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Springdale School

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Springdale School ranks 352 nd of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

352^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Springdale School is an elementary school in Stamford, Connecticut, serving 580 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Stamford School District, which is ranked 125 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Springdale School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut elementary schools, with a 1-star or 2-star rating over the past decade.

Springdale School faces significant challenges in academic performance, with SBAC/NGSS test scores significantly below the Stamford district and Connecticut state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 25% of 3rd graders at Springdale School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 28.8% in the Stamford district and 46.9% statewide. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.4% to 22.5% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, 53.79% of Springdale School students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-need student population.

When comparing Springdale School to other elementary schools in the area, it consistently performs worse academically. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, Springdale School's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate of 25% was significantly lower than the 47.8% proficiency rate at the nearby Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers International School, which is a magnet school. Furthermore, the nearby schools in the Darien School District, which is ranked 4th out of 156 districts in Connecticut, significantly outperform Springdale School academically, with 3rd-grade students at Ox Ridge Elementary School in Darien having a 76.8% proficiency rate in English Language Arts.

565

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,955

Per pupil spending ?

56.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1127 Hope St.
Stamford, CT 06907

(203) 977-4575

District: Stamford School District

Students who attend Springdale School usually attend:

Middle:	Dolan School
High:	Stamford High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.4%

White:

25.5%

African American:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (35% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg37%

Connecticut avg50%

352^nd of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Stamford School District

125^th of 156Stamford 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	23.0	352 of 493	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	365 of 497	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	360 of 491	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	346 of 490	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	345 of 538	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	309 of 522	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	300 of 532	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.6	342 of 519	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.1	380 of 518	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.6	323 of 551	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.7	342 of 557	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.9	390 of 564	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.5	450 of 565	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.2	443 of 579	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.4	449 of 566	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.9	442 of 565	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.6	430 of 568	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.5	395 of 570	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	191 of 232	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	213 of 237	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	200 of 230	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	303 of 455	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	167 of 242	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	175 of 259	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	80 of 132	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	43 of 111	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	54 of 108	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	51 of 99	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.4	64 of 173	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.0	19 of 112	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	24 of 101	76.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	61 of 77	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	43 of 70	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	58 of 72	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	44 of 70	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.5	123 of 302	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	25 of 60	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	212 of 239	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	206 of 233	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	215 of 231	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	306 of 445	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	165 of 247	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	177 of 262	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	43.1	211 of 371	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	69.9	95 of 327	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	47.1	187 of 295	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	157 of 296	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2021)71st percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2021)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics35%-14 vs state

English Language Arts35%-15 vs state

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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	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 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
Springdale School	Public	K-5	1127 Hope St.	Stamford	06907	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4575	565	41	13.6	56.3%	144 (25.5%)	63 (11.2%)	313 (55.4%)	16 (2.8%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	23	352^nd of 493 public elementary schools	28.6%		20.4	365^th of 497 public elementary schools	26.6%	13			25.0	43.2	38.0			35.4	40.2	30.4				$20,955
Davenport Ridge School	Public	K-5	1300 Newfield Ave.	Stamford	06905	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4291	673	47	14.2	41.2%	277 (41.2%)	60 (8.9%)	286 (42.5%)	36 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	34.8	305^th of 493 public elementary schools	38.1%		31.4	316^th of 497 public elementary schools	36.4%	11	55.2		20.9	35.3	54.3			36.4	36.2	52.6				$20,481
Newfield School	Public	K-5	345 Pepper Ridge Rd.	Stamford	06905	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4282	575	43	13.3	51.3%	132 (23.0%)	73 (12.7%)	318 (55.3%)	30 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	34.1	309^th of 493 public elementary schools	37.3%		30.8	319^th of 497 public elementary schools	35.8%	10	44.7		42.5	48.8	43.7			42.5	42.4	33.0				$22,905
Toquam Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	123 Ridgewood Ave.	Stamford	06907	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 977-4556	532	44	12.0	63.9%	63 (11.8%)	61 (11.5%)	375 (70.5%)	18 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	9.9	432^nd of 493 public elementary schools	12.4%		12	421^st of 497 public elementary schools	15.3%	11	32.4		10.5	22.3	27.6			18.6	22.6	18.1				$23,690
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18 Hoyt St.	Darien	06820	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Darien School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 353-4371	407	30	13.7	0.7%	321 (78.9%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.2%)	40 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	92.6	12^th of 493 public elementary schools	97.6%		90.8	28^th of 497 public elementary schools	94.4%	16	79.3		91.5	83.1	81.7			94.4	83.1	80.5				$23,198
Ox Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	92.7	11^th of 493 public elementary schools	97.8%		92	17^th of 497 public elementary schools	96.6%	6	86.7		76.8	83.3	88.0			85.4	84.4	85.5				$26,840
Julia A. Stark School	Public	K-5	398 Glenbrook Rd.	Stamford	06906	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4583	553	40	13.6	61.5%	116 (21.0%)	54 (9.8%)	349 (63.1%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	11.8	419^th of 493 public elementary schools	15.0%		13.2	412^th of 497 public elementary schools	17.1%	7			16.4	22.6	20.4			29.1	34.9	23.7				$21,893
Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers International	Public, Magnet	K-8	200 Strawberry Hill Ave.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 977-6600	799	65	12.2	45.6%	247 (30.9%)	83 (10.4%)	324 (40.6%)	82 (10.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.5%)	65.9	197^th of 493 public elementary schools	60.0%		59.8	209^th of 497 public elementary schools	57.9%	12	69.6	78.3	47.8	57.8	66.3	67.9	75.0	51.1	62.7	64.1	63.2	60.7	57.8	$21,608
Northeast School	Public	K-5	82 Scofieldtown Rd.	Stamford	06903	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4469	436	34	12.7	40.4%	179 (41.1%)	45 (10.3%)	175 (40.1%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.4%)	32.1	314^th of 493 public elementary schools	36.3%		30.3	323^rd of 497 public elementary schools	35.0%	9	43.7		30.0	42.4	47.1			41.4	44.1	37.9				$25,586
Roxbury School	Public	K-5	751 Westhill Rd.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4287	509	43	11.8	59.3%	111 (21.8%)	66 (13.0%)	280 (55.0%)	35 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	19.8	369^th of 493 public elementary schools	25.2%		25.1	352^nd of 497 public elementary schools	29.2%	17	31.9		26.9	31.1	30.9			32.3	47.3	28.7				$24,439

Frequently Asked Questions about Springdale School

What schools do graduates of Springdale School attend?

Students who attend Springdale School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dolan School
High : Stamford High School

How many students attend Springdale School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended Springdale School.

What is the racial makeup of Springdale School?

Students at Springdale School are 55% Hispanic, 25% White, 11% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Springdale School a good school?

Springdale School ranks 352^nd of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Springdale School in?

Stamford School District

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