Ellsworth Avenue School

Virtual

Regular School · Danbury, CT

Ellsworth Avenue School is a regular school school in Danbury, Connecticut, serving grades PK–05 with 492 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

492

Teachers (FTE)

32.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	392	80%
White	47	10%
Two or more races	21	4%
Black or African American	19	4%
Asian	9	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Total enrollment	492	251M / 241F

English Language Learners: 314 (64% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	13.0% -25.3pp	38.3%	231
Reading Proficiency	20.0% -30.2pp	50.2%	229
Science Proficiency	20-24%	—	82

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.10 grade levels

Math

-0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

120

24.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	492	100%

Contact & Location

53 Ellsworth Ave

Danbury, CT 06810

Phone: (203)797-4740

http://sites.google.com/a/danbury.k12.ct.us/ellsworth-avenue-school-2/

District

Danbury School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $26,326

District enrollment: 11,994

Other Schools in District

DPS Early Childhood Center Elementary
Great Plain School Elementary
Hayestown Avenue School Elementary
King Street Intermediate School Elementary
King Street Primary School Elementary
Mill Ridge Primary School Elementary
Morris Street School Elementary
Park Avenue School Elementary

View all 18 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 06810) → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

090102000159

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD