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Julian Curtiss School

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Julian Curtiss School ranks 73 rd of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Julian Curtiss School is an elementary school in Greenwich, Connecticut, serving 246 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the highly-ranked Greenwich School District, which is ranked 16th out of 156 districts in the state.

Academically, Julian Curtiss School has shown a mixed performance compared to the district and state. While its proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics tend to be higher than the state average, they often lag behind the district-wide performance. For example, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 65.6% in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 79.9% for the district and 46.9% for the state. The school also faces relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.3% to 20.0% in recent years.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Greenwich School District, Julian Curtiss School generally performs well, but not as strongly as some of the top-performing schools, such as North Mianus School, Old Greenwich School, and Riverside School. These schools consistently rank among the top elementary schools in the state. Despite these challenges, Julian Curtiss School has shown signs of improvement, with its ranking increasing from 203rd in 2020-2021 to 73rd in 2024-2025.

236

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,301

Per pupil spending ?

39%

Free/discounted lunch ?

180 East Elm St.
Greenwich, CT 06830

(203) 869-1896

District: Greenwich School District

Students who attend Julian Curtiss School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle School
High:	Greenwich High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.4%

Hispanic:

34.3%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (74% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Connecticut elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg82%

Connecticut avg50%

73^rd of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Greenwich School District

16^th of 156Greenwich School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	73 of 493	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	171 of 497	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	225 of 491	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	160 of 490	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	203 of 538	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	221 of 522	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	235 of 532	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.6	232 of 519	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.8	246 of 518	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.2	220 of 551	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.9	185 of 557	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.6	183 of 564	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.1	275 of 565	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.4	177 of 579	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.0	228 of 566	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.7	151 of 565	73.3%	★★★★☆
2007	72.2	201 of 568	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.3	229 of 570	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	61.8	187 of 455	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	109 of 242	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	61.3	178 of 445	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	70.8	81 of 371	78.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	63.9	108 of 262	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.5	118 of 327	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	153 of 295	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	137 of 296	53.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2021)78th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2021)60th percentile~ school

Female (2021)59th percentile-3 vs school

White (2023)59th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+29 vs state

English Language Arts72%+22 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, October 29, 2010

One of the most diverse schools in Greenwich. Has an incredible staff that meets the needs of the students. The teachers have small classes where they are able to address the individual needs of the students. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)	SBAC English Language Arts (2025)			SBAC Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Julian Curtiss School	Public	PK, KG-5	180 East Elm St.	Greenwich	06830	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 869-1896	236	28	8.3	39.0%	100 (42.4%)	12 (5.1%)	81 (34.3%)	21 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.3%)	84	73^rd of 493 public elementary schools	85.2%		70.1	171^st of 497 public elementary schools	65.6%	98		65.6	71.4	80.0	87.5		66.7	$34,301
Cos Cob School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 East Putnam Ave.	Cos Cob	06807	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 869-4670	343	34	10.0	16.0%	231 (67.3%)	4 (1.2%)	70 (20.4%)	18 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	73	156^th of 493 public elementary schools	68.4%		72	159^th of 497 public elementary schools	68.0%	3		58.3	66.0	61.7	73.3	72.3	61.7	$30,090
Hamilton Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	184 Hamilton Avenue	Greenwich	06830	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 869-1685	299	38	7.9	59.9%	92 (30.8%)	13 (4.3%)	167 (55.9%)	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	69.2	177^th of 493 public elementary schools	64.1%		39.7	287^th of 497 public elementary schools	42.3%	110			67.5	71.8	54.1	55.0	71.8	$33,736
North Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	381 North St.	Greenwich	06830	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 869-6756	411	38	10.8	4.4%	306 (74.5%)	3 (0.7%)	56 (13.6%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.6%)	93.8	8^th of 493 public elementary schools	98.4%		90.9	26^th of 497 public elementary schools	94.8%	18		87.3	91.7	91.7	87.3	79.2		$24,905
Riverside School	Public	K-5	90 Hendrie Ave.	Riverside	06878	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 637-1440	440	37	11.7	1.6%	314 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (18.2%)	23 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	96.1	3^rd of 493 public elementary schools	99.4%		95.8	1^st of 497 public elementary schools	99.8%	2	87.2		88.3	96.2		93.5	93.6	$25,196
Glenville School	Public	K-5	33 Riversville Rd.	Greenwich	06831	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 531-9287	411	39	10.4	11.2%	273 (66.4%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (15.8%)	35 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.0%)	87.7	47^th of 493 public elementary schools	90.5%		83	88^th of 497 public elementary schools	82.3%	41	87.8	74.2	77.4		80.3	74.2		$26,964
International School At Dundee	Public	K-5	55 Florence Rd.	Riverside	06878	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 637-3800	342	30	11.2	10.5%	157 (45.9%)	3 (0.9%)	64 (18.7%)	87 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.1%)	91.6	19^th of 493 public elementary schools	96.1%		90.5	32^nd of 497 public elementary schools	93.6%	13	91.5	76.8			81.2	87.0		$27,915
Old Greenwich School	Public	PK, KG-5	825 Sound Beach Ave.	Old Greenwich	06870	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 637-0150	385	37	10.5	2.3%	323 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	95.7	4^th of 493 public elementary schools	99.2%		91.8	20^th of 497 public elementary schools	96.0%	16	90.5	91.7	89.3	93.7	90.0	89.3	85.7	$26,372
North Mianus School	Public	K-5	309 Palmer Hill Rd.	Riverside	06878	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 637-9730	423	41	10.2	2.8%	277 (65.5%)	2 (0.5%)	53 (12.5%)	60 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	96.3	1^st of 493 public elementary schools	99.8%		95	4^th of 497 public elementary schools	99.2%	3	89.4	93.6	88.3	90.6	94.9	92.2	96.5	$25,677
New Lebanon School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Mead Ave.	Greenwich	06830	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 531-9139	375	37	10.2	61.6%	113 (30.1%)	6 (1.6%)	218 (58.1%)	18 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	81.9	89^th of 493 public elementary schools	81.9%		67.3	186^th of 497 public elementary schools	62.6%	97	67.2	70.6	62.0	81.0	80.4	74.0	72.4	$28,398

Frequently Asked Questions about Julian Curtiss School

Is Julian Curtiss School a good school?

Julian Curtiss School ranks 73^rd of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Julian Curtiss School attend?

Students who attend Julian Curtiss School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Middle School
High : Greenwich High School

What district is Julian Curtiss School in?

Greenwich School District

What is the racial makeup of Julian Curtiss School?

Students at Julian Curtiss School are 42% White, 34% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 5% African American.

How many students attend Julian Curtiss School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 236 students attended Julian Curtiss School.

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