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Shelter Rock School

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Shelter Rock School ranks 345 th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

345^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Shelter Rock School is a K–5 elementary school in Danbury, CT, serving 527 students in the Danbury School District, which ranks in the bottom quartile of Connecticut districts. Shelter Rock itself places in the 30th percentile statewide (345th of 491 schools) with a one-star rating for 2025–26, a position that has stayed fairly stable over the last decade. The school outperforms its district overall, but still trails Connecticut state averages in most tested subjects.

The school's 2025–26 test results reveal an unusual grade-level pattern. Third-grade English Language Arts proficiency (41.8%) beat the district average (33.4%), while 4th-grade ELA fell to just 21.3% — roughly 30 points below the state average and a steep drop from the prior year's 42.2%. That dramatic swing points to a specific cohort issue rather than a school-wide trend. Attendance is a clear strength: Shelter Rock's chronic absenteeism rate of 12.1% sits below both the district (14.7%) and state (16.4%) averages. The school also posts relatively strong results for Hispanic students and English Language Learners, with recent star ratings for the latter among the highest in the state.

Nearby schools offer useful context. South Street School serves a nearly identical share of students from low-income families (58.3% vs. Shelter Rock's 59.4%) yet ranks higher statewide (296th vs. 345th) with stronger math scores in 4th and 5th grades. Great Plain School, a higher-performing neighbor, has a lower student-teacher ratio (12.9 vs. 16.3) and lower poverty (42.8%). Shelter Rock's student-teacher ratio of 16.3 is among the highest in the area, and its per-pupil spending of $12,213 is well below Bethel School District elementary schools like Ralph M. T. Johnson School, which spend roughly $14,000–$15,400. The jump in free/reduced lunch eligibility — from 36% to 59.4% in a single year — signals rising economic need, yet the school's strong attendance suggests families remain engaged despite these pressures.

527

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,295

Per pupil spending ?

59.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

100%

Kindergartners with all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

2 Crows Nest Rd.
Danbury, CT 06810

(203) 797-4777

District: Danbury School District

Students who attend Shelter Rock School usually attend:

Middle:	Rogers Park Middle School
High:	Danbury High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.8%

White:

17.8%

African American:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (38% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

Connecticut avg51%

345^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Danbury School District

134^th of 153Danbury School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	345 of 492	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.4	317 of 493	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	351 of 497	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	334 of 491	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	362 of 490	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	416 of 538	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	334 of 522	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	268 of 532	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.4	322 of 519	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.6	320 of 518	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.0	343 of 551	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.6	269 of 557	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.2	276 of 564	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.7	282 of 565	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.3	320 of 579	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.0	381 of 566	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.1	396 of 565	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.8	407 of 568	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.4	430 of 570	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.0	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	4 of 34	88.2%	★★★★★
2019	69.1	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	182 of 228	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	181 of 232	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	201 of 237	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	205 of 230	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	205 of 234	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	364 of 455	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	175 of 242	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	186 of 259	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	48 of 130	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.3	40 of 132	69.7%	★★★★☆
2024	44.3	56 of 111	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	45 of 108	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.6	75 of 99	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	120 of 173	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.4	30 of 112	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	18 of 101	82.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	39 of 70	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.2	52 of 77	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	52 of 70	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	60 of 72	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	52 of 70	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	208 of 302	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	23 of 60	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	185 of 234	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	196 of 239	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	201 of 233	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	192 of 231	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	205 of 232	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	367 of 445	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	190 of 247	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	166 of 262	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	24.5	280 of 371	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	15.0	242 of 262	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.1	327 of 327	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	269 of 295	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	225 of 296	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)63rd percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2021)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)21st percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile-10 vs school

White (2023)8th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics41%-9 vs state

