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Side By Side Charter School

Charter Virtual

Regular School · Norwalk, CT

Side By Side Charter School is a charter regular school school in Norwalk, Connecticut, serving grades PK–08 with 236 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 08
Enrollment
236
Teachers (FTE)
14.6
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 144 61%
Black or African American 52 22%
White 23 10%
Two or more races 14 6%
Asian 3 1%
Total enrollment 236 109M / 127F

English Language Learners: 32 (14% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 40-44% 38.3% 129
Reading Proficiency 40-44% 50.2% 129
Science Proficiency 50-59% — 40

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.08 grade levels
Math
-0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
2
0.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
40
16.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 236 100%

Contact & Location

10 Chestnut St.

Norwalk, CT 06854

Phone: (203)857-0306

District

Side By Side Charter School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,733

District enrollment: 236

Related Data

NCES ID

090001600823

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD