page for Tracey Magnet School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Western Connecticut Planning Region at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Tracey Magnet School
District
Norwalk School District
Address
20 Camp Street, Norwalk, CT 06851
Phone
(203) 899-2960
County
Western Connecticut Planning Region
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
434
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
14.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
264 (61%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
090309000660
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Tracey Magnet School
How large is Tracey Magnet School?
Tracey Magnet School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Tracey Magnet School serve?
Tracey Magnet School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Tracey Magnet School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Tracey Magnet School.
How diverse is Tracey Magnet School?
Tracey Magnet School reports a student body of 17% White, 61% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Tracey Magnet School in?
Tracey Magnet School is part of Norwalk School District.
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