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Long Hill School

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Long Hill School ranks 98 th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Long Hill School is a public elementary school in Shelton, CT, serving 307 students in grades PK through 4 as part of the Shelton School District. It is the district's highest-ranked elementary school, earning a 4-star rating and placing 98th out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools in 2025–2026 (up from 202nd in 2018–2019). In nearly every subject and grade, Long Hill outperforms both district and state averages: 3rd grade math proficiency reached 82.8% (district: 72.1%, state: 52.2%), and 4th grade ELA proficiency reached 70.8% (district: 62.7%, state: 50.9%).

Long Hill stands out clearly among its district peers. Its ranking far exceeds Mohegan School (58th percentile), Elizabeth Shelton School (68th percentile), and Sunnyside School (49th percentile). In 3rd grade math, Long Hill's 82.8% proficiency rate is 14.6 points above Mohegan, 9.6 points above Elizabeth, and a striking 31.9 points above Sunnyside. The school also posts exceptionally low chronic absenteeism (6.1% versus 12.6% district and 16.4% statewide) and a student-teacher ratio of 10.3 — lower than every other Shelton elementary school. Notably, about 43–46% of Long Hill students qualify for free/reduced lunch, roughly three times the rate at Peck Place School and Turkey Hill School in Orange, yet Long Hill's math scores remain competitive with those more affluent schools.

Perhaps most remarkable is Long Hill's record with students who face the biggest challenges. In 2024–2025, its economically disadvantaged students ranked 5th out of 77 schools statewide, and its special education students ranked 18th of 371 (95th percentile) in 2020–2021 — strong evidence of inclusive instruction that lifts all learners. The school achieves this while spending less per student ($15,959) than several surrounding schools, including Sunnyside School, Peck Place School, and Turkey Hill School. Long Hill's climb from the 61st percentile in 2018–2019 to 80th percentile in 2025–2026 coincided with a dramatic drop in chronic absenteeism from 18.0% to 6.1%. While the latest ranking dipped slightly from its 68th-place peak in 2024–2025, Long Hill remains an exceptional example of a school delivering top-tier outcomes despite a higher-need student population.

307

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,639

Per pupil spending ?

43%

Free/discounted lunch ?

565 Long Hill Ave.
Shelton, CT 06484

(203) 929-4077

District: Shelton School District

Students who attend Long Hill School usually attend:

Middle:	Intermediate School
	Perry Hill Elementary School
High:	Shelton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.6%

Hispanic:

27.7%

African American:

9.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (72% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Connecticut elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg65%

Connecticut avg51%

98^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Shelton School District

81^st of 153Shelton 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	81.4	98 of 492	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	84.9	68 of 493	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	111 of 497	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	143 of 491	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	184 of 490	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.0	158 of 538	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	202 of 522	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	163 of 532	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.4	173 of 519	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.2	205 of 518	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.4	288 of 551	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	73.0	183 of 557	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.0	301 of 564	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	69.7	223 of 565	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.4	179 of 579	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.0	281 of 566	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.1	273 of 565	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.5	279 of 568	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.3	253 of 570	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	78.8	50 of 228	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	79.3	53 of 232	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	29 of 237	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	104 of 230	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	107 of 234	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.7	100 of 455	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.2	118 of 242	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	125 of 259	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	5 of 77	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	9 of 302	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	7 of 60	88.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	51 of 239	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	85 of 233	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	174 of 445	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	102 of 247	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	104 of 262	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	89.5	18 of 371	95.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	75 of 246	69.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	88 of 252	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.4	93 of 327	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	147 of 295	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	136 of 296	54.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2021)95th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile~ school

White (2026)70th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics83%+31 vs state

