Is Booth Hill School a good school?

Booth Hill School ranks 114 th of 497 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Booth Hill School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 283 students attended Booth Hill School.

What is the racial makeup of Booth Hill School?

Students at Booth Hill School are 68% White, 17% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Booth Hill School attend?

Students who attend Booth Hill School usually go on to attend: Middle : Intermediate School Middle : Perry Hill Elementary School High : Shelton High School

Booth Hill School

Summary:

Booth Hill School is a public elementary school serving 316 students in grades K-4 in Shelton, Connecticut, which is part of the Shelton School District. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the district and state averages on academic measures, ranking in the top 25% of Connecticut elementary schools.

Booth Hill School's academic performance is exceptional, with 52.5% of 3rd graders and 76.6% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 50.9% and 63.9% for the district, and 45.9% and 49.4% for the state. In mathematics, 80.3% of 3rd graders and 78.7% of 4th graders at Booth Hill School are proficient or better, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also maintains a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.3 to 15 students per teacher, and has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools in the Shelton area.

While Booth Hill School's overall performance is exceptional, there are some interesting differences in the achievement of specific student subgroups. For example, male students at Booth Hill School rank 13th out of 233 Connecticut elementary schools, while female students rank 84th. Additionally, when compared to other high-performing schools in the neighboring Trumbull School District, such as Frenchtown Elementary School and Daniels Farm School, Booth Hill School's performance, while still excellent, is not quite as exceptional.

Detail:

Public K-4

544 Booth Hill Rd.
Shelton, CT 06484

(203) 929-5625

District: Shelton School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
114^th of 497 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,158

Students who attend Booth Hill School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 13.4

Number of students: 283

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.8%

Hispanic:

17.0%

Asian:

6.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 23.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Booth Hill School ranks better than 77.1% of elementary schools in Connecticut. It also ranks 2^nd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Shelton School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.61. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (67.8%), Hispanic (17%), Asian (6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 23.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Shelton School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Booth Hill School is 13.4. 2 elementary schools in the Shelton School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Booth Hill School employs 21 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Booth Hill School is $16,158, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Shelton School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Booth Hill School:

SchoolDigger ranks Booth Hill School 114^th of 497 Connecticut public elementary schools. (See Booth Hill School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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Shelton School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Shelton School District 73^rd of 158 Connecticut school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Booth Hill School

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Rank History for all students at Booth Hill School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CT State Percentile
2006	80.09	94^th	570	83.5%
2007	78.67	108^th	568	81.0%
2008	75.53	156^th	565	72.4%
2009	77.73	120^th	566	78.8%
2010	77.91	131^st	579	77.4%
2011	74.52	169^th	565	70.1%
2012	75.92	141^st	564	75.0%
2013	80.54	78^th	557	86.0%
2015	75.62	154^th	551	72.1%
2016	79.09	121^st	518	76.6%
2017	84.19	84^th	519	83.8%
2018	87.03	67^th	532	87.4%
2019	76.22	155^th	522	70.3%
2021	79.88	123^rd	538	77.1%
2022	77.07	122^nd	490	75.1%
2023	79.48	116^th	491	76.4%
2024	79.61	114^th	497	77.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Booth Hill School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CT State Percentile
2018	82.09	45^th	259	82.6%
2019	80.56	47^th	242	80.6%
2021	67.71	159^th	455	65.1%
2022	76.78	62^nd	234	73.5%
2023	66.49	102^nd	230	55.7%
2024	73.33	84^th	237	64.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Booth Hill School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CT State Percentile
2018	82.35	46^th	262	82.4%
2019	62.72	121^st	247	51.0%
2021	81.90	80^th	445	82.0%
2022	59.64	125^th	232	46.1%
2023	68.75	95^th	231	58.9%
2024	89.44	13^th	233	94.4%

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Rank History for White students at Booth Hill School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CT State Percentile
2018	76.91	64^th	296	78.4%
2019	50.28	175^th	295	40.7%
2021	66.61	109^th	327	66.7%
2022	65.02	101^st	252	59.9%
2023	64.46	106^th	262	59.5%
2024	65.28	94^th	250	62.4%

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Data source: test scores: Connecticut State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Connecticut State Department of Education

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by a parent
Monday, May 3, 2021

This school is unbelievably bad.
-no homework given (what????? I had to ask to be sure I wasn’t crazy)i

- bullying on bus and in school without consequences

- there is NO band offered so students do not have an opportunity to learn instruments (is this 2021 in a middle class suburb?????)

