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Stepney Elementary School

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Stepney Elementary School ranks 143 rd of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Stepney Elementary School is a K-5 public school serving 512 students in Monroe, CT, part of the Monroe School District. The school currently holds a 4-star rating and ranks 143rd out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools (71st percentile), placing it solidly above the state median. However, Stepney has slipped from its 93rd-percentile ranking in 2018-2019 and its 88th-percentile showing in 2021-2022. Within Monroe, Stepney sits in the middle: Monroe Elementary School ranks highest at the 76th percentile, while Fawn Hollow Elementary School ranks at the 66th.

Stepney's standout strength is attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.9%—far below the district's 7.4% and the state's 16.4%. Fifth grade is the school's strongest year: 76% proficiency in science, 70.3% in math, and 70.3% in ELA. Stepney spends $18,106 per pupil (more than most nearby schools) and maintains a 13.4 student-teacher ratio. It also serves a more economically diverse student body (20.3% free/reduced lunch) than its district peers, yet still posts the best attendance numbers in the district.

The lower grades show a more mixed picture. Third grade math proficiency (67.1%) trails the district average (73.7%), and 4th grade ELA dropped to 60.6%. Stepney also trails Trumbull's top schools in math: Daniels Farm School and Tashua School post 4th grade math proficiency of 88.6% and 89.9%, versus Stepney's 61.7%. Subgroup rankings have slipped as well, particularly among male students (53rd percentile, down from 83rd). Still, with low absenteeism, strong funding, and excellent 5th grade science scores, Stepney has the fundamentals to rebound.

512

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,326

Per pupil spending ?

20.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

180 Old Newtown Rd.
Monroe, CT 06468

(203) 452-2885

District: Monroe School District

Students who attend Stepney Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jockey Hollow School
High:	Masuk High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.8%

Hispanic:

17.0%

Asian:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (68% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Above the Connecticut median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg67%

Connecticut avg51%

143^rd of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Monroe School District

56^th of 153Monroe 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	76.2	143 of 492	70.9%	★★★★☆
2025	76.1	134 of 493	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	78 of 497	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	87 of 491	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	57 of 490	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.1	79 of 538	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	34 of 522	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	64 of 532	88.0%	★★★★☆
2017	86.2	59 of 519	88.6%	★★★★☆
2016	80.7	109 of 518	79.0%	★★★★☆
2015	88.5	44 of 551	92.0%	★★★★★
2013	79.6	93 of 557	83.3%	★★★★☆
2012	79.0	96 of 564	83.0%	★★★★☆
2011	79.7	99 of 565	82.5%	★★★★☆
2010	78.4	115 of 579	80.1%	★★★★☆
2009	83.0	25 of 566	95.6%	★★★★★
2008	77.1	129 of 565	77.2%	★★★★☆
2007	82.3	50 of 568	91.2%	★★★★★
2006	82.9	59 of 570	89.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	75 of 228	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.5	82 of 232	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.7	65 of 237	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	91 of 230	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.4	57 of 234	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	84 of 455	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	11 of 242	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	31 of 259	88.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	111 of 234	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.1	112 of 239	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.7	40 of 233	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	46 of 231	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	25 of 232	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	85.8	60 of 445	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	28 of 247	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	65 of 262	75.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	136 of 246	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.8	154 of 248	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.8	107 of 250	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	100 of 262	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.4	42 of 252	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	81 of 327	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	35 of 295	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	60 of 296	79.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)67th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science76%+23 vs state

