📍 82 Park Ave., Danbury, Western Connecticut Planning Region, 06810
Park Avenue School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Danbury, Western Connecticut Planning Region. The school has 608 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Danbury School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 52.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
Park Avenue School enrolls 608 students across grades K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 52.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 3.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 480 | 79% |
| White | 73 | 12% |
| Asian | 22 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
322 of the school's 608 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Park Avenue School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Park Avenue School is one of 19 schools in Danbury School District, based in Danbury, Connecticut. The district serves 11,956 students district-wide and employs 884 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 608 students, Park Avenue School is close to the district average of about 629 students per school.