South Street School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Danbury, Connecticut

South Street School in Danbury, Connecticut enrolled 372 students in 2024-25 with 26.0 full-time teachers, 14.3 students per teacher against the Connecticut elementary-school median of 12.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Connecticut: 50.5% and 41.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

386 students in 2022-23, 377 students in 2023-24, 372 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.5 to 26.0.

Students enrolled at South Street School by school year2022-23: 386, 2023-24: 377, 2024-25: 37201002003004002022-233862023-243772024-25372
Students enrolled at South Street School by school year2022-23: 386, 2023-24: 377, 2024-25: 37201002003004002022-233862023-243772024-25372
Students enrolled at South Street School by school year2022-23: 386, 2023-24: 377, 2024-25: 37201002003004002022-233862023-243772024-25372
Students enrolled at South Street School by school year2022-23: 386, 2023-24: 377, 2024-25: 37201002003004002022-233862023-243772024-25372
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2338627.514.1
2023-2437727.713.6
2024-2537226.014.3

14.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 Connecticut elementary schools

Among the 586 Connecticut elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; South Street School 14.3; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSouth Street School 14.3state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; South Street School 14.3; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSouth Street School 14.3state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; South Street School 14.3; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSouth Street School 14.3state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; South Street School 14.3; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSouth Street School 14.3state median 12.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Street School enrolled 387 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent18.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

71.5% of students were Hispanic, 11.8% White, 6.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic71.5%
  2. White11.8%
  3. Two or more races6.5%
  4. Black4.3%
  5. Asian3.8%
  6. American Indian1.6%
  7. Pacific Islander0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at South Street School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Connecticut, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtConnecticut
Reading and language arts, 2021-2245‑49%36%50.5%
Math, 2022-2335‑39%24% (2021-22)41.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Danbury

14 public elementary schools in Danbury report 2024-25 enrollment; South Street School is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Park Avenue School56212.950.0%
Shelter Rock School52716.348.8%
Ellsworth Avenue School49215.150.6%
Stadley Rough School47915.642.2%
Hayestown Avenue School45013.652.7%
King Street Primary School39314.340.7%
Pembroke School37613.344.9%
South Street School37214.346.2%

All public schools in Danbury →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about South Street School

  1. DPS Early Childhood CenterThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 65 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Park Avenue SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 562 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare South Street School with DPS Early Childhood CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Danbury Public Schools spends per student$19,386 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,386
  5. The largest public schools in ConnecticutSouth Street School is the number 291 by size of 590 Connecticut elementary schools open in 2024-25.#291 of 590
  6. Connecticut schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 12.2 for elementary schools.14.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about South Street School

  1. How many students attend South Street School?
    372 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 386 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Danbury, CT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Street School?
    14.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Connecticut median for elementary schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is South Street School a Title I school?
    South Street School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at South Street School do on state tests?
    The students tested at South Street School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Connecticut's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is South Street School in?
    Danbury Public Schools, NCES district ID 0901020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090102000162 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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