English Language Arts68%+18 vs state

Mathematics66%+16 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
Stepney Elementary School	Public	K-5	180 Old Newtown Rd.	Monroe	06468	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-2885	512	38	13.4	20.3%	337 (65.8%)	20 (3.9%)	87 (17.0%)	36 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.7%)	76.2	143^rd of 492 public elementary schools	70.9%		76.1	134^th of 493 public elementary schools	72.8%	9	76.0	75.3	60.6	70.3	67.1	61.7	70.3	$18,326
Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	375 Monroe Tpke.	Monroe	06468	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 452-2870	414	32	12.9	14.7%	277 (66.9%)	18 (4.3%)	87 (21.0%)	22 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	78.3	120^th of 492 public elementary schools	75.6%		73.4	155^th of 493 public elementary schools	68.6%	35	77.2	76.4	70.7	59.6	72.7	2513.0	63.2	$22,103
Fawn Hollow Elementary School	Public	K-5	375 Fan Hill Rd.	Monroe	06468	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-2923	682	42	16.0	14.5%	493 (72.3%)	17 (2.5%)	119 (17.4%)	20 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.3%)	72.4	167^th of 492 public elementary schools	66.1%		82.9	83^rd of 493 public elementary schools	83.2%	84	53.8	71.7	66.7	64.1	80.2	66.7	58.1	$17,034
Tashua School	Public	K-5	401 Stonehouse Rd.	Trumbull	06611	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-4433	394	28	14.0	13.5%	232 (58.9%)	23 (5.8%)	73 (18.5%)	56 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	85.1	72^nd of 492 public elementary schools	85.4%		92.8	10^th of 493 public elementary schools	98.0%	62	528.0	60.8	76.8	79.0	72.6	89.9	83.9	$18,704
Middle Gate Elementary School	Public	K-4	7 Cold Spring Rd.	Newtown	06470	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Newtown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 426-7662	397	36	11.0	11.6%	315 (79.3%)	12 (3.0%)	57 (14.4%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	72.8	163^rd of 492 public elementary schools	66.9%		77	131^st of 493 public elementary schools	73.4%	32		67.1	62.9		64.4	68.5		$21,207
Booth Hill School	Public	K-4	544 Booth Hill Rd.	Shelton	06484	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 929-5625	304	22	13.8	26.0%	196 (64.5%)	13 (4.3%)	54 (17.8%)	22 (7.2%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.6%)	82	95^th of 492 public elementary schools	80.7%		71.9	164^th of 493 public elementary schools	66.7%	69		66.7	65.0		84.7	76.7		$17,855
Daniels Farm School	Public	K-5	710 Daniels Farm Rd.	Trumbull	06611	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-4388	484	32	15.1	10.7%	332 (68.6%)	24 (5.0%)	54 (11.2%)	52 (10.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.7%)	91.9	21^st of 492 public elementary schools	95.7%		92.4	14^th of 493 public elementary schools	97.2%	7	79.0	83.5	87.5	80.2	84.8	88.6	77.8	$18,384
Mohegan School	Public	PK, KG-4	47 Mohegan Rd.	Shelton	06484	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 929-4121	325	24	13.7	30.8%	188 (57.8%)	25 (7.7%)	85 (26.2%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	63.2	207^th of 492 public elementary schools	57.9%		69.3	176^th of 493 public elementary schools	64.3%	31		51.5	54.7		68.2	65.6		$19,047
Jane Ryan School	Public	K-5	190 Park Ln.	Trumbull	06611	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-4400	438	28	15.4	16.4%	254 (58.0%)	26 (5.9%)	96 (21.9%)	47 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	77.3	131^st of 492 public elementary schools	73.4%		80.7	103^rd of 493 public elementary schools	79.1%	28	510.0	59.0	69.0	67.5	72.3	75.9	68.8	$18,480
Middlebrook School	Public	K-5	220 Middlebrooks Ave.	Trumbull	06611	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 452-4411	502	37	13.6	24.9%	266 (53.0%)	39 (7.8%)	122 (24.3%)	61 (12.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	85.7	67^th of 492 public elementary schools	86.4%		85.4	66^th of 493 public elementary schools	86.6%	1	72.4	71.3	77.5	77.3	77.4	80.9	71.6	$19,203

Frequently Asked Questions about Stepney Elementary School

Is Stepney Elementary School a good school?

Stepney Elementary School ranks 143^rd of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Stepney Elementary School?

Students at Stepney Elementary School are 66% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Stepney Elementary School in?

Monroe School District

How many students attend Stepney Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Stepney Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Stepney Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Stepney Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jockey Hollow School
High : Masuk High School

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