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Morris Street School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

28 Morris St., Danbury, CT 06810 · (203) 797-4809 · Part of Danbury School District

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

Directions
Students
340
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Morris Street School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Danbury kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Morris Street SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 50.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

28 Morris St., Danbury

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten42
Grade 155
Grade 261
Grade 368
Grade 458
Grade 556
Enrollment over time
362’20
383’21
376’22
362’23
340’24

Down 6.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 82%White 9%Two or more races 5%Black 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Morris Street 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.