Glenville School vs North Street School

Glenville School and North Street School sit 2.5 miles apart in Greenwich, Connecticut and are separated by just 0.1 rating points — Glenville School at 9.3/10 and North Street School at 9.2/10. In state context, both schools rank among Connecticut's best out of 990 elementary schools, with Glenville School at #10 and North Street School at #17. At that level of performance, the gap is real but narrow, and the more meaningful differences emerge in the subcategory scores.

The two schools diverge most sharply on academic proficiency versus growth. North Street School holds a 9.5/10 academic score compared to Glenville School's 8.8/10 — a 0.7-point gap that reflects stronger raw proficiency on standardized assessments. Glenville School counters with a 9.3/10 growth score against North Street School's 8.9/10, meaning students at Glenville are advancing faster relative to their starting points. Families prioritizing where kids test out will favor North Street School; families focused on year-over-year improvement trajectory have a stronger case at Glenville School.

On demographics, the schools differ in two notable ways. Glenville School enrolls 415 students compared to North Street School's 396, a modest difference. The student-teacher ratio at Glenville School is 11.9:1 versus 12.8:1 at North Street School — one fewer student per teacher on average. The free and reduced-price lunch rates diverge significantly: 12% at Glenville School versus 3% at North Street School, indicating Glenville serves a somewhat broader economic cross-section of Greenwich families.

North Street School extends one grade level lower, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, while Glenville School starts at kindergarten. For families with a four-year-old seeking a public pre-K option, North Street School is the only choice between the two. Both schools top out at fifth grade, so the transition timing to middle school is identical. Families without a pre-K need are making a choice that comes down almost entirely to the academic-versus-growth tradeoff and the small but real difference in economic diversity.