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Ellsworth Avenue School

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Ellsworth Avenue School ranks 356 th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

356^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Ellsworth Avenue School is a PK–5 elementary school in Danbury, CT, serving 492 students as part of the Danbury School District, which ranks 134th out of 153 Connecticut districts. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 62.4% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 15.1. While Ellsworth's overall state ranking of 356th out of 491 elementary schools places it in the 27th percentile with a 1-star rating, the data reveals a more encouraging picture than that single metric suggests.

Ellsworth's most remarkable achievement is its chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.6% in 2025–26—the lowest among all surrounding schools and dramatically below the district rate of 14.7% and state rate of 16.4%. This is especially impressive given the school's high-poverty population, and it reflects strong family engagement and a positive school climate. Academically, math is a clear strength: 5th grade math proficiency reached 39.1% versus the district's 35.5%, and the school outperformed nearby peers like Stadley Rough School (18.2%), Hayestown Avenue School (25.7%), and Park Avenue School (31.7%). Hispanic students at Ellsworth perform at the 66th percentile statewide, up from the 18th percentile two years ago. The school's overall rank has also climbed 92 places since 2023–24, the largest improvement among nearby Danbury elementaries.

The biggest academic challenge is English Language Arts proficiency, which trails the district by 10 to 15 points in most grades—3rd grade ELA sits at 23.2% versus the district's 33.4%. Another area of concern is a notable gender gap: male students rank in the 29th percentile statewide while female students rank in the 11th. Despite its low overall rating, Ellsworth is competitive with comparable peers like Morris Street School (22nd percentile) and Park Avenue (23rd percentile), and its math achievement and attendance outpace schools with similar poverty levels. The school has demonstrated that high-poverty schools can make meaningful progress—the next step is extending its success in math and supporting Hispanic and ELL students to literacy instruction, while ensuring all student groups benefit equally.

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: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (35% vs 51% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 26 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg39%

Connecticut avg51%

356^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	24.6	356 of 492	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.8	204 of 228	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	53.1	43 of 130	66.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	26.3	166 of 234	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)67th percentile+39 vs school

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

Male (2026)29th percentile~ school

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

Female (2026)11th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics40%-10 vs state

Science39%-14 vs state

English Language Arts25%-26 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 (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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

Is Ellsworth Avenue School a good school?

Ellsworth Avenue School ranks 356^th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Ellsworth Avenue School in?

Danbury School District

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.

How many students attend Ellsworth Avenue School?

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

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