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Great Plain School

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Great Plain School ranks 158 th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

158^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Great Plain School is an elementary school in Danbury, Connecticut, serving 264 students in grades K-5. Despite being part of the Danbury School District, which is ranked 136 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating, Great Plain School consistently outperforms the district and the state of Connecticut in academic performance.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 55.1% of 3rd graders at Great Plain School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 32.5% for the district and 46.9% for the state. In math, 67.3% of 3rd graders at Great Plain School were proficient or better, compared to 44% for the district and 52.2% for the state. Additionally, Great Plain School has a higher statewide ranking and rating compared to other schools in the Danbury School District, ranking 158 out of 493 Connecticut elementary schools and receiving a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Great Plain School also stands out in its performance for specific student subgroups. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 6th out of 132 Connecticut elementary schools for Hispanic students, with a 5-star rating, and 57th out of 302 Connecticut elementary schools for students of low socioeconomic status, with a 4-star rating. However, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 13.5% in the 2023-2024 school year to 20% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is an area of concern that the school and district should address.

271

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,123

Per pupil spending ?

42.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10 Stadley Rough Rd.
Danbury, CT 06811

(203) 797-4749

District: Danbury School District

Students who attend Great Plain School usually attend:

Middle:	Broadview Middle School
High:	Danbury High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.1%

White:

26.9%

Asian:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (66% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Danbury School District

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg38%

Connecticut avg50%

158^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 11Elementary Schools in the Danbury School District

136^th of 156Danbury 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	73.0	158 of 493	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	192 of 497	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	208 of 491	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	192 of 490	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.3	323 of 538	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.7	126 of 522	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	149 of 532	72.0%	★★★★☆
2017	44.5	293 of 519	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.8	365 of 518	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.8	321 of 551	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.9	385 of 557	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	67.9	239 of 564	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.8	199 of 565	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.8	283 of 579	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.5	373 of 566	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.1	408 of 565	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	56.8	329 of 568	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.5	278 of 570	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	34.4	284 of 455	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	6 of 132	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	76.7	18 of 111	83.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	72.9	57 of 302	81.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	43.5	241 of 445	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	56.9	138 of 371	62.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)95th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)81st percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2021)63rd percentile+23 vs school

Male (2021)46th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2021)38th percentile~ school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics68%+18 vs state

Science64%+12 vs state

English Language Arts64%+14 vs state

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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
Great Plain School	Public	K-5	10 Stadley Rough Rd.	Danbury	06811	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4749	271	21	12.9	42.8%	73 (26.9%)	14 (5.2%)	152 (56.1%)	18 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	73	158^th of 493 public elementary schools	68.0%		65.1	192^nd of 497 public elementary schools	61.4%	34	64.4	55.1	70.8	66.7	67.3	77.1	57.8	$18,123
Stadley Rough School	Public	K-5	25 Karen Rd.	Danbury	06811	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4773	479	31	15.5	55.1%	73 (15.2%)	27 (5.6%)	341 (71.2%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	15	403^rd of 493 public elementary schools	18.3%		14.2	404^th of 497 public elementary schools	18.7%	1	27.8	25.0	31.1		21.7	33.3	29.2	$15,295
Hayestown Avenue School	Public	K-5	42 Tamarack Ave.	Danbury	06811	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4771	450	33	13.6	64.4%	58 (12.9%)	22 (4.9%)	313 (69.6%)	33 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	18.7	375^th of 493 public elementary schools	23.9%		18.7	372^nd of 497 public elementary schools	25.2%	3		23.3	26.4	36.2	33.3	29.2	40.6	$15,066
Ellsworth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	53 Ellsworth Ave	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4740	492	33	15.1	62.4%	47 (9.6%)	19 (3.9%)	392 (79.7%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	16.7	388^th of 493 public elementary schools	21.3%		8.8	448^th of 497 public elementary schools	9.9%	60	33.7	19.4	30.9	23.6	30.6	40.2	25.8	$17,552
DPS Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	17 Cottage Street	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 797-4832	65	4	16.2	50.8%	8 (12.3%)	9 (13.8%)	44 (67.7%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.6%)								(n/a)								$10,991
Candlewood Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Candlewood Lake Road	Brookfield	06804	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Brookfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(203) 775-7675	1,085	81	13.3	24.0%	734 (67.6%)	43 (4.0%)	201 (18.5%)	77 (7.1%)	13 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.6%)	59.3	219^th of 493 public elementary schools	55.6%					(n/a)	65.4	48.2	67.2	68.1	49.7	61.1	41.5	$19,381
Shelter Rock School	Public	K-5	2 Crows Nest Rd.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4777	527	32	16.3	59.4%	94 (17.8%)	31 (5.9%)	347 (65.8%)	28 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	31.4	317^th of 493 public elementary schools	35.7%		25.3	351^st of 497 public elementary schools	29.4%	34	51.1	29.5	42.2	46.7	40.0	43.1	33.7	$15,295
Pembroke School	Public	K-5	34 1/2 Pembroke Rd.	Danbury	06811	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4751	376	28	13.3	55.1%	82 (21.8%)	31 (8.2%)	225 (59.8%)	18 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	18.7	374^th of 493 public elementary schools	24.1%		12.3	419^th of 497 public elementary schools	15.7%	45	33.9	30.8		23.6	38.5		25.5	$17,941
South Street School	Public	K-5	129 South St.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4787	372	26	14.3	58.3%	44 (11.8%)	16 (4.3%)	266 (71.5%)	14 (3.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.5%)	30.2	322^nd of 493 public elementary schools	34.7%		25.7	349^th of 497 public elementary schools	29.8%	27		28.2	31.6	43.8	35.9	59.6	42.2	$16,280
Morris Street School	Public	K-5	28 Morris St.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4809	340	28	12.1	68.5%	32 (9.4%)	7 (2.1%)	280 (82.4%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	17.3	385^th of 493 public elementary schools	21.9%		20.8	363^rd of 497 public elementary schools	27.0%	22		22.1	22.4	30.8		39.7	34.6	$16,980

Frequently Asked Questions about Great Plain School

Is Great Plain School a good school?

Great Plain School ranks 158^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Great Plain School in?

Danbury School District

What schools do graduates of Great Plain School attend?

Students who attend Great Plain School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Broadview Middle School
High : Danbury High School

How many students attend Great Plain School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Great Plain School.

What is the racial makeup of Great Plain School?

Students at Great Plain School are 56% Hispanic, 27% White, 7% Asian, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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