Booth Hill School

Booth Hill School is one of the close-knit K-5 schools in Shelton, Connecticut, part of Shelton School District, with 304 students on its rolls from grades K through 4.

Booth Hill School is one of 8 schools operated by Shelton School District, a district that educates 4,303 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Booth Hill School reports that 64% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 18% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Naugatuck Valley Planning Region) shows that median household earnings sit near $86,191, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region runs 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students), of which Booth Hill School is one.

Daniels Farm School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 6%: 325 students in 2018 compared to 304 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 64% across the same window.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.