-a large number of the kids who go here bring behavioral problems to school. There is physical fighting on the bus, cursing etc in an elementary school!!!! Within 6 months here my child came
home knowing the F word. She knows it because it was written on the playground equipment there and her friend told her about it!

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There seems to be no device policy whatsoever and almost all of these kids are coming to school with various devices and watching YouTube and tiktok videos including ones that include adult
Content or are frightening and then passing on the content to other kids. Why a child who is under 5th grade has unrestricted access to the internet???? I don’t know but it’s up to the school to make the environment safe there.

-teachers and admin are subpar and do not care. My child has a distinct sense that no one cares about kids there.

-they only get to use playground equipment one time per week because it’s on some kind of rotating schedule and the rest of the time is blacktop play. What a joyless place. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Booth Hill School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	390	3	6	2	0	n/a	n/a	401
1989	363	2	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	371
1990	401	3	6	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	418
1991	395	3	5	6	0	n/a	n/a	409
1992	360	7	6	3	0	n/a	n/a	376
1993	392	3	7	6	0	n/a	n/a	408
1994	419	6	8	5	0	n/a	n/a	438
1995	447	1	13	11	0	n/a	n/a	472
1996	447	1	13	11	0	n/a	n/a	472
1997	448	1	8	6	0	n/a	n/a	463
1998	459	0	13	5	0	n/a	n/a	477
1999	459	2	14	8	0	n/a	n/a	483
2000	472	2	11	9	1	n/a	n/a	495
2001	437	3	11	6	1	n/a	n/a	458
2002	410	8	18	8	3	n/a	n/a	447
2003	410	8	18	8	3	n/a	n/a	447
2004	433	6	20	8	3	n/a	n/a	470
2005	449	6	15	10	3	n/a	n/a	483
2006	495	4	20	13	4	n/a	n/a	536
2007	449	1	19	8	3	n/a	n/a	480
2008	457	1	22	11	3	n/a	n/a	494
2009	459	3	26	12	2	n/a	n/a	502
2010	434	3	27	15	2	n/a	n/a	481
2011	309	6	23	20	0	0	1	359
2012	311	3	19	21	0	3	3	360
2013	276	2	20	20	0	0	5	323
2014	255	3	19	15	0	0	4	296
2015	278	7	17	15	0	0	6	323
2016	271	9	20	23	0	0	8	331
2017	269	8	23	33	0	0	10	343
2018	248	12	25	31	0	0	9	325
2019	264	19	15	43	0	0	4	345
2020	236	22	14	47	0	0	4	323
2021	217	16	14	44	0	0	7	298
2022	192	19	13	48	0	1	7	280
2023	212	18	19	54	1	1	11	316
2024	192	13	17	48	2	1	10	283

