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Side By Charter School

Serves grades PK - 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
10 Chestnut St.
Norwalk, CT 06854
Phone
(203) 857-0306
District
Side By Side Charter School District
County
WESTERN CONNECTICUT PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
236
Classroom Teachers
14

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

8

(10 is best)

Better than 75.8% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Side By Charter School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
64%
45%
No Data
48%
64%
41%
64%
45%
No Data
48%
64%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
17
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 38 16.1%
Kindergarten 22 9.3%
Grade 1 22 9.3%
Grade 2 23 9.7%
Grade 3 23 9.7%
Grade 4 23 9.7%
Grade 5 23 9.7%
Grade 6 22 9.3%
Grade 7 19 8.1%
Grade 8 21 8.9%
Total 236 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 10.6% 10.6% 49.8%
Black 26.5% 26.5% 13.1%
Hispanic 60.2% 60.2% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.7% 2.7% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 58.9% 58.9% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 48.3% 48.3% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.6% 10.6% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 3,626,205
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 747
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 27.6%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 1,409,807
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 41.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 27.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 9.0%
$15,000 or less Unreported 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,754 $1,594,000 50.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,869 $441,000 13.9%
Staff $47 $11,000 0.3%
General Administration $508 $120,000 3.8%
School Administration $2,263 $534,000 16.8%
Operation $1,453 $343,000 10.8%
Transportation $0 $0 0.0%
Other $470 $111,000 3.5%
Total Support $6,610 $1,560,000 49.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $89 $21,000 0.7%
Total Expenditures $13,453 $3,175,000 100.0%
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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