Enrollment
61
Elementary
STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORFOLK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090294000618
Botelle Elementary School
128 Greenwoods Rd. East, Norfolk, CT 06058 · (860) 542-5286 · Northwest Hills Planning Region
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL61 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
5 FTE teachers
STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
19 students
STATE 44%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 8 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 4 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 18% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
45.2%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
54.8%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Botelle Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botelle Elementary School this school | 61 | 31.1% | N/A |
| Colebrook Consolidated School Colebrook | 61 | 31.1% | N/A |
| Warren School Warren | 54 | 33.3% | N/A |
| The Burnham School Bridgewater | 68 | 25.0% | N/A |
| Lee H. Kellogg School Falls Village | 70 | 37.1% | N/A |
| Cornwall Consolidated School West Cornwall | 86 | 37.2% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Botelle Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Northwest Hills Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 61 | #610 of 613 | #30 of 32 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
61
-19 (-24%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 171
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 8.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61 | 5 | 12.2:1 | 31% (19) |
| 2023-24 | 56 | 7 | 8.0:1 | 30% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 66 | 7.8 | 8.5:1 | 39% (26) |
| 2020-21 | 80 | 9 | 8.9:1 | 28% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 95 | 0.3 | 316.7:1 | 27% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 116 | N/A | N/A | 21% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 134 | 11 | 12.2:1 | 7% (10) |
| 2000-01 | 171 | 14 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 171 | 11 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Botelle Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (95 to 61); teachers up 1567% (0.3 to 5).
About Botelle Elementary School
Norfolk, Connecticut, is home to Botelle Elementary School, a very small elementary school. The school enrolls 61 students in pre-K through 6. That compares with an average of about 378 students for elementary schools in Connecticut.
Botelle Elementary School falls under Norfolk School District.
The share of students at Botelle Elementary School who are White is 87%. Smaller groups are 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Northwest Hills Planning Region residents are about 84% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
There are 5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Connecticut is about 12.6:1. Of all students at Botelle Elementary School, 31% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Connecticut public elementary schools, Botelle Elementary School outscored 48%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
In the wider Northwest Hills Planning Region area, the median household earns about $93,551 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Botelle Elementary School shares Northwest Hills Planning Region with 49 other public schools.
Colebrook Consolidated School is the nearest public school to Botelle Elementary School, about 4.9 miles away. Botelle Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 24%, from 80 to 61. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 12.2:1, from 8.9:1.
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Northwest Hills Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,216
Census ACS
Median income
$93,551
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
14,539 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Colebrook Consolidated School4.9 mi · 61
- Explorations7.0 mi · 77
- The Gilbert School7.1 mi · 452
- Mary P. Hinsdale School7.2 mi · 263
- Pearson School7.5 mi · 318
- North Canaan Elementary School8.0 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Botelle Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Botelle Elementary School?
Botelle Elementary School enrolls approximately 61 students in grades PK-06.
Is Botelle Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Botelle Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Botelle Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Botelle Elementary School is approximately 12.2:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Botelle Elementary School?
At Botelle Elementary School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is Botelle Elementary School public or private?
Botelle Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Norfolk School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.