Summary:
Zip code 06906 in Stamford, Connecticut contains one public elementary school serving grades K-5: Julia A. Stark School. The school enrolls 553 students in the Stamford School District and serves a predominantly low-income population, with 61.48% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school spends $17,531 per student and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 13.6 to 1, both favorable resource indicators.
Julia A. Stark has ranked in the bottom 16th percentile of Connecticut elementary schools for three consecutive years, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger in each year from 2023–2024 through 2025–2026, with state ranks of 412, 419, and 414 out of roughly 493 schools. Its strongest area is attendance: the chronic absenteeism rate is just 10.1%, dramatically lower than the district rate of 19.8% and the state rate of 16.4%. Academically, every subject and grade level tested below both district and state averages in 2025–2026. The school's largest gap versus the state was in 5th grade English Language Arts (24.7% vs. 53.5%), while 4th grade math came closest to district parity at 36.3% proficiency.
The school showed encouraging year-over-year gains in ELA across all grade levels, including a +4.3-point improvement in 5th grade. However, math results were mixed, with declines of roughly 4 points in both 3rd and 5th grades. Notably, the Stamford School District itself ranks 129th out of 153 Connecticut districts (16th percentile), suggesting Julia A. Stark's struggles reflect broader district-wide challenges. The combination of strong attendance and improving literacy scores, despite significant poverty levels, suggests that targeted academic interventions could build on these existing strengths.
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