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Stamford Charter School for Excellence

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Stamford Charter School for Excellence ranks 146 th of 491 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

146^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 491 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Stamford Charter School for Excellence serves 543 students in grades PK–8 in Stamford, CT, operating as its own district—the Stamford Charter School for Excellence District—and ranks 146th out of 491 elementary schools statewide for 2025–2026, placing it in the 70th percentile.

This school's academic results stand out dramatically when compared with nearby Stamford School District schools. In the latest SBAC results, the charter outperformed every neighboring Stamford public school in nearly every grade and subject. For example, 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 78.9% at the charter, versus 52.1% at Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers International and 18.8% at Julia A. Stark School. Fourth grade math reached 88.7% compared to the next-best Stamford school at 50.5%. The school is also highly competitive with affluent Greenwich School District schools in early grades, matching proficiency levels at North Mianus School and Old Greenwich School in 4th grade ELA and math, though the gap widens in 5th grade math and science. The school's outcomes for African American and low-income students are particularly strong, with African American students ranking #1 in the state for three consecutive years and low-SES students ranking in the top 10.

Another major differentiator is attendance: chronic absenteeism is just 6.2%, far below the state average of 16.4% and lower than every nearby Stamford district school, which range from 7.1% to 20.2%. The school also operates with notable efficiency, spending $11,189 per student with a 28.5:1 student-teacher ratio, while nearby schools like Rogers International School and Stillmeadow School spend roughly $17,000 with ratios near 12:1 yet produce far lower proficiency rates. The most important trend to watch is the recent ranking decline from the 86th–89th percentile to the 70th percentile, driven largely by softening 5th grade math and science scores, though the school continues to deliver strong results in early elementary and middle school ELA.

543

Students ?

28.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,837

Per pupil spending ?

55.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Schuyler Ave.
Stamford, CT 06902

(203) 989-0000

District: Stamford Charter School for Excellence District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.3%

Hispanic:

31.3%

Asian:

21.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2019 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (68% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Above the Connecticut median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2019

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg68%

Connecticut avg50%

Elementary school

146^th of 491

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 29 pts since 2019

From top 1% (2019) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

64^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 3 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

61^st of 153Stamford Charter School for Excellence 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	146 of 491	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	84.8	69 of 493	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	67 of 497	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	55 of 491	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	53 of 490	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	95 of 538	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	93.8	5 of 522	99.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	1 of 18	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	1 of 15	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	1 of 16	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	1 of 16	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	1 of 41	97.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	69.6	94 of 225	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.0	69 of 232	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	54 of 237	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	42 of 234	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	91 of 455	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	6 of 77	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	1 of 70	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	5 of 302	98.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	59 of 232	74.6%	★★★★☆
2025	88.7	12 of 239	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	43 of 233	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	22 of 232	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	81.7	83 of 445	81.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	94.7	14 of 371	96.2%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	75.2	64 of 258	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	42 of 252	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	25 of 250	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	74.1	68 of 249	72.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	1 of 32	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	1 of 33	97.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	40 of 164	75.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	8 of 117	93.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	16 of 162	90.1%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2021)96th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)94th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)58th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)97th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts74%+23 vs state

Mathematics65%+17 vs state

Science56%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)						SBAC Mathematics (2026)						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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Stamford Charter School for Excellence	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1 Schuyler Ave.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford Charter School for Excellence District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 989-0000	543	19	28.5	55.6%	15 (2.8%)	219 (40.3%)	170 (31.3%)	118 (21.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.9%)	75.8	146^th of 491 public elementary schools	70.3%		84.8	69^th of 493 public elementary schools	86.0%	77	50.9	63.6	78.9	88.9	69.5	61.1	66.7	77.8	77.2	88.7	47.5	55.6	52.9		$11,837
Hart School	Public	K-5	61 Adams Ave.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-5082	566	44	12.7	56.7%	75 (13.3%)	69 (12.2%)	342 (60.4%)	56 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	25.2	353^rd of 491 public elementary schools	28.1%		31.1	319^th of 493 public elementary schools	35.3%	34	47.6		23.3	36.8	40.2				31.1	42.5	35.4				$22,667
Westover School	Public	K-7	412 Stillwater Ave.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4572	624	57	11.0	60.1%	116 (18.6%)	109 (17.5%)	299 (47.9%)	69 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	31.1	329^th of 491 public elementary schools	33.0%		35.1	304^th of 493 public elementary schools	38.3%	25	45.6		41.7	36.3	51.7	45.9	38.5		38.5	35.2	34.8	27.1	32.1		$24,829
Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers International	Public, Magnet	K-8	200 Strawberry Hill Ave.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 977-6600	799	65	12.2	45.6%	247 (30.9%)	83 (10.4%)	324 (40.6%)	82 (10.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.5%)	51.4	252^nd of 491 public elementary schools	48.7%		65.9	197^th of 493 public elementary schools	60.0%	55	51.1	67.9	52.1	46.4	54.4	67.4	70.6	62.8	55.3	50.5	44.4		67.1	59.0	$21,608
Stillmeadow School	Public	K-5	800 Stillwater Rd.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4507	587	47	12.3	54.0%	151 (25.7%)	47 (8.0%)	337 (57.4%)	28 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	28	339^th of 491 public elementary schools	31.0%		24.2	347^th of 493 public elementary schools	29.6%	8	40.0		36.9	33.0	41.2				48.8	33.0	40.7				$22,587
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%)	92.5	17^th of 491 public elementary schools	96.5%		91.6	19^th of 493 public elementary schools	96.1%	2	78.8		87.9	85.5	78.8					85.5	86.5				$27,915
Julia A. Stark School	Public	K-5	398 Glenbrook Rd.	Stamford	06906	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4583	553	40	13.6	61.5%	116 (21.0%)	54 (9.8%)	349 (63.1%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	12.3	414^th of 491 public elementary schools	15.7%		11.8	419^th of 493 public elementary schools	15.0%	5	29.0		18.8	24.5	24.7				24.7	36.3	19.4				$21,893
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%)	96.4	1^st of 491 public elementary schools	99.8%		96.3	1^st of 493 public elementary schools	99.8%		89.9		94.9	90.4	89.9					91.6	92.4				$25,677
Rogers International School	Public, Magnet	K-8	202 Blachley Rd.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 977-4560	780	51	15.4	53.1%	270 (34.6%)	53 (6.8%)	384 (49.2%)	50 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	44.4	267^th of 491 public elementary schools	45.6%		45.8	260^th of 493 public elementary schools	47.3%	7	54.3	65.4	34.8	40.7	55.4	54.0	66.0	60.3	46.7	48.8	46.2	47.1	50.0	42.9	$20,435
K. T. Murphy School	Public	K-5	19 Horton St.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4516	390	30	12.8	70.0%	52 (13.3%)	46 (11.8%)	250 (64.1%)	32 (8.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	11.3	422^nd of 491 public elementary schools	14.1%		18.3	377^th of 493 public elementary schools	23.5%	45	21.6		19.0	25.4	23.0				34.9	30.2	20.3				$25,015

Frequently Asked Questions about Stamford Charter School for Excellence

How many students attend Stamford Charter School for Excellence?

In the 2024-25 school year, 543 students attended Stamford Charter School for Excellence.

What is the racial makeup of Stamford Charter School for Excellence?

Students at Stamford Charter School for Excellence are 40% African American, 31% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 3% White.

What district is Stamford Charter School for Excellence in?

Stamford Charter School for Excellence District

Is Stamford Charter School for Excellence a good school?

Stamford Charter School for Excellence ranks 146^th of 491 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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