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Shelter Rock School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

2 Crows Nest Rd., Danbury, CT 06810 · (203) 797-4777 · Part of Danbury School District

Danbury’s School Grade D better than 14% of Connecticut school districts

Directions
Students
527
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Shelter Rock School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Danbury kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Danbury kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Shelter Rock SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency21%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts29%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2 Crows Nest Rd., Danbury

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten63
Grade 179
Grade 283
Grade 3104
Grade 4108
Grade 590
Enrollment over time
518’20
521’21
583’22
550’23
527’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 66%White 18%Black 6%Asian 5%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Shelter Rock School from Danbury families.

Other schools in Danbury School District

The district →
Ellsworth Avenue School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Danbury
D
492 students15:1
DPS Early Childhood Center at Granville
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Danbury
184 students15:1
DPS Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Danbury
65 students16:1
Park Avenue School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danbury
D
562 students13:1
Stadley Rough School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danbury
C−
479 students16:1
Hayestown Avenue School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danbury
C−
450 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Danbury’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.