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Kendall College & Career Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-5

433^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Kendall College & Career Academy is a PK–5 elementary school in Norwalk, CT, serving 416 students as part of the Norwalk School District. The school holds a 1-star rating and ranked 433rd out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools in 2025–26, placing it in the 12th percentile — the lowest among nearby Norwalk elementary schools. Academically, Kendall trails its district and state by wide margins: 3rd-grade math proficiency was 12.5% versus 47.7% districtwide and 52.2% statewide, while 3rd-grade ELA proficiency was 25% versus 43.1% and 47.3%. Proficiency gaps persist into 4th and 5th grades, where science proficiency was also far below state averages.

This low performance is striking because several schools with similar poverty levels do much better. About 63% of Kendall students qualify for free/reduced lunch, similar to Jefferson Marine Science Elementary School (64.6%), Tracey Magnet School (60.8%), and Brookside Elementary School (60.8%). Yet Jefferson's 3rd-grade math proficiency was 45.9%, Tracey's 20%, and Brookside's 45.5% — compared to Kendall's 12.5%. Kendall also ranks at the very bottom of the state for female students (225th out of 225), and its Hispanic and low-income subgroup performance has declined sharply in recent years.

Kendall does have meaningful resources: a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.8 and per-student spending around $17,545, both in line with or better than many higher-performing neighbors. Chronic absenteeism improved to 12.8% in 2025–26, better than the district (15.4%) and state (16.4%), and the school historically earned strong ratings for English Language Learners. However, Kendall's rank has fallen from the 31st percentile in 2017–18 to just 12th percentile today, while schools like Fox Run Elementary School and Jefferson have improved over the same period — indicating that significant instructional and leadership changes are needed.

416

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,592

Per pupil spending ?

63%

Free/discounted lunch ?

57 Fillow Street
Norwalk, CT 06850

(203) 899-2880

District: Norwalk School District

Students who attend Kendall College & Career Academy usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.4%

African American:

16.3%

White:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (23% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg46%

Connecticut avg51%

433^rd of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	10.1	433 of 492	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	424 of 493	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	402 of 497	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	405 of 491	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	410 of 490	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	404 of 538	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	377 of 522	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	365 of 532	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.7	407 of 519	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.3	403 of 518	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.1	428 of 551	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.2	374 of 557	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.7	313 of 564	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.0	334 of 565	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.3	368 of 579	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.5	420 of 566	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.4	384 of 565	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.2	406 of 568	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.0	413 of 570	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	55.0	8 of 34	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	4.3	226 of 228	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.7	228 of 232	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	230 of 237	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	218 of 234	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	357 of 455	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	208 of 242	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	216 of 259	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	117 of 130	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	111 of 132	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	78 of 111	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	77 of 108	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	73 of 99	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.9	72 of 173	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	26 of 112	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	19 of 101	81.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	54 of 70	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	69 of 77	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	38 of 70	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	63 of 72	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	49 of 70	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.1	124 of 302	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	231 of 239	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	225 of 233	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	214 of 232	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	365 of 445	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	212 of 247	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	200 of 262	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	42.0	215 of 371	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)76th percentile+52 vs school

Special Education (2021)42nd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts26%-25 vs state

Mathematics19%-31 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
South Norwalk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Meadow Street Extension	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)			18.0						20.0						$24,130
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
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
Naramake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16 King Street	Norwalk	06851	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 899-2900	358	29	12.5	50.8%	108 (30.2%)	38 (10.6%)	180 (50.3%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	42.6	273^rd of 492 public elementary schools	44.5%		31	320^th of 493 public elementary schools	35.1%	47	56.4		42.6	39.7	52.7				57.4	39.7	47.3				$24,267

Frequently Asked Questions about Kendall College & Career Academy

How many students attend Kendall College & Career Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Kendall College & Career Academy.

What schools do graduates of Kendall College & Career Academy attend?

Students who attend Kendall College & Career Academy usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Kendall College & Career Academy in?

Norwalk School District

Is Kendall College & Career Academy a good school?

Kendall College & Career Academy ranks in the bottom 12.0% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Kendall College & Career Academy?

Students at Kendall College & Career Academy are 71% Hispanic, 16% African American, 6% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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