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Rowayton School

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Rowayton School ranks 183 rd of 491 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 491 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Rowayton School is a public PK-5 elementary school in Norwalk, CT, serving 402 students and earning a 3-star rating with a 63rd-percentile ranking (183rd of 491 schools) statewide in 2025-2026, making it a clear standout within the Norwalk School District. The school consistently outperforms its district peers: in 3rd grade ELA, 65.5% of Rowayton students met proficiency versus 43.1% districtwide and 47.3% statewide, and in 5th grade math, 60.9% were proficient versus 39.0% in the district and 45.8% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is just 7.3%, far below the district's 15.4% and the state's 16.4%, and attendance has improved steadily over the past four years from 15.6% in 2021-2022.

Rowayton serves a more advantaged population than most Norwalk elementary schools, with a 30.85% free/reduced lunch rate compared to roughly 51–73% at peers like Marvin Elementary School and South Norwalk Elementary School. Its 4th grade is a relative weak point—4th grade ELA proficiency was essentially flat against the state average, while 3rd and 5th grades ran 18–22 points above it. Historically, Rowayton has posted strong results for higher-need students: in 2020-2021, Hispanic students ranked at the 87th percentile statewide, low-income students at the 85th, and special education students at the 77th.

Rowayton's spending of about $18,325 per student is comparable to other Norwalk schools—Fox Run Elementary School spent $18,466 and Brookside Elementary School spent $18,116—yet its outcomes are dramatically better. Just 1.17 miles away, however, Tokeneke Elementary School in the Darien School District ranks 6th in the state, and all four Darien schools in the area rank in the top 45 statewide with proficiency rates of 75–92%. Rowayton is a notably productive school within its district, but it sits in the shadow of significantly higher-performing, lower-poverty neighboring districts.

402

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,076

Per pupil spending ?

30.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Roton Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06853

(203) 899-2940

District: Norwalk School District

Students who attend Rowayton School usually attend:

Middle:	Roton Middle School
High:	Brien McMahon High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.0%

Hispanic:

29.6%

African American:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (64% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Norwalk School District

✓Above the Connecticut median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg46%

Connecticut avg51%

183^rd of 491

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	69.1	183 of 491	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.9	230 of 493	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	177 of 497	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	172 of 491	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.4	157 of 490	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.6	138 of 538	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	223 of 522	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	196 of 532	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	81.7	101 of 519	80.5%	★★★★☆
2016	71.3	170 of 518	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.8	179 of 551	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.0	194 of 557	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.3	286 of 564	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.5	318 of 565	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.6	259 of 579	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.3	263 of 566	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.9	220 of 565	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.2	317 of 568	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.2	302 of 570	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	123 of 225	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.4	124 of 455	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.2	137 of 242	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	146 of 259	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	79.7	23 of 173	86.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	76.1	46 of 302	84.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	132 of 232	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	126 of 231	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.8	127 of 445	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	47.4	147 of 247	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	160 of 262	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	69.7	86 of 371	76.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	22 of 246	91.1%	★★★★★
2025	74.7	52 of 248	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	91.8	7 of 250	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	31 of 262	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	28 of 252	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	89.5	15 of 327	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	77.8	54 of 295	81.7%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)91st percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2021)87th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)85th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2021)77th percentile~ school

Female (2026)45th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science70%+17 vs state

English Language Arts63%+12 vs state

Mathematics62%+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/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
Rowayton School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	69.1	183^rd of 491 public elementary schools	62.7%		57.9	230^th of 493 public elementary schools	53.3%	47	70.3	65.5	50.0	75.0	72.7	54.3	60.9	$24,076
Tokeneke Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	94.2	6^th of 491 public elementary schools	98.8%		91.4	21^st of 493 public elementary schools	95.7%	15	85.5	89.7	84.3	92.1		84.3		$23,536
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%)	22.9	362^nd of 491 public elementary schools	26.3%		15.3	401^st of 493 public elementary schools	18.7%	39	42.4	29.1		39.4	45.5	24.5	25.8	$24,032
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
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)						28.6	36.4	$15,744
Royle Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	93.7	9^th of 491 public elementary schools	98.2%		90.7	29^th of 493 public elementary schools	94.1%	20	81.0	89.3	91.7	82.5	89.3	91.7	79.4	$27,838
Hindley Elementary School	Public	K-5	10 Nearwater Ln.	Darien	06820	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Darien School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 655-1323	411	38	10.7	0.7%	340 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	34 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	88.9	45^th of 491 public elementary schools	90.8%		90.8	28^th of 493 public elementary schools	94.3%	17	87.3	75.6	65.3	88.9	84.6	80.0	85.7	$24,115
Marvin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	40	289^th of 491 public elementary schools	41.1%		35.5	301^st of 493 public elementary schools	38.9%	12	57.8	32.1	44.4	53.8	41.5	46.0	43.8	$24,886
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 491 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
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%)	51.7	251^st of 491 public elementary schools	48.9%		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rowayton School

What is the racial makeup of Rowayton School?

Students at Rowayton School are 56% White, 30% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Rowayton School in?

Norwalk School District

What schools do graduates of Rowayton School attend?

Students who attend Rowayton School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roton Middle School
High : Brien McMahon High School

How many students attend Rowayton School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Rowayton School.

Is Rowayton School a good school?

Rowayton School ranks 183^rd of 491 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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