The top reported proficiency rate is 90% in English language arts. The lowest is 83% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on North Street School
North Street School is a public elementary school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Greenwich, Connecticut, a predominantly residential and affluent community on the Long Island Sound shore about 30 minutes by train to New York City. The school sits within the Greenwich School District, which enrolls students across the full K-12 range and is managing a significant capital project: a new Central Middle School is under construction and expected to open for the 2026-2027 school year to replace a building that no longer meets state codes.
The school's enrollment is small for its grade span, with roughly equal numbers of students across kindergarten through fifth grade and slightly smaller pre-K and second-grade cohorts. The student population is predominantly white and economically privileged. Only a very small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflective of the town's high median home prices. The school's student body is relatively homogeneous compared to Connecticut schools more broadly, though it includes students from several racial and ethnic backgrounds including Asian, Hispanic, and multiracial families.
Academic proficiency in reading and math is notably strong. In third grade, reading and math proficiency rates both reached high levels, with most students meeting or exceeding state standards. Fourth-grade reading proficiency was especially strong. Fifth-grade proficiency data for math and science were suppressed for privacy reasons due to small grade cohorts, though reported scale scores suggest solid performance. Across all tested grades and subjects combined, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile of schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region, the comparison group that includes all districts in the county. A single year of data limits what can be said about trends, but the reported results indicate consistently strong academic ground across the elementary grades.
The town of Greenwich itself is organized around residential neighborhoods and distinct sub-areas. The downtown core centered on Greenwich Avenue is highly walkable with boutiques, restaurants and cafes, and sits within a short walk of a Metro-North station. Outside downtown, life is more car-dependent, typical of a suburban setting. The community is anchored by parks and beaches along the extensive shoreline, a library system with a main branch on Mason Street that serves as a cultural hub, and the Metro-North commuter rail with four local stations offering express service to Manhattan. Greenwich has been adding new housing in recent years, including multifamily buildings with some units designated as affordable, though the single-family market remains very high-priced. The local economy is dominated by finance, hedge funds and financial services firms, alongside the town government, the hospital, and private schools.
The district is implementing Connecticut's Right to Read law, which requires all elementary classrooms to use a Science of Reading-aligned curriculum emphasizing phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. Full implementation was required by 2025, so families enrolling now can expect reading instruction grounded in this evidence-based approach across the early grades.
North Street School represents the kind of well-resourced elementary setting typical of affluent suburban Connecticut: strong academic proficiency, small class cohorts, and families concentrated in professional and financial sectors. It is a natural fit for parents choosing Greenwich as a residential location and seeking a neighborhood public school with demonstrated solid academic results in a walkable, shoreside community with strong local institutions.
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