Columbus Elementary School
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- Status: Operational
- Type: Regular
- Grades: Kindergarten - 5th
- School Location: A Small City
Brief Description
- Columbus Elementary School serves Kindergarten through 5th Grade Students From The City Of Norwalk, Which Is Part Of Fairfield County. Some Or All Students From This School Participate In Free Or Reduced Lunch Programs.
School Statistics
- Students Per Grade
- Student Race
- Student Gender
- Free Lunch Eligibility
Students Per Grade
- Number of Students Per Grade
- Kindergarten: 46
- 1st Grade: 55
- 2nd Grade: 64
- 3rd Grade: 65
- 4th Grade: 62
- 5th Grade: 60
Student Racial Breakdown
- Student Racial Breakdown
- American Indian: 1
- Asian: 37
- Hispanic: 53
- Black: 79
- White: 182
Student Gender Breakdown
- Student Gender Breakdown
- Male: 174
- Female: 178
Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- This School: 11.4%
- All Norwalk Schools: 23.4%
- All Connecticut Schools: 27.2%
Test Scores
- Overall Performance
- Past Performance
- CMT
2008 Overall Test Score Performance
| Grade | Subject | School Met | District Met | State Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Grades | All Subjects | 78.2% | 75.4% | 80.4% |
Overall Test Scores Past Performance
| Years | Subject | School Met | District Met | State Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | All Subjects | 80.3% | 71.6% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | All Subjects | 78.0% | 73.4% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | All Subjects | 78.2% | 75.4% | 80.4% |
2008 CMT Math Test Score Performance
2008 CMT Reading Test Score Performance
2008 CMT Writing Test Score Performance
2008 CMT Science Test Score Performance
| Grade | Subject | School Proficient | District Proficient | State Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Math | 79.0% | 78.8% | 81.8% |
| 3 | Math | 79.4% | 80.4% | 80.7% |
| 4 | Math | 78.5% | 77.5% | 81.5% |
| 5 | Math | 79.0% | 78.4% | 83.1% |
| Grade | Subject | School Proficient | District Proficient | State Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Reading | 71.7% | 65.5% | 70.7% |
| 3 | Reading | 77.8% | 64.8% | 68.4% |
| 4 | Reading | 60.0% | 61.1% | 69.7% |
| 5 | Reading | 77.4% | 70.5% | 74.0% |
| Grade | Subject | School Proficient | District Proficient | State Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Writing | 82.1% | 81.6% | 84.5% |
| 3 | Writing | 82.5% | 80.4% | 82.9% |
| 4 | Writing | 81.5% | 79.3% | 84.8% |
| 5 | Writing | 82.3% | 85.1% | 85.7% |
| Grade | Subject | School Proficient | District Proficient | State Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Science | 83.9% | 79.1% | 81.1% |
- State Colleges
- Local Libraries
Local & State Colleges, Universities & Technical Schools
- Norwalk Community College
- 188 Richards Avenue
- Norwalk, CT 06854
- (203) 857-7060
- Gibbs College
- 10 Norden Place
- Norwalk, CT 06855
- (203) 838-4173
- Baran Institute of Technology
- 97 Newberry Road
- East Windsor, CT 06088
- (860) 627-4300
- Eli Whitney Regional Vocational Technical School
- 71 Jones Rd
- Hamden, CT 06514
- (860) 807-2223
- Windham Regional Vocational Technical School
- 210 Birch St
- Willimantic, CT 06226
- (860) 807-2223
- Post University
- 800 Country Club Rd
- Waterbury, CT 06723
- (203) 596-4500
Libraries Near This School
- SOUTH NORWALK BRANCH LIBRARY
- 10 WASHINGTON STREET
- NORWALK, CT 06854
- (203) 899-2790
- NORWALK PUBLIC LIBRARY
- 1 BELDEN AVE.
- NORWALK, CT 06850
- (203) 899-2780
- EAST NORWALK IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
- 51 VAN ZANT ST.
- NORWALK, CT 06855
- (203) 538-0408
- ROWAYTON LIBRARY
- 33 HIGHLAND AVE.
- NORWALK, CT 06853
- (203) 838-5038
School Information
This School
Public
Private - Number of Students: 352
- Number of Full-Time Teachers: 22
- Student:Teacher Ratio: 16.1:1
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Nearby Schools
- Side By Side Community School
- 0.2 Mi
- Brien Mcmahon High School
- 0.8 Mi
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- Marvin Elementary School
- 1.3 Mi
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*Source: NCES 2006-2007; CT Department of Education; Local Districts and Schools