Shelter Rock School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Danbury, Connecticut
Shelter Rock School in Danbury, Connecticut enrolled 527 students in 2024-25 with 32.3 full-time teachers, 16.3 students per teacher against the Connecticut elementary-school median of 12.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 38% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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 fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%
583 students in 2022-23, 550 students in 2023-24, 527 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.3 to 32.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 583 | 36.3 | 16.1 |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 35.9 | 15.3 |
| 2024-25 | 527 | 32.3 | 16.3 |
16.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 of every 100 Connecticut elementary schools
Among the 586 Connecticut elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for elementary 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Shelter Rock School enrolled 521 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent17.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
65.8% of students were Hispanic, 17.8% White, 5.9% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic65.8%
- White17.8%
- Black5.9%
- Asian5.3%
- Two or more races4.7%
- American Indian0.4%
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 Shelter Rock School scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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 | 38% | 36% | 50.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 34% | 24% (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.
Elementary schools in Danbury
14 public elementary schools in Danbury report 2024-25 enrollment; Shelter Rock School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Avenue School | 562 | 12.9 | 50.0% |
| Shelter Rock School | 527 | 16.3 | 48.8% |
| Ellsworth Avenue School | 492 | 15.1 | 50.6% |
| Stadley Rough School | 479 | 15.6 | 42.2% |
| Hayestown Avenue School | 450 | 13.6 | 52.7% |
| King Street Primary School | 393 | 14.3 | 40.7% |
| Pembroke School | 376 | 13.3 | 44.9% |
| South Street School | 372 | 14.3 | 46.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Shelter Rock School
- DPS Early Childhood CenterThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 65 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- South Street SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 372 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Compare Shelter Rock School with DPS Early Childhood CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Danbury Public Schools spends per student$19,386 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,386
- The largest public schools in ConnecticutShelter Rock School is the number 78 by size of 590 Connecticut elementary schools open in 2024-25.#78 of 590
- Connecticut schools by students per teacher16.3 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 12.2 for elementary schools.16.3:1
- 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 Shelter Rock School
How many students attend Shelter Rock School?
527 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 583 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Danbury, CT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Shelter Rock School?
16.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Connecticut median for elementary schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Shelter Rock School a Title I school?
Shelter Rock School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Shelter Rock School do on state tests?
The students tested at Shelter Rock School scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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 Shelter Rock School in?
Danbury Public Schools, NCES district ID 0901020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090102000161 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.