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Chapel School

Public Grades K-6

381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Chapel School is an elementary school in Stratford, Connecticut, serving 283 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Stratford School District, which is ranked 137 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Chapel School's performance is generally lower than the district and state averages. In 2024-2025, only 29.8% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 36.4% in the Stratford School District and 51.4% statewide. The school's mathematics performance is also below average, with only 30.6% of 6th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 31.3% in the district and 42.9% statewide. Additionally, Chapel School has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 20.4% in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 17.7%.

When compared to other elementary schools in the area, Chapel School's performance is notably lower. For example, Wilcoxson School and Eli Whitney School, both within the Stratford School District, have significantly higher SBAC test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Similarly, Mathewson School and Meadowside School in the neighboring Milford School District also outperform Chapel School academically.

290

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,454

Per pupil spending ?

47.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

380 Chapel Street
Stratford, CT 06614

(203) 385-4192

District: Stratford School District

Students who attend Chapel School usually attend:

Middle:	Harry B. Flood Middle School
High:	Bunnell High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.2%

White:

30.7%

African American:

27.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (29% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg33%

Connecticut avg47%

381^st of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Stratford School District

137^th of 156Stratford 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	17.9	381 of 493	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	357 of 497	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	304 of 491	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	275 of 490	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	310 of 538	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.6	229 of 522	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.5	388 of 532	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	402 of 519	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.5	393 of 518	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.5	391 of 551	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.2	364 of 557	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.7	338 of 564	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.3	347 of 565	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.6	358 of 579	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.3	304 of 566	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.1	334 of 565	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.0	301 of 568	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.5	306 of 570	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	31.6	300 of 455	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	115 of 242	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2018	61.9	31 of 101	69.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	40.6	252 of 445	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.1	108 of 247	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	17.2	222 of 262	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	18.7	282 of 327	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.6	108 of 295	63.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2018)69th percentile+42 vs school

Male (2021)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2021)34th percentile-8 vs school

White (2021)14th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-18 vs state

Mathematics28%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Chapel School

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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	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Chapel School	Public	K-6	380 Chapel Street	Stratford	06614	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4192	290	24	11.8	47.6%	89 (30.7%)	81 (27.9%)	102 (35.2%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	17.9	381^st of 493 public elementary schools	22.7%		22.6	357^th of 497 public elementary schools	28.2%	24			31.6	29.8				31.9	20.0	30.6		$24,454
Eli Whitney School	Public	K-6	1130 Huntington Road	Stratford	06615	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4198	462	32	14.5	39.8%	161 (34.8%)	94 (20.3%)	173 (37.4%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	68.5	180^th of 493 public elementary schools	63.5%		68.6	176^th of 497 public elementary schools	64.6%	4			53.4	62.3	46.7	68.5	64.4	76.5	50.0	72.6		$21,503
J. F. Kennedy School	Public	PK, KG-5	404 West Ave.	Milford	06460	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 783-3568	295	25	11.6	41.4%	180 (61.0%)	15 (5.1%)	75 (25.4%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.7%)	64.3	205^th of 493 public elementary schools	58.4%		50.3	246^th of 497 public elementary schools	50.5%	41			55.1	55.3	62.7		63.3	63.2	58.8			$24,301
Wilcoxson School	Public	K-6	600 Wilcoxson Avenue	Stratford	06614	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4196	318	21	15.4	34.3%	142 (44.7%)	63 (19.8%)	92 (28.9%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	43.3	269^th of 493 public elementary schools	45.4%		34.6	311^th of 497 public elementary schools	37.4%	42	55.1		32.1	60.0	58.0	52.6	26.4	55.6	36.2			$21,538
Second Hill Lane School	Public	K-6	65 Second Hill Lane	Stratford	06614	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4292	610	43	14.0	49.5%	136 (22.3%)	97 (15.9%)	333 (54.6%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	22.9	353^rd of 493 public elementary schools	28.4%		29.1	332^nd of 497 public elementary schools	33.2%	21	43.9		30.6	41.8	37.8	28.1	30.6	39.2	32.9	22.7		$18,391
Nichols School	Public	K-6	396 Nichols Avenue	Stratford	06614	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4294	418	28	15.1	49.8%	76 (18.2%)	108 (25.8%)	213 (51.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	16.6	391^st of 493 public elementary schools	20.7%		18.6	374^th of 497 public elementary schools	24.7%	17	29.2		15.5	24.5	23.6	43.9		20.4	15.3	29.6		$21,600
Mathewson School	Public	K-5	466 West River St.	Milford	06460	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 783-3527	327	31	10.5	23.9%	200 (61.2%)	14 (4.3%)	65 (19.9%)	33 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	66.7	190^th of 493 public elementary schools	61.5%		59.6	212^th of 497 public elementary schools	57.3%	22	58.8		52.1	59.3	70.6		60.4	66.1	62.7			$25,613
Meadowside School	Public	K-5	80 Seeman's Ln.	Milford	06460	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 783-3555	276	27	10.1	35.5%	138 (50.0%)	11 (4.0%)	57 (20.7%)	42 (15.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.8%)	74.6	148^th of 493 public elementary schools	70.0%		50.7	244^th of 497 public elementary schools	50.9%	96			63.3	72.5	68.1		73.5	72.5	51.1			$24,344
Thomas Hooker School	Public	PK, KG-8	138 Roger Williams Rd.	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7185	288	26	11.0	81.9%	22 (7.6%)	79 (27.4%)	170 (59.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.2%)								(n/a)		21.2					28.0		23.3		25.0	$20,396
Long Hill School	Public	PK, KG-4	565 Long Hill Ave.	Shelton	06484	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 929-4077	307	30	10.3	43.0%	146 (47.6%)	28 (9.1%)	85 (27.7%)	27 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	84.9	68^th of 493 public elementary schools	86.2%		80.1	111^th of 497 public elementary schools	77.7%	43				75.0			74.2	82.1				$23,639

Frequently Asked Questions about Chapel School

How many students attend Chapel School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Chapel School.

What is the racial makeup of Chapel School?

Students at Chapel School are 35% Hispanic, 31% White, 28% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Chapel School a good school?

Chapel School ranks in the bottom 22.7% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What district is Chapel School in?

Stratford School District

What schools do graduates of Chapel School attend?

Students who attend Chapel School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harry B. Flood Middle School
High : Bunnell High School

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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