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Fox Run Elementary School

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Fox Run Elementary School ranks 251 st of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Fox Run Elementary School is a public PK–5 school in Norwalk, CT, serving 398 students within the Norwalk School District. While the district overall ranks in the 26th percentile statewide, Fox Run has become one of its brightest spots, climbing from a 19th-percentile ranking in 2018–2019 to the 49th percentile in 2025–2026 (251st out of 491 elementary schools). That 88-spot jump over just two years stands in contrast to several district peers—Jefferson Marine Science Elementary School, Brookside Elementary School, Tracey Magnet School, and Kendall College & Career Academy—which have stagnated or declined over the same period. Among Norwalk elementary schools, only Concord Magnet School ranks higher.

Fox Run's strengths go beyond its overall rank. Chronic absenteeism, a persistent challenge across Norwalk, sits at just 8.6%—well below the district's 15.4% and the state's 16.4%—and was an extraordinary 4.7% in 2024–2025. The school also invests heavily in small class sizes, with an 11:1 student-teacher ratio, one of the lowest in the district. Early-grade instruction is a particular highlight: 3rd graders posted 61% ELA and 66% math proficiency, roughly 18 points above the district average in both subjects. Hispanic students at Fox Run scored at the 80th percentile statewide, far exceeding the school's overall percentile and reflecting consistent, strong outcomes for this group.

Fox Run's results look even more impressive next to its affluent neighbors. Schools like Ox Ridge Elementary School, Royle Elementary School, and South School, located just a couple of miles away in the Darien School District and New Canaan School District, rank in the 94th–100th percentile with virtually no low-income students. Fox Run, where about 52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, achieves its results with roughly $18,500 per student compared to $20,000–$22,000 in those neighboring districts. The one area worth monitoring is 4th grade, where ELA and math scores dipped below district and state averages in 2025–2026. Overall, Fox Run is a school on the rise, and its focus on attendance and early grades appears to be paying off.

398

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,394

Per pupil spending ?

52.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

228 Fillow Street
Norwalk, CT 06850

(203) 899-2860

District: Norwalk School District

Students who attend Fox Run Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy
High:	Brien McMahon High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.2%

White:

24.9%

African American:

16.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg46%

Connecticut avg51%

251^st of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

113^th of 153Norwalk 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	51.8	251 of 492	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.3	297 of 493	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	339 of 497	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	313 of 491	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	284 of 490	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	328 of 538	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	424 of 522	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	331 of 532	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.7	327 of 519	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.1	304 of 518	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.0	296 of 551	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.7	336 of 557	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.8	337 of 564	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.8	377 of 565	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.3	342 of 579	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.9	370 of 566	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.0	388 of 565	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.3	369 of 568	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.7	383 of 570	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	144 of 228	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	164 of 232	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	195 of 237	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	172 of 230	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	280 of 455	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	26 of 130	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	59.1	29 of 132	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	49.4	40 of 111	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	37 of 108	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.1	12 of 99	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	44 of 173	74.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	45.9	156 of 302	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	158 of 234	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.2	173 of 239	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	198 of 233	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	168 of 231	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	283 of 445	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.0	234 of 247	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	43.3	209 of 371	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2018	34.9	214 of 296	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)48th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2021)44th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile-17 vs school

White (2018)28th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science57%+4 vs state

English Language Arts55%+4 vs state

Mathematics49%~ state avg

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 2, 2019

this is perfect community school - where teachers and administrators care about the whole child. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, March 15, 2019

Amazing teachers and administrators! Both my children are thriving at Fox Run. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, September 5, 2018

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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	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
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%)	51.8	251^st of 492 public elementary schools	49.0%		36.3	297^th of 493 public elementary schools	39.8%	46	56.9		61.0	41.4	61.5				66.1	36.2	44.6				$26,394
Concord Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	21 Hunters Lane	Norwalk	06850	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 899-2840	388	27	14.3	34.0%	161 (41.5%)	47 (12.1%)	133 (34.3%)	19 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.4%)	55.6	237^th of 492 public elementary schools	51.8%		58.9	224^th of 493 public elementary schools	54.6%	13	499.0	807.0	47.6	61.8	56.8	42.2	53.3	66.7	50.0	67.3	52.3	48.9	51.1	45.2	$22,184
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%)	10.1	433^rd of 492 public elementary schools	12.0%		11.1	424^th of 493 public elementary schools	14.0%	9	472.0		25.0	26.6	2448.0				12.5	25.0	2452.0				$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%)	38.2	298^th of 492 public elementary schools	39.4%		18.2	379^th of 493 public elementary schools	23.1%	81	47.1		43.2	44.4	54.3				45.9	47.6	32.9				$23,226
Ox Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	395 Mansfield Ave.	Darien	06820	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Darien School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 655-2579	625	52	11.9	1.4%	506 (81.0%)	7 (1.1%)	47 (7.5%)	37 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	90.8	30^th of 492 public elementary schools	93.9%		92.7	11^th of 493 public elementary schools	97.8%	19	83.1		74.4	82.3	86.5				76.9	84.8	82.0				$26,840
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%)	23.1	362^nd of 492 public elementary schools	26.4%		15.3	401^st of 493 public elementary schools	18.7%	39	42.4		29.1	2398.0	39.4				45.5	24.5	25.8				$24,032
South School	Public	K-4	8 Farm Rd.	New Canaan	06840	Western Connecticut Planning Region	New Canaan School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 594-4313	477	44	10.7	—	376 (78.8%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.3%)	29 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	95.2	4^th of 492 public elementary schools	99.2%		96.3	2^nd of 493 public elementary schools	99.6%	2			89.7	87.2					89.7	90.4					$27,916
Tracey Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	20 Camp Street	Norwalk	06851	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 899-2960	434	30	14.4	60.8%	72 (16.6%)	59 (13.6%)	263 (60.6%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	25.9	350^th of 492 public elementary schools	28.9%		28.2	330^th of 493 public elementary schools	33.1%	20	497.0		29.4	41.1	53.3				20.0	47.9	28.8				$23,325
Silvermine Dual Language Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	157 Perry Avenue	Norwalk	06850	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 899-2950	428	28	15.2	57.7%	36 (8.4%)	23 (5.4%)	348 (81.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	36	310^th of 492 public elementary schools	37.0%		27.3	337^th of 493 public elementary schools	31.6%	27	491.0		42.4	53.7	32.3				56.1	46.3	27.7				$21,382
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)	486.0	800.0	2398.0	2428.0	2471.0	2519.0	2543.0	2582.0	2426.0	28.6	36.4	2537.0	2570.0	2597.0	$15,744

Frequently Asked Questions about Fox Run Elementary School

Is Fox Run Elementary School a good school?

Fox Run Elementary School ranks 251^st of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Fox Run Elementary School?

Students at Fox Run Elementary School are 49% Hispanic, 25% White, 16% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Fox Run Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fox Run Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy
High : Brien McMahon High School

How many students attend Fox Run Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended Fox Run Elementary School.

What district is Fox Run Elementary School in?

Norwalk School District

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