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B−

Side By Side Charter School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

10 Chestnut St., Norwalk, CT 06854 · (203) 857-0306

Norwalk’s School Grade C better than 33% of Connecticut school districts

Students
236
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Side By Side Charter School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 50.7%

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

10 Chestnut St., Norwalk

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K38
Kindergarten22
Grade 123
Grade 221
Grade 322
Grade 422
Grade 524
Grade 623
Grade 723
Grade 818
Enrollment over time
235’20
236’21
236’22
236’23
236’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 61%Black 22%White 10%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Side By Side Charter School from Norwalk families.

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; Norwalk’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.