Long Hill School

Long Hill School is a K-5 school of intimate scale in Shelton, Connecticut, operated by Shelton School District, enrolling 307 students in grades pre-K through 4.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Long Hill School records that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 28% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% Asian, 7% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Naugatuck Valley Planning Region) logs that median household earnings sit near $86,191, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Long Hill School is one of 121 public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students).

The closest other public school is Sunnyside School, roughly 1.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Long Hill School operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 17%: 372 students in 2018 compared to 307 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 53% to 48% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

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