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Laurel Ledge School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
30 Highland Ave.
Beacon Falls, CT 06403
Phone
(203) 729-5355
District
Regional School District 16
County
NAUGATUCK VALLEY PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
303
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.8% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Laurel Ledge School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
58%
48%
51%
46%
64%
50%
58%
48%
51%
46%
64%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
69%
49%
62%
49%
75%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
47%
64%
51%
48%
42%
56%
47%
64%
51%
48%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 2 0.7%
Kindergarten 59 19.5%
Grade 1 47 15.5%
Grade 2 42 13.9%
Grade 3 54 17.8%
Grade 4 47 15.5%
Grade 5 52 17.2%
Total 303 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 71.5% 85.0% 49.8%
Black 3.7% 4.0% 13.1%
Hispanic 21.8% 9.5% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.0% 1.4% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 31.4% 21.9% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 22.4% 16.1% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.9% 5.8% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 15,472 3,626,205
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 648.0 747
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.6% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.1% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 31.3% 27.6%
65 OR OLDER 22.1% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,821 1,409,807
Single Parent Households With Children 6.9% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.0% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 38.5% 41.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 34.2% 27.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.1% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.4% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.9% 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.6% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.7% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 2.1% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,580 $24,632,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,886 $3,692,000 7.9%
Staff $912 $1,786,000 3.8%
General Administration $837 $1,639,000 3.5%
School Administration $1,362 $2,667,000 5.7%
Operation $2,369 $4,639,000 9.9%
Transportation $1,245 $2,437,000 5.2%
Other $540 $1,058,000 2.3%
Total Support $9,151 $17,918,000 38.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,142 $4,195,000 9.0%
Total Expenditures $23,874 $46,745,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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