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Ellsworth Avenue School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

388^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Ellsworth Avenue School is an elementary school in Danbury, Connecticut, serving 507 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Danbury School District, which is ranked 136 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Ellsworth Avenue School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ellsworth Avenue School faces several challenges, including lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages, high chronic absenteeism rates, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rates have ranged from 10.1% to 20.0% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Shelter Rock School, Mill Ridge Primary School, and Western CT Academy of International Studies Elementary Magnet generally outperform Ellsworth Avenue School in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The Western CT Academy of International Studies Elementary Magnet School, in particular, stands out as a high-performing school within the Danbury School District.

492

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,552

Per pupil spending ?

62.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

53 Ellsworth Ave
Danbury, CT 06810

(203) 797-4740

District: Danbury School District

Students who attend Ellsworth Avenue School usually attend:

Middle:	Broadview Middle School
High:	Danbury High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.7%

White:

9.6%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (30% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg38%

Connecticut avg50%

388^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th 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	16.7	388 of 493	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	448 of 497	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	411 of 491	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	400 of 490	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	455 of 538	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	330 of 522	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	337 of 532	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.5	372 of 519	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.7	392 of 518	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.2	406 of 551	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.1	472 of 557	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.5	442 of 564	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.5	427 of 565	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.9	364 of 579	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.1	345 of 566	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.4	431 of 565	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	50.5	362 of 568	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.7	449 of 570	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	54.6	9 of 34	73.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	213 of 232	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	232 of 237	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	212 of 230	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	209 of 234	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	392 of 455	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	180 of 242	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	212 of 259	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	57 of 132	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.6	91 of 111	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	83 of 108	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	61 of 99	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	100 of 173	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.1	13 of 112	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	5 of 101	95.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	53 of 77	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	62 of 72	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.5	36 of 70	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	200 of 302	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	227 of 239	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	229 of 233	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	389 of 445	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	167 of 247	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	187 of 262	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	24.2	282 of 371	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)74th percentile+58 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2021)24th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science34%-19 vs state

Mathematics33%-17 vs state

English Language Arts25%-25 vs state

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Schools Near Ellsworth Avenue 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	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
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
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
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
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
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%)	19.7	370^th of 493 public elementary schools	24.9%		10.4	435^th of 497 public elementary schools	12.5%	65		28.0	25.2	29.4	46.7	24.3	36.5	$15,899
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
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
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)		40.0			52.9			$14,457
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%)	79.1	115^th of 493 public elementary schools	76.7%		67.5	183^rd of 497 public elementary schools	63.2%	68		63.6	73.0	73.3	76.4	82.5	53.3	$11,966

Frequently Asked Questions about Ellsworth Avenue School

What schools do graduates of Ellsworth Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Ellsworth Avenue School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Broadview Middle School
High : Danbury High School

How many students attend Ellsworth Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended Ellsworth Avenue School.

Is Ellsworth Avenue School a good school?

Ellsworth Avenue School ranks in the bottom 21.3% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ellsworth Avenue School?

Students at Ellsworth Avenue School are 80% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Ellsworth Avenue School in?

Danbury School District

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