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Morris Street School

Public Grades K-5

381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Morris Street School is an elementary school in Danbury, CT serving about 340 students in grades K-5 within the Danbury School District. The school ranks in the bottom quarter of Connecticut elementary schools (381st out of 491, 22nd percentile, 1 star) and serves a high-need population, with 68.5% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch — the highest rate among its local Danbury peers.

Academically, Morris Street trails both district and state averages in every subject and grade level. For example, only 27% of 5th graders are proficient in ELA compared to 53.5% statewide, and math proficiency is 28.6% versus 45.8% statewide. It is also the lowest-ranked among nearby elementary schools: Western CT Academy of International Studies Elementary Magne ranks in the 67th percentile, Great Plain School in the 66th, South Street School in the 40th, and even Park Avenue School — with a similar poverty rate — places slightly higher at the 23rd percentile.

Morris Street's standout strength is attendance: chronic absenteeism is just 7.6%, dramatically better than the district (14.7%) and state (16.4%) averages. The school also enjoys a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.1 and per-pupil spending of $13,051, yet these resources have not translated into academic gains — the school has remained stuck between the 19th and 27th percentile for the past four years. The most pressing concern is 5th grade performance, which shows some of the lowest proficiency rates in the area. Parents considering this school will find a strong attendance culture, but should look closely at whether instructional support matches the school's clear academic needs.

340

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,980

Per pupil spending ?

68.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

28 Morris St.
Danbury, CT 06810

(203) 797-4809

District: Danbury School District

Students who attend Morris Street School usually attend:

Middle:	Rogers Park Middle School
High:	Danbury High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.4%

White:

9.4%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (31% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg39%

Connecticut avg51%

381^st of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Danbury School District

134^th of 153Danbury 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
2026	18.5	381 of 492	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	385 of 493	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	363 of 497	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	397 of 491	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	429 of 490	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	443 of 538	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	354 of 532	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.0	340 of 519	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.8	284 of 518	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.2	423 of 551	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.1	396 of 557	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.2	387 of 564	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.0	328 of 565	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.1	376 of 579	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.3	422 of 566	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.1	356 of 565	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.9	401 of 568	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.8	482 of 570	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	50.9	10 of 34	70.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	208 of 228	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	208 of 237	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	215 of 230	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	217 of 234	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	405 of 455	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	91 of 130	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	86 of 132	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	54 of 111	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	76 of 108	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	62 of 99	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	95 of 173	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	80 of 112	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	62 of 70	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	176 of 302	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	223 of 234	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	210 of 232	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	368 of 445	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	29.8	261 of 371	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)71st percentile+53 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2021)30th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics35%-15 vs state

Science30%-23 vs state

English Language Arts29%-22 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	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
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%)	18.5	381^st of 492 public elementary schools	22.6%		17.3	385^th of 493 public elementary schools	21.9%	4	29.7	2351.0	30.6	27.0	2387.0	40.3	28.6	$16,980
Park Avenue School	Public	K-5	82 Park Ave.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4763	562	44	12.8	62.5%	71 (12.6%)	26 (4.6%)	435 (77.4%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	18.9	379^th of 492 public elementary schools	23.0%		19.7	370^th of 493 public elementary schools	24.9%	9	28.7	18.6	37.8	29.7	30.1	43.9	31.7	$15,899
Mill Ridge Primary School	Public	K-3	49A High Ridge Rd.	Danbury	06811	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4781	319	21	14.9	52.0%	62 (19.4%)	41 (12.9%)	180 (56.4%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)								(n/a)		38.1			45.2			$14,457
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%)	24.6	356^th of 492 public elementary schools	27.6%		16.7	388^th of 493 public elementary schools	21.3%	32	38.6	23.2	26.7	2461.0	40.6	40.0	39.1	$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
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%)	38.3	296^th of 492 public elementary schools	39.8%		30.2	322^nd of 493 public elementary schools	34.7%	26	503.0	31.3	36.8	51.0	28.4	57.9	68.6	$16,280
Western CT Academy of International Studies Elementary Magne	Public, Magnet	K-5	201 University Blvd.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 778-7462	330	23	14.2	47.6%	80 (24.2%)	28 (8.5%)	155 (47.0%)	27 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.8%)	72.7	164^th of 492 public elementary schools	66.7%		79.1	115^th of 493 public elementary schools	76.7%	49	73.8	42.6	69.5	82.0	54.1	79.7	67.2	$11,966
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%)	23.5	358^th of 492 public elementary schools	27.2%		18.7	375^th of 493 public elementary schools	23.9%	17	25.7	33.8	36.6	2428.0	35.3	49.3	25.7	$15,066
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%)	72.5	165^th of 492 public elementary schools	66.5%		73	158^th of 493 public elementary schools	68.0%	7	65.3	55.3	66.0	68.8	2451.0	76.0	58.3	$18,123
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%)	27.3	345^th of 492 public elementary schools	29.9%		31.4	317^th of 493 public elementary schools	35.7%	28	39.6	41.8	21.3	39.6	41.8	48.1	32.7	$15,295

Frequently Asked Questions about Morris Street School

What is the racial makeup of Morris Street School?

Students at Morris Street School are 82% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Morris Street School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Morris Street School.

What district is Morris Street School in?

Danbury School District

What schools do graduates of Morris Street School attend?

Students who attend Morris Street School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rogers Park Middle School
High : Danbury High School

Is Morris Street School a good school?

Morris Street School ranks in the bottom 22.6% of Connecticut elementary schools.

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