Intermediate School

Intermediate School is one of the mid-tier junior highs in Shelton, Connecticut, overseen by Shelton School District, with 714 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 521 students each, so Intermediate School sits 37% larger than that benchmark.

Shelton School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,303 students; Intermediate School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Intermediate School reports that White students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder breaks down as 20% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Intermediate School lists 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.3:1, putting Intermediate School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, 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 somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region reports that the typical household earns roughly $86,191 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students), Intermediate School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Shelton High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Intermediate School.

Intermediate School operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Intermediate School has edged down 7%, going from 765 students in 2018 to 714 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 71% to 60%.

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