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Putnam Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 4

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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
33 Wicker St.
Putnam, CT 06260
Phone
(860) 963-6925
District
Putnam School District
County
NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
571
Classroom Teachers
42

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

5

(10 is best)

Better than 47.1% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Putnam Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
48%
46%
46%
51%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
49%
42%
49%
39%
49%
    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
13
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 100 17.5%
Kindergarten 87 15.2%
Grade 1 111 19.4%
Grade 2 85 14.9%
Grade 3 86 15.1%
Grade 4 102 17.9%
Total 571 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 78.9% 81.9% 49.8%
Black 2.5% 1.7% 13.1%
Hispanic 17.9% 15.3% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.8% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 57.4% 53.6% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 49.4% 46.8% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.1% 6.8% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 9,270 3,626,205
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 456.6 747
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.3% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.3% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.6% 27.6%
65 OR OLDER 16.1% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,010 1,409,807
Single Parent Households With Children 11.2% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.8% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 18.1% 41.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.9% 27.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.3% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.1% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.2% 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.3% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.9% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 10.3% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,964 $12,992,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,822 $2,159,000 8.0%
Staff $710 $841,000 3.1%
General Administration $703 $833,000 3.1%
School Administration $1,721 $2,039,000 7.6%
Operation $2,257 $2,674,000 9.9%
Transportation $970 $1,150,000 4.3%
Other $622 $737,000 2.7%
Total Support $8,804 $10,433,000 38.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,003 $3,559,000 13.2%
Total Expenditures $22,771 $26,984,000 100.0%
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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