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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 06811

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At a glance

Schools

2,655

Students

Top rankedGreat Plain School165^th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Pembroke School up 46 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Great Plain School 12.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 06811 in Danbury, Connecticut is home to seven public elementary schools serving about 2,655 students in grades K–5, all within the Danbury School District, which ranks 134 out of 153 in Connecticut. The standout is Great Plain School, ranking in the 66th percentile statewide (165 of 491) and the only school in the ZIP code to consistently exceed both district and state proficiency averages in ELA, math, and science. Great Plain also has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (42.8%) and the lowest student–teacher ratio (12.9). Pembroke School shows the most dramatic improvement, climbing from the 16th percentile in 2023–24 to the 33rd percentile in 2025–26, with 3rd grade math proficiency (53.7%) now above the state average. The K–3 primary schools, King Street Primary School and Mill Ridge Primary School, also beat district averages in 3rd grade ELA and math.

Most other schools cluster in the bottom 20–30 percent statewide: Stadley Rough School (19th percentile), Hayestown Avenue School (27th), and King Street Intermediate School (30th) all trail far behind Great Plain despite sharing the same district and similar funding. Spending does not explain the gap—Great Plain spends near the average ($12,400) and outperforms, while Hayestown spends the least ($11,254). Poverty is a factor, but not the whole story: King Street Intermediate has a moderate poverty rate and still outperforms Hayestown in 4th grade, showing that school-level factors matter.

A concerning pattern is the sharp decline in math proficiency from 4th to 5th grade: Hayestown drops from 49.3% to 25.7%, King Street Intermediate from 47.8% to 25.1%, and even Great Plain falls from 76.0% to 58.3%. 5th grade science is also weak except at Great Plain. On the positive side, chronic absenteeism is a real strength—every school is below both the district (14.7%) and state (16.4%) averages, ranging from 6.1% at Mill Ridge to 12.7% at Pembroke. For parents, Great Plain is the clear academic leader, Pembroke is on the rise, and the primary schools provide a solid early foundation—but upper-elementary math and science need attention.

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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
Great Plain School	Public	K-5	10 Stadley Rough Rd.	Danbury	06811	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4749	271	21	12.9	42.8%	73 (26.9%)	14 (5.2%)	152 (56.1%)	18 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	72.5	165^th of 492 public elementary schools	66.5%		73	158^th of 493 public elementary schools	68.0%	7	65.3	55.3	66.0	68.8	2451.0	76.0	58.3	$18,123
Hayestown Avenue School	Public	K-5	42 Tamarack Ave.	Danbury	06811	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4771	450	33	13.6	64.4%	58 (12.9%)	22 (4.9%)	313 (69.6%)	33 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	23.5	358^th of 492 public elementary schools	27.2%		18.7	375^th of 493 public elementary schools	23.9%	17	25.7	33.8	36.6	2428.0	35.3	49.3	25.7	$15,066
King Street Primary School	Public	K-3	151 South King St.	Danbury	06811	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4744	393	27	14.3	51.4%	80 (20.4%)	14 (3.6%)	274 (69.7%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)								(n/a)		44.9			48.3			$24,353
Mill Ridge Primary School	Public	K-3	49A High Ridge Rd.	Danbury	06811	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4781	319	21	14.9	52.0%	62 (19.4%)	41 (12.9%)	180 (56.4%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)								(n/a)		38.1			45.2			$14,457
Pembroke School	Public	K-5	34 1/2 Pembroke Rd.	Danbury	06811	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4751	376	28	13.3	55.1%	82 (21.8%)	31 (8.2%)	225 (59.8%)	18 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	31.3	328^th of 492 public elementary schools	33.3%		18.7	374^th of 493 public elementary schools	24.1%	46	491.0	2392.0	43.5		53.7	25.8	40.9	$17,941
Stadley Rough School	Public	K-5	25 Karen Rd.	Danbury	06811	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4773	479	31	15.5	55.1%	73 (15.2%)	27 (5.6%)	341 (71.2%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	15.4	397^th of 492 public elementary schools	19.3%		15	403^rd of 493 public elementary schools	18.3%	6	33.0	27.0	29.2	34.1	34.8	27.1	18.2	$15,295
King Street Intermediate School	Public	4-5	151 South King St.	Danbury	06811	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4761	367	23	15.7	49.9%	82 (22.3%)	30 (8.2%)	220 (59.9%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.9%)	26.7	347^th of 492 public elementary schools	29.5%		16.6	390^th of 493 public elementary schools	20.9%	43	34.0		46.3	31.4		47.8	25.1	$8,367

Cities Near Zip Code 06811

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Danbury	0.48 mi	21	158^th
New Fairfield	2.96 mi	4	55^th
Brookfield	3.31 mi	3	93^rd
Bethel	4.9 mi	5	81^st
Ridgefield	6.15 mi	9	7^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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