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Brookside Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

401^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Brookside Elementary School is a public elementary school in Norwalk, Connecticut, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 398 students. The school is part of the Norwalk School District, which is ranked 118 out of 156 districts in the state.

Brookside Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the Norwalk School District and the state of Connecticut in standardized test scores. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in SBAC/English Language Arts ranged from 22.8% for 3rd grade to 33.9% for 5th grade, significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.7% to 21.1% over the past few years. Additionally, Brookside's performance on standardized tests varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking 224 out of 232 Connecticut elementary schools for female students and 201 out of 239 for male students in the 2024-2025 school year.

When comparing Brookside Elementary School to other nearby schools, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming. For instance, Rowayton School, which is only 1.64 miles away, consistently outperforms Brookside Elementary School in academic measures, with significantly higher proficiency rates in SBAC/English Language Arts and SBAC/Mathematics. Similarly, Concord Magnet School, a public magnet school in the Norwalk School District, also outperforms Brookside Elementary School across all grade levels and subject areas.

408

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,032

Per pupil spending ?

60.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

382 Highland Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06854

(203) 899-2830

District: Norwalk School District

Students who attend Brookside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Roton Middle School
High:	Brien McMahon High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.6%

White:

13.0%

African American:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (29% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg40%

Connecticut avg50%

401^st of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Norwalk School District

118^th of 156Norwalk 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	15.3	401 of 493	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	401 of 497	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	382 of 491	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	355 of 490	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	346 of 538	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	384 of 522	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	309 of 532	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.0	347 of 519	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.5	373 of 518	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.6	339 of 551	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.6	405 of 557	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.6	407 of 564	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.4	370 of 565	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.8	385 of 579	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.9	412 of 566	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	49.6	365 of 565	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.9	422 of 568	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.5	408 of 570	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	224 of 232	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	308 of 455	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	157 of 259	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	91 of 132	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	77 of 111	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	90 of 108	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.1	36 of 99	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	53 of 173	69.4%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	46 of 112	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.5	16 of 101	84.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	31.9	46 of 70	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	35 of 70	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	130 of 302	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	201 of 239	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	295 of 445	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	210 of 247	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	208 of 262	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	43.9	207 of 371	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2021)44th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)34th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science34%-18 vs state

English Language Arts30%-21 vs state

Mathematics27%-23 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, June 5, 2016

The teachers I know are very concern about helping the kids to get better at school and my son is happy at this school, great area for playing, very clean, personal care about educate and motivate parents to participate in the education of the kids. Fun educational trips. Close Quote

Schools Near Brookside Elementary 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
Brookside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	382 Highland Avenue	Norwalk	06854	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 899-2830	408	31	13.1	60.8%	53 (13.0%)	47 (11.5%)	280 (68.6%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	15.3	401^st of 493 public elementary schools	18.7%		14.2	401^st of 497 public elementary schools	19.3%		33.9	22.8	31.5	33.9	31.6	28.8	19.6	$24,032
South Norwalk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	46 Concord Street	Norwalk	06854	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(475) 470-8546	179	16	11.1	73.2%	4 (2.2%)	27 (15.1%)	139 (77.7%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)								(n/a)								$24,130
Side By Side Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10 Chestnut St.	Norwalk	06854	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Side By Side Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 857-0306	236	15	16.1	60.6%	23 (9.7%)	52 (22.0%)	144 (61.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)								(n/a)								$15,744
Tokeneke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7 Old Farm Rd.	Darien	06820	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 655-9666	439	42	10.5	1.6%	350 (79.7%)	4 (0.9%)	26 (5.9%)	23 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.2%)	91.4	21^st of 493 public elementary schools	95.7%		88.1	45^th of 497 public elementary schools	90.9%	24	77.3	80.3	91.9	84.1	81.7	88.7	76.1	$23,536
Rowayton School	Public	K-5	1 Roton Avenue	Norwalk	06853	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 899-2940	402	34	11.8	30.8%	225 (56.0%)	34 (8.5%)	119 (29.6%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	57.9	230^th of 493 public elementary schools	53.3%		68.5	177^th of 497 public elementary schools	64.4%	53	61.0	50.0	68.7	56.9	54.2	56.7	45.6	$24,076
Kendall College & Career Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	57 Fillow Street	Norwalk	06850	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 899-2880	416	39	10.8	63.0%	24 (5.8%)	68 (16.3%)	297 (71.4%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	11.1	424^th of 493 public elementary schools	14.0%		14.2	402^nd of 497 public elementary schools	19.1%	22	23.9	21.5	23.5	35.2	30.8	13.8	19.7	$24,592
Jefferson Marine Science Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	75 Van Buren Avenue	Norwalk	06850	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 899-2870	457	38	12.0	64.6%	34 (7.4%)	60 (13.1%)	306 (67.0%)	34 (7.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	18.2	379^th of 493 public elementary schools	23.1%		11.1	426^th of 497 public elementary schools	14.3%	47	30.3	29.2	35.7	36.0	31.9	24.3	30.3	$23,226
Royle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	133 Mansfield Ave.	Darien	06820	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 655-0044	342	32	10.5	4.4%	255 (74.6%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (12.0%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	90.7	29^th of 493 public elementary schools	94.1%		90.6	30^th of 497 public elementary schools	94.0%	1	76.9	91.5	77.8	78.8		87.3	76.9	$27,838
Fox Run Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	228 Fillow Street	Norwalk	06850	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 899-2860	398	36	11.0	52.5%	99 (24.9%)	64 (16.1%)	196 (49.2%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	36.3	297^th of 493 public elementary schools	39.8%		27.5	339^th of 497 public elementary schools	31.8%	42		36.2	59.4	42.4	43.1	43.8	35.6	$26,394
Marvin Elementary School	Public	K-5	15 Calf Pasture Beach Road	Norwalk	06855	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 899-2890	375	30	12.5	51.5%	90 (24.0%)	39 (10.4%)	219 (58.4%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	35.5	301^st of 493 public elementary schools	38.9%		32.4	313^th of 497 public elementary schools	37.0%	12	41.1	36.4	51.5	47.8	43.9	40.0	41.1	$24,886

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookside Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Brookside Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Roton Middle School
High : Brien McMahon High School

What is the racial makeup of Brookside Elementary School?

Students at Brookside Elementary School are 69% Hispanic, 13% White, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Brookside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Brookside Elementary School.

Is Brookside Elementary School a good school?

Brookside Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.7% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What district is Brookside Elementary School in?

Norwalk School District

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