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Ponus Ridge Steam Academy School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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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
21 Hunters Lane
Norwalk, CT 06850
Phone
(203) 847-3557
District
Norwalk School District
County
WESTERN CONNECTICUT PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
644
Classroom Teachers
59

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

2

(10 is best)

Better than 18.1% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Ponus Ridge Steam Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
44%
26%
47%
17%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
44%
26%
48%
18%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
42%
30%
48%
14%
37%
    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 6 201 31.2%
Grade 7 212 32.9%
Grade 8 231 35.9%
Total 644 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 11.5% 24.2% 49.8%
Black 18.1% 14.4% 13.1%
Hispanic 63.9% 57.2% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.2% 4.0% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 57.8% 50.5% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 47.7% 41.2% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.1% 9.2% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 91,050 3,626,205
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,978.4 747
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.9% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.4% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.4% 27.6%
65 OR OLDER 15.8% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 35,272 1,409,807
Single Parent Households With Children 6.7% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.6% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.6% 41.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 31.9% 27.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.2% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.0% 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.4% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.2% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 7.6% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,891 $182,969,000 63.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,990 $22,918,000 8.0%
Staff $595 $6,846,000 2.4%
General Administration $207 $2,385,000 0.8%
School Administration $1,321 $15,205,000 5.3%
Operation $1,852 $21,328,000 7.4%
Transportation $748 $8,610,000 3.0%
Other $385 $4,429,000 1.5%
Total Support $7,098 $81,721,000 28.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,022 $23,280,000 8.1%
Total Expenditures $25,010 $287,970,000 100.0%
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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