Spencer School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 379 elementary school students from grades KG-5
- Ranks 432nd out of 625 elementary schools in CT.
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 207 Westfield Street, Middletown, CT 06457
School Operational Details
- Title I Eligible
School District Details
- Middletown School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $15,142
- Graduation Rate: 73.0%
- Dropout Rate: 1.0%
- Students Per Teacher: 14.0
- Enrolled Students: 5,181
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 379
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 26.2
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.5
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 187 (49.3%)
- Females: 192 (50.7%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 24 (6.3%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 127 (33.5%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 151 (39.8%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | - | - |
| Black | 83 | 21.9% |
| Asian | 21 | 5.5% |
| Hispanic | 46 | 12.1% |
| White | 229 | 60.4% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 75 | 19.8% |
| 1st Grade | 72 | 19.0% |
| 2nd Grade | 64 | 16.9% |
| 3rd Grade | 58 | 15.3% |
| 4th Grade | 48 | 12.7% |
| 5th Grade | 62 | 16.4% |
Source: CT Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 5
5 out of 5 | 1 Review
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Spencer School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on CMT state exams in the following subjects:
- Math
- Reading
- Science
- Writing
CMT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 71.2% | 82.0% | 83.6% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | 83.4% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | 80.4% | 80.7% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 66.7% | 70.2% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | 77.1% | 74.6% | 71.1% |
| 2008 | 72.1% | 70.6% | 68.4% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 79.7% | 83.6% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | 87.5% | 83.2% |
| 2008 | 89.7% | 83.8% | 82.9% |
Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 81.8% | 83.9% | 85.2% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | 81.0% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | 79.1% | 81.5% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 72.7% | 73.2% | 72.9% |
| 2009 | 69.4% | 74.8% | 74.4% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | 70.1% | 69.7% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 86.7% | 88.6% | 86.5% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | 85.9% | 85.0% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | 86.1% | 84.8% |
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 87.7% | 88.1% | 87.8% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | 87.8% | 85.9% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | 83.5% | 83.1% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 72.3% | 72.5% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | 58.5% | 76.7% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | 74.5% | 75.9% | 74.0% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 81.5% | 80.1% | 82.5% |
| 2009 | 81.1% | 81.8% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | 80.9% | 81.1% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 89.2% | 88.3% | 87.3% |
| 2009 | 88.7% | 92.7% | 86.5% |
| 2008 | 90.9% | 90.3% | 85.7% |
Source: CT Department of Education 2009-2010
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