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Enrollment
714
Middle
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090405000801
Intermediate School
675 Constitution Blvd., Shelton, CT 06484 · (203) 926-2000 · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL714 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Connecticut public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
273 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 44%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 337 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 377 | 53% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Intermediate School→Shelton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Shelton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
43.4%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
43.1%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Intermediate School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate School this school | 714 | 38.2% | N/A |
| Perry Hill Elementary School Shelton | 711 | 34.2% | N/A |
| Francis Walsh Intermediate School Branford | 775 | 42.5% | N/A |
| Tomlinson Middle School Fairfield | 584 | 30.3% | N/A |
| Schaghticoke Middle School New Milford | 791 | 31.9% | N/A |
| Bethel Middle School Bethel | 758 | 33.6% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #101 of 174 | #11 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #129 of 173 | #17 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 714 | #39 of 181 | #4 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #142 of 169 | #18 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #52 of 169 | #10 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.2% | #84 of 180 | #16 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #97 of 133 | #15 of 22 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
714
-17 (-2%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 1,071
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 714 | 56.6 | 12.6:1 | 38% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 752 | 53.8 | 14.0:1 | 38% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 777 | 54.2 | 14.3:1 | 34% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 731 | 54 | 13.5:1 | 33% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 765 | 63.1 | 12.1:1 | 22% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 868 | 61 | 14.2:1 | 24% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 925 | 58 | 15.9:1 | 19% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 913 | 55 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,071 | 73 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (765 to 714); teachers down 10% (63.1 to 56.6).
About Intermediate School
Intermediate School is a public medium-sized middle school in Shelton, Connecticut. A total of 714 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 8. Against the 521-student average for middle schools in Connecticut, enrollment here is 37% higher.
The 8 schools of Shelton School District, including Intermediate School, enroll 4,303 students.
Roughly 60% of students at Intermediate School are White. The rest of enrollment is 20% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 56.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.6:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher above the 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Intermediate School is 38%. The rate at public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region averages 52%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Intermediate School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Connecticut public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Census Bureau estimates for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region show that the median household income is $86,191, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 121 public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, enrolling about 59,861 students in all.
Shelton High School is the public school closest to Intermediate School, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Federal data place Intermediate School in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (731) to 2024-25 (714).
Community posts for Intermediate School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
454,969
Census ACS
Median income
$86,191
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
59,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shelton School District
- Shelton High SchoolHigh · 1,308 students
- Perry Hill Elementary SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Elizabeth Shelton SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Mohegan SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Long Hill SchoolElementary · 307 students
- Booth Hill SchoolElementary · 304 students
Other schools in Shelton
- Shelton High SchoolHigh · 1,308 students
- Perry Hill Elementary SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Elizabeth Shelton SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Mohegan SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Long Hill SchoolElementary · 307 students
- Booth Hill SchoolElementary · 304 students
Other Intermediate schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Intermediate. Intermediate School is the largest of the 3.
- Intermediate SchoolWORTHINGTON, MN · 705 students
- Intermediate SchoolShillington, PA · 623 students
Nearby schools
- Shelton High School0.4 mi · 1,308
- Elizabeth Shelton School0.8 mi · 405
- Perry Hill Elementary School1.0 mi · 711
- Little Raiders University1.7 mi · 63
- Derby Middle School1.7 mi · 300
- Derby High School1.7 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Intermediate School?
Intermediate School enrolls approximately 714 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Intermediate School serve?
Intermediate School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Intermediate School is approximately 12.6:1 (57 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Intermediate School?
Intermediate School reports a student body of 60% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Intermediate School public or private?
Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shelton School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.