English Language Arts67%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)	SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Mathematics (2026)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Long Hill School	Public	PK, KG-4	565 Long Hill Ave.	Shelton	06484	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 929-4077	307	30	10.3	43.0%	146 (47.6%)	28 (9.1%)	85 (27.7%)	27 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	81.4	98^th of 492 public elementary schools	80.1%		84.9	68^th of 493 public elementary schools	86.2%	30		63.8	70.8			82.8	2532.0			$23,639
Sunnyside School	Public	K-4	418 River Rd.	Shelton	06484	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 922-3021	229	14	16.3	51.1%	100 (43.7%)	29 (12.7%)	78 (34.1%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	10 (4.4%)	52.2	250^th of 492 public elementary schools	49.2%		61.2	210^th of 493 public elementary schools	57.4%	40		40.4	61.4			50.9	65.9			$24,406
Turkey Hill School	Public	1-6	441 Turkey Hill Rd.	Orange	06477	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Orange School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 891-8040	297	27	11.0	15.5%	227 (76.4%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.7%)	32 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	86.7	53^rd of 492 public elementary schools	89.2%		87.4	49^th of 493 public elementary schools	90.1%	4	74.5	74.6	71.1	76.5	89.1	72.9	84.2	68.6	75.0	$21,850
Elizabeth Shelton School	Public	PK, KG-4	138 Willoughby Rd.	Shelton	06484	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 929-1330	405	30	13.4	34.1%	234 (57.8%)	41 (10.1%)	101 (24.9%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	73.6	156^th of 492 public elementary schools	68.3%		66.7	189^th of 493 public elementary schools	61.7%	33		63.4	63.2			73.2	65.5			$17,198
Bradley School	Public	K-5	155 David Humphreys Rd.	Derby	06418	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Derby School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 736-5040	244	23	10.6	46.7%	81 (33.2%)	37 (15.2%)	92 (37.7%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	24 (9.8%)	47.2	263^rd of 492 public elementary schools	46.5%		55.6	233^rd of 493 public elementary schools	52.7%	30	490.0	38.9	63.6	46.9		55.6	61.4	36.7		$24,925
Irving School	Public	K-5	9 Garden Place	Derby	06418	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Derby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 736-5043	322	35	9.2	64.9%	58 (18.0%)	72 (22.4%)	162 (50.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.1%)	7.5	456^th of 492 public elementary schools	7.3%		8.8	447^th of 493 public elementary schools	9.3%	9	474.0	2385.0	22.5	2423.0		30.6	11.4	13.3		$23,084
Chapel School	Public	K-6	380 Chapel Street	Stratford	06614	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4192	290	24	11.8	47.6%	89 (30.7%)	81 (27.9%)	102 (35.2%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	29.8	334^th of 492 public elementary schools	32.1%		17.9	381^st of 493 public elementary schools	22.7%	47	43.5	46.2	37.9	44.9	34.7	50.0	36.2	31.9	22.4	$24,454
Mathewson School	Public	K-5	466 West River St.	Milford	06460	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 783-3527	327	31	10.5	23.9%	200 (61.2%)	14 (4.3%)	65 (19.9%)	33 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	64	203^rd of 492 public elementary schools	58.7%		66.7	190^th of 493 public elementary schools	61.5%	13	56.7	2460.0	49.0	58.3		81.1	63.3	58.3		$25,613
Peck Place School	Public	1-6	500 Peck Ln.	Orange	06477	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Orange School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 891-8034	386	33	11.6	14.2%	269 (69.7%)	4 (1.0%)	32 (8.3%)	53 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	85.5	69^th of 492 public elementary schools	86.0%		78	122^nd of 493 public elementary schools	75.3%	53	77.0	81.2	72.7	83.6	80.0	88.4	71.2	57.4	64.3	$19,611
Mary L. Tracy School	Public	PK-K	650 School House Lane	Orange	06477	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Orange School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 891-8028	195	15	13.3	11.8%	134 (68.7%)	7 (3.6%)	24 (12.3%)	23 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)								(n/a)										$20,557

Frequently Asked Questions about Long Hill School

What district is Long Hill School in?

Shelton School District

What is the racial makeup of Long Hill School?

Students at Long Hill School are 48% White, 28% Hispanic, 9% African American, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

Is Long Hill School a good school?

Long Hill School ranks 98^th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Long Hill School attend?

Students who attend Long Hill School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Intermediate School
Middle : Perry Hill Elementary School
High : Shelton High School

How many students attend Long Hill School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Long Hill School.

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