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Mill Ridge Primary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–3

49A High Ridge Rd., Danbury, CT 06811 · (203) 797-4781 · Part of Danbury School District

Danbury’s School Grade D better than 14% of Connecticut school districts

Directions
Students
319
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
City
Grades
K–3
The gist

What stands out about Mill Ridge Primary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 10.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Danbury kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Danbury kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–3Mill Ridge Primary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

49A High Ridge Rd., Danbury

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten57
Grade 192
Grade 286
Grade 384
Enrollment over time
355’20
331’21
329’22
341’23
319’24

Down 10.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 57%White 19%Black 13%Two or more races 8%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mill Ridge Primary School from Danbury families.

Other schools in Danbury School District

The district →
Ellsworth Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Danbury
D
492 students15:1
DPS Early Childhood Center at Granville
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Danbury
184 students15:1
DPS Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Danbury
65 students16:1
Park Avenue School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danbury
D
562 students13:1
Shelter Rock School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danbury
C−
527 students16:1
Stadley Rough School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danbury
C−
479 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Danbury’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.