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South Street School

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South Street School ranks 296 th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

296^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

South Street School is a K-5 elementary school in Danbury, CT, serving 372 students in the Danbury School District, where 58.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the district ranking in the bottom tier of Connecticut districts, South Street is outperforming that reputation: in 2025-2026 it ranked 296th out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools, landing in the 40th percentile and earning its best statewide standing in recent years.

South Street's standout strength is upper-grade math. Fifth grade math proficiency hits 68.6%, well above the district average of 35.5% and the state average of 45.8% — a rate that even surpasses Great Plain School's 58.3%, despite Great Plain ranking much higher overall (66th percentile vs. South Street's 40th). Fourth grade math is also strong at 57.9% proficiency, and the same cohort of students improved from 47.3% math proficiency in 3rd grade to 68.6% by 5th grade, a +21.3 point gain over two years even as the state declined. South Street also earns strong results for Hispanic students (85th percentile statewide) and low-income students (67th percentile), and its statewide rank has climbed steadily from 421st in 2017-2018 to 296th today.

There are areas for growth. Third grade math remains a weakness at 28.4% proficiency, well below the district (39.9%) and state (52.2%), suggesting the upper-grade success has not yet reached the early grades. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically from 23.6% during the pandemic to 13.5%, but it remains higher than nearby schools like Great Plain School (10.0%), Park Avenue School (10.6%), and Morris Street School (7.6%). South Street ranks ahead of several Danbury peers, including Shelter Rock School, Ellsworth Avenue School, and Morris Street School, though Great Plain remains the local benchmark. With poverty levels similar to most Danbury elementary schools, South Street's steady upward trajectory makes it a school worth watching.

372

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,280

Per pupil spending ?

58.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

129 South St.
Danbury, CT 06810

(203) 797-4787

District: Danbury School District

Students who attend South Street School usually attend:

Middle:	Rogers Park Middle School
High:	Danbury High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.5%

White:

11.8%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (45% vs 51% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg39%

Connecticut avg51%

296^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	38.3	296 of 492	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.2	322 of 493	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	349 of 497	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	308 of 491	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	324 of 490	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.1	408 of 538	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	344 of 522	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.5	421 of 532	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	395 of 519	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.4	370 of 518	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.1	432 of 551	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.9	462 of 557	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.7	426 of 564	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.6	414 of 565	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.6	433 of 579	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.8	408 of 566	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.3	394 of 565	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.4	416 of 568	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.0	437 of 570	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	56.8	7 of 34	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	172 of 232	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	197 of 237	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	184 of 230	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	154 of 234	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	353 of 455	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	19 of 130	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	47.3	50 of 132	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	37 of 111	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	27 of 108	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	21 of 99	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	46.3	84 of 173	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.9	10 of 112	91.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	25 of 70	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	37 of 77	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	20 of 70	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	12 of 72	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	36.0	188 of 302	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	9.8	211 of 233	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	195 of 231	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	370 of 445	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	241 of 262	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	32.6	247 of 371	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	6.2	319 of 327	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)85th percentile+46 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)79th percentile+55 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2021)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2024)9th percentile-20 vs school

White (2021)2nd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics51%~ state avg

English Language Arts39%-12 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Frank A. Berry School	Public	PK, KG-2	200 Whittlesey Dr.	Bethel	06801	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 794-8680	378	33	11.6	29.6%	217 (57.4%)	21 (5.6%)	99 (26.2%)	22 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.4%)								(n/a)								$20,380

Frequently Asked Questions about South Street School

Is South Street School a good school?

South Street School ranks 296^th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend South Street School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended South Street School.

What schools do graduates of South Street School attend?

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

Middle : Rogers Park Middle School
High : Danbury High School

What district is South Street School in?

Danbury School District

What is the racial makeup of South Street School?

Students at South Street School are 72% Hispanic, 12% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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