Glenville School vs Julian Curtiss School

Glenville School edges out Julian Curtiss School by 0.3 points overall — 9.3 versus 9.0 out of 10 — but the state rank context sharpens that gap considerably. Glenville School ranks #10 of 990 elementary schools in Connecticut, placing it in the top 1 percent statewide. Julian Curtiss School sits at #34 of 990, which is itself an exceptional result — top 4 percent — yet trails Glenville by 24 positions. Both schools are separated by only 2.3 miles within Greenwich, making this a genuine neighborhood choice rather than a commute trade-off.

On academic and growth measures, Glenville School leads on both dimensions. Its academic score of 8.8 out of 10 sits 0.3 points above Julian Curtiss School's 8.5, and its growth score of 9.3 outpaces Julian Curtiss School's 8.9 by 0.4 points. Growth scores reflect how much students advance relative to peers with similar starting points, so Glenville's edge there suggests students are accelerating beyond baseline expectations — not simply arriving better-prepared.

The demographic and structural differences between the two schools are substantial. Glenville School enrolls 415 students against Julian Curtiss School's 246, nearly 70 percent larger. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility — a standard proxy for family income — stands at 12 percent at Glenville School versus 42 percent at Julian Curtiss School, a 30-point gap that reflects meaningfully different student populations. Student-teacher ratio runs 11.9:1 at Glenville School compared to 8.5:1 at Julian Curtiss School, giving Julian Curtiss School a clear structural advantage in classroom attention per child.

One programmatic distinction separates the two schools at the entry point: Julian Curtiss School serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, while Glenville School begins at kindergarten. Families with a four-year-old seeking a single-school early childhood placement have only one option of the two. For families entering at kindergarten, both schools cover the same grade span through fifth grade.