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Booth Hill School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	401	19.0	21.1	n/a
1989	371	18.5	20.0	n/a
1990	418	23.0	18.1	n/a
1991	409	23.0	17.7	n/a
1992	376	23.2	16.2	2.4
1993	408	22.3	18.3	0
1994	438	22.5	19.5	3.9
1995	472	24.6	19.2	5.1
1996	472	24.6	19.2	5.1
1997	463	25.4	18.2	2.4
1998	477	25.6	18.6	2.7
1999	483	26.1	18.5	4.6
2000	495	26.9	18.4	4.4
2001	458	26.9	17.0	n/a
2002	447	26.6	16.8	3.4
2003	447	26.6	16.8	3.4
2004	470	26.5	17.7	5.7
2005	483	25.1	19.2	n/a
2006	536	24.9	21.5	4.9
2007	480	24.9	19.3	6.9
2008	494	27.6	17.9	5.7
2009	502	29.8	18.0	4.6
2010	481	29.7	16.1	6
2011	359	20.2	17.7	8.4
2012	360	21.5	16.7	10
2013	323	19.5	16.5	7.7
2014	296	17.0	17.4	9.1
2015	323	20.0	16.1	10.2
2016	331	22.0	15.0	10
2017	343	21.5	15.9	10.5
2018	325	23.7	13.6	11.7
2019	345	20.9	16.5	14.2
2020	323	22.7	14.2	18.3
2021	298	21.7	13.7	18.1
2022	280	21.0	13.3	15.7
2023	316	21.0	15.0	20.3
2024	283	21.0	13.4	23.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Booth Hill School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	401	19.0	21.1	n/a
1989	371	18.5	20.0	n/a
1990	418	23.0	18.1	n/a
1991	409	23.0	17.7	n/a
1992	376	23.2	16.2	2.4
1993	408	22.3	18.3	0
1994	438	22.5	19.5	3.9
1995	472	24.6	19.2	5.1
1996	472	24.6	19.2	5.1
1997	463	25.4	18.2	2.4
1998	477	25.6	18.6	2.7
1999	483	26.1	18.5	4.6
2000	495	26.9	18.4	4.4
2001	458	26.9	17.0	n/a
2002	447	26.6	16.8	3.4
2003	447	26.6	16.8	3.4
2004	470	26.5	17.7	5.7
2005	483	25.1	19.2	n/a
2006	536	24.9	21.5	4.9
2007	480	24.9	19.3	6.9
2008	494	27.6	17.9	5.7
2009	502	29.8	18.0	4.6
2010	481	29.7	16.1	6
2011	359	20.2	17.7	8.4
2012	360	21.5	16.7	10
2013	323	19.5	16.5	7.7
2014	296	17.0	17.4	9.1
2015	323	20.0	16.1	10.2
2016	331	22.0	15.0	10
2017	343	21.5	15.9	10.5
2018	325	23.7	13.6	11.7
2019	345	20.9	16.5	14.2
2020	323	22.7	14.2	18.3
2021	298	21.7	13.7	18.1
2022	280	21.0	13.3	15.7
2023	316	21.0	15.0	20.3
2024	283	21.0	13.4	23.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Booth Hill School

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$15,713
2019	$14,543
2020	$14,660
2021	$16,189
2022	$16,337
2023	$16,158

Data source: Connecticut Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Booth Hill School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 155^th of 522 Elementary schools	Ranks 116^th of 491 Elementary schools	6.1%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Booth Hill School)	71.8	77.1	5.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Shelton School District)	67.2	58.9	8.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)	54.3	45.5	8.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Booth Hill School)	69	85.4	16.4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Shelton School District)	65.3	68.6	3.3%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)	55	49.8	5.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Booth Hill School)	73.2	57.7	15.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Shelton School District)	72.8	60.3	12.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)	54.6	48.8	5.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Booth Hill School)	70.7	71.8	1.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Shelton School District)	69.4	62.5	6.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)	52.5	48.3	4.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	345	316	8.4%
African American	19	18	5.3%
American Indian	0	1
Asian	15	19	26.7%
Hispanic	43	54	25.6%
Pacific Islander	0	1
White	264	212	19.7%
Two or More Races	4	11	175%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	14.2%	20.3%	6.1%

