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C+

Brookside Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

382 Highland Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854 · (203) 899-2830 · Part of Norwalk School District

Norwalk’s School Grade C better than 33% of Connecticut school districts

Directions
Students
408
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Brookside Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Norwalk kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Brookside Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts41%
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 ↗

382 Highland Avenue, Norwalk

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K31
Kindergarten60
Grade 171
Grade 255
Grade 360
Grade 473
Grade 558
Enrollment over time
425’20
439’21
433’22
398’23
408’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 69%White 13%Black 12%Two or more races 5%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 Brookside Elementary School from Norwalk families.

Other schools in Norwalk School District

The district →
Jefferson Marine Science Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwalk
C
457 students12:1
Tracey Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwalk
C−
434 students14:1
Kendall College & Career Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwalk
C−
416 students11:1
Cranbury Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwalk
B−
410 students13:1
Fox Run Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwalk
C+
398 students11:1
Naramake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwalk
B−
358 students13:1

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; Norwalk’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.