Science40%-13 vs state

English Language Arts33%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)	SBAC English Language Arts (2026)			SBAC Mathematics (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Shelter Rock School	Public	K-5	2 Crows Nest Rd.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4777	527	32	16.3	59.4%	94 (17.8%)	31 (5.9%)	347 (65.8%)	28 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	27.3	345^th of 492 public elementary schools	29.9%		31.4	317^th of 493 public elementary schools	35.7%	28	39.6	41.8	21.3	39.6	41.8	48.1	32.7	100%	0%	$15,295
DPS Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	17 Cottage Street	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 797-4832	65	4	16.2	50.8%	8 (12.3%)	9 (13.8%)	44 (67.7%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.6%)								(n/a)										$10,991
South Street School	Public	K-5	129 South St.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4787	372	26	14.3	58.3%	44 (11.8%)	16 (4.3%)	266 (71.5%)	14 (3.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.5%)	38.3	296^th of 492 public elementary schools	39.8%		30.2	322^nd of 493 public elementary schools	34.7%	26	503.0	31.3	36.8	51.0	28.4	57.9	68.6	97.8%	0%	$16,280
Anna H. Rockwell School	Public	K-2	400 Whittlesey Dr.	Bethel	06801	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 794-8688	303	23	13.2	36.6%	159 (52.5%)	10 (3.3%)	92 (30.4%)	24 (7.9%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.3%)								(n/a)								98.9%	0%	$20,221
Frank A. Berry School	Public	PK, KG-2	200 Whittlesey Dr.	Bethel	06801	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 794-8680	378	33	11.6	29.6%	217 (57.4%)	21 (5.6%)	99 (26.2%)	22 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.4%)								(n/a)								98.9%	0%	$20,380
Ralph M. T. Johnson School	Public	3-5	500 Whittlesey Dr.	Bethel	06801	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 794-8700	652	48	13.6	35.7%	326 (50.0%)	30 (4.6%)	195 (29.9%)	55 (8.4%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	67.5	191^st of 492 public elementary schools	61.2%		65.2	201^st of 493 public elementary schools	59.2%	10	512.0	59.6	68.4	64.6	60.4	66.8	52.9			$17,386
Ellsworth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	53 Ellsworth Ave	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4740	492	33	15.1	62.4%	47 (9.6%)	19 (3.9%)	392 (79.7%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	24.6	356^th of 492 public elementary schools	27.6%		16.7	388^th of 493 public elementary schools	21.3%	32	38.6	23.2	26.7	2461.0	40.6	40.0	39.1	100%	0%	$17,552
Great Plain School	Public	K-5	10 Stadley Rough Rd.	Danbury	06811	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4749	271	21	12.9	42.8%	73 (26.9%)	14 (5.2%)	152 (56.1%)	18 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	72.5	165^th of 492 public elementary schools	66.5%		73	158^th of 493 public elementary schools	68.0%	7	65.3	55.3	66.0	68.8	2451.0	76.0	58.3	97.2%	0%	$18,123
Hayestown Avenue School	Public	K-5	42 Tamarack Ave.	Danbury	06811	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4771	450	33	13.6	64.4%	58 (12.9%)	22 (4.9%)	313 (69.6%)	33 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	23.5	358^th of 492 public elementary schools	27.2%		18.7	375^th of 493 public elementary schools	23.9%	17	25.7	33.8	36.6	2428.0	35.3	49.3	25.7	100%	0%	$15,066
Park Avenue School	Public	K-5	82 Park Ave.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4763	562	44	12.8	62.5%	71 (12.6%)	26 (4.6%)	435 (77.4%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	18.9	379^th of 492 public elementary schools	23.0%		19.7	370^th of 493 public elementary schools	24.9%	9	28.7	18.6	37.8	29.7	30.1	43.9	31.7	95.7%	0%	$15,899

Frequently Asked Questions about Shelter Rock School

How many students attend Shelter Rock School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Shelter Rock School.

Is Shelter Rock School a good school?

Shelter Rock School ranks 345^th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Shelter Rock School attend?

Students who attend Shelter Rock School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rogers Park Middle School
High : Danbury High School

What is the racial makeup of Shelter Rock School?

Students at Shelter Rock School are 66% Hispanic, 18% White, 6% African American, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Shelter Rock School in?

Danbury School District

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2017–18 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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