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Shelter Rock School

2 Crows Nest Rd, Danbury, CT, 06810-7056

Tel: (203)797-4777

Grades: KG-5 | 409 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Shelter Rock School serves 409 students in grades KG-5.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the CT state average of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 66% of the student body.
Shelter Rock School is one of 13 public elementary schools within Danbury, and operates within the Danbury School District.

The nearest elementary school is South Street School (1.3 miles away), the nearest middle school is Rogers Park Middle School (1.3 miles away), and the nearest high school is Alternative Center For Excellence (1.2 miles away).

Source: 2011 NCES data, CT Dept. of Educ.	Shelter Rock School
Grades Offered	Grades KG-5
Total Students	409 students

% Male / % Female	51% / 49%
Total Classroom Teachers	24 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(CT) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	17:1	13:1

	This School	(CT) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	10%	4%

% Hispanic	45%	19%

% Black	7%	13%

% White	34%	62%

Unknown	4%	2%


	This School	(CT) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	36%	29%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	13%	5%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Danbury School District
	This School's Agency	(CT) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	18	4
Number of Students Managed	10,041 students	1,845 students

District Total Revenue	$150,764,000	$28,943,000

District Expenditure	$149,432,000	$28,390,000

District Revenue / Student	$15,015	$15,687

District Expenditure / Student	$14,882	$15,388

Nearby Schools:

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Shelter Rock School
Grades: KG-5 | 0 mi. away

Alternative Center For Excellence
Grades: 9-12 | 1.2 mi. away

Rogers Park Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 1.3 mi. away

Bethel Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 1.3 mi. away

South Street School
Grades: KG-5 | 1.3 mi. away

Ellsworth Avenue School
Grades: KG-5 | 1.4 mi. away

View all schools in: Danbury, Fairfield County, Zip 06810

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