Schools Near Booth Hill School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NGSS Science (2024)	SBAC English Language Arts (2024)			SBAC Mathematics (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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	Total
Booth Hill School	Public	K-4	544 Booth Hill Rd.	Shelton	06484	Fairfield County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 929-5625	283	21	13.4	23.7%	192 (67.8%)	13 (4.6%)	48 (17.0%)	17 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.5%)	79.6	114^th of 497 public elementary schools	77.1%		79.5	116^th of 491 public elementary schools	76.4%	2		52.5	76.6		80.3	78.7		$16,158
Daniels Farm School	Public	K-5	710 Daniels Farm Rd.	Trumbull	06611	Fairfield County	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-4388	514	33	15.6	9.9%	352 (68.5%)	23 (4.5%)	60 (11.7%)	59 (11.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	94.6	6^th of 497 public elementary schools	98.8%		94.2	5^th of 491 public elementary schools	99.0%	1	92.1	82.9	83.0	89.1	90.0	86.2	84.2	$16,987
Mohegan School	Public	PK, KG-4	47 Mohegan Rd.	Shelton	06484	Fairfield County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 929-4121	337	24	14.2	31.5%	208 (61.7%)	23 (6.8%)	81 (24.0%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	71.8	161^st of 497 public elementary schools	67.6%		57.7	214^th of 491 public elementary schools	56.4%	53		56.3	59.7		76.1	66.2		$17,172
Booth Hill School	Public	K-5	545 Booth Hill Rd.	Trumbull	06611	Fairfield County	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-4377	520	36	14.5	16.2%	307 (59.0%)	37 (7.1%)	109 (21.0%)	43 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.4%)	83	90^th of 497 public elementary schools	81.9%		84.7	80^th of 491 public elementary schools	83.7%	10	80.0	58.7	69.1	83.2	75.0	69.1	75.8	$16,593
Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	375 Monroe Tpke.	Monroe	06468	Fairfield County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 452-2870	407	32	12.9	14.7%	290 (71.3%)	17 (4.2%)	78 (19.2%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	77.7	127^th of 497 public elementary schools	74.4%		84	84^th of 491 public elementary schools	82.9%	43		61.4	76.4	69.0	62.5	65.5	77.6	$20,288
Middlebrook School	Public	K-5	220 Middlebrooks Ave.	Trumbull	06611	Fairfield County	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 452-4411	481	39	12.4	20.6%	258 (53.6%)	35 (7.3%)	119 (24.7%)	55 (11.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	85.7	66^th of 497 public elementary schools	86.7%		86.6	65^th of 491 public elementary schools	86.8%	1	77.3	67.1	75.3	81.3	78.5	73.1	70.7	$17,380
Jane Ryan School	Public	K-5	190 Park Ln.	Trumbull	06611	Fairfield County	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-4400	463	31	14.8	13.4%	277 (59.8%)	18 (3.9%)	110 (23.8%)	40 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	83.2	87^th of 497 public elementary schools	82.5%		87.4	58^th of 491 public elementary schools	88.2%	29	77.4	54.8		79.2	76.7	77.8	69.8	$17,048
Tashua School	Public	K-5	401 Stonehouse Rd.	Trumbull	06611	Fairfield County	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-4433	419	29	14.5	11.5%	272 (64.9%)	18 (4.3%)	69 (16.5%)	47 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	91.9	18^th of 497 public elementary schools	96.4%		92.9	10^th of 491 public elementary schools	98.0%	8	89.4	74.6	78.7	84.7	81.4	82.7	82.4	$17,276
Elizabeth Shelton School	Public	K-4	138 Willoughby Rd.	Shelton	06484	Fairfield County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 929-1330	425	27	15.6	32.0%	252 (59.3%)	37 (8.7%)	104 (24.5%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	66.9	189^th of 497 public elementary schools	62.0%		70.9	160^th of 491 public elementary schools	67.4%	29		49.4	64.5		69.7			$16,861
Frenchtown Elementary School	Public	K-5	30 Frenchtown Rd.	Trumbull	06611	Fairfield County	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 452-4227	493	43	11.5	23.7%	242 (49.1%)	45 (9.1%)	141 (28.6%)	38 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)	83.5	85^th of 497 public elementary schools	82.9%		83.5	90^th of 491 public elementary schools	81.7%	5	76.0	66.7	73.3	81.3	73.6	72.1	66.7	$17,518

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