Perry Hill Elementary School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 6 · Shelton, Connecticut
Perry Hill Elementary School in Shelton, Connecticut enrolled 711 students in 2024-25 with 50.1 full-time teachers, 14.2 students per teacher against the Connecticut middle-school median of 11.2. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 56% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 53% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Connecticut: 50.5% and 41.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
689 students in 2022-23, 701 students in 2023-24, 711 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 50.1 to 50.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 689 | 50.1 | 13.8 |
| 2023-24 | 701 | 51.3 | 13.7 |
| 2024-25 | 711 | 50.1 | 14.2 |
14.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 Connecticut middle schools
Among the 177 Connecticut middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 238 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Perry Hill Elementary School enrolled 715 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 238 of the 715 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absent12.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
57.5% of students were White, 25.3% Hispanic, 8.4% Black in 2024-25.
- White57.5%
- Hispanic25.3%
- Black8.4%
- Asian4.4%
- Two or more races4.1%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Perry Hill Elementary School scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 53% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Connecticut, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Connecticut |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 56% | 60% | 50.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 53% | 51% (2021-22) | 41.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Shelton
2 public middle schools in Shelton report 2024-25 enrollment; Perry Hill Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate School | 714 | 12.6 | 29.7% |
| Perry Hill Elementary School | 711 | 14.2 | 26.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Perry Hill Elementary School
- Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 714 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Derby Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 300 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare Perry Hill Elementary School with Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Shelton Public Schools spends per student$20,407 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,407
- The largest public schools in ConnecticutPerry Hill Elementary School is the number 40 by size of 177 Connecticut middle schools open in 2024-25.#40 of 177
- Connecticut schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 11.2 for middle schools.14.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Perry Hill Elementary School
How many students attend Perry Hill Elementary School?
711 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 689 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Shelton, CT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Perry Hill Elementary School?
14.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Connecticut median for middle schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Perry Hill Elementary School a Title I school?
Perry Hill Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Perry Hill Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Perry Hill Elementary School scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 53% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Connecticut's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Perry Hill Elementary School in?
Shelton Public Schools, NCES district ID 0904050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090405001584 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.