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What do students at Buttonball Lane School actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
461
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLASTONBURY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090162000280
Buttonball Lane School
376 Buttonball Ln., Glastonbury, CT 06033 · (860) 652-7276 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- A-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
12.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
71 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 44%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Glastonbury School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
71.1%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
75.2%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 Buttonball Lane School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttonball Lane School this school | 461 | 15.4% | N/A |
| Eli Terry School South Windsor | 489 | 17.6% | N/A |
| Philip R. Smith School South Windsor | 468 | 18.6% | N/A |
| West District School Unionville | 357 | 16.5% | N/A |
| Noah Wallace School Farmington | 342 | 21.9% | N/A |
| East Farms School Farmington | 457 | 15.1% | 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 Buttonball Lane School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #78 of 522 | #17 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #101 of 519 | #21 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #144 of 613 | #40 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #339 of 558 | #97 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #210 of 560 | #69 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.4% | #511 of 594 | #145 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #132 of 176 | #38 of 54 |
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
461
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 369
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 461 | 35.9 | 12.9:1 | 15% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 34.3 | 13.2:1 | 12% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 36.9 | 12.0:1 | 11% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 449 | 35 | 12.8:1 | 15% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 33.3 | 13.4:1 | 9% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 34 | 13.5:1 | 7% (33) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 37 | 14.0:1 | 7% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 638 | 39 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 369 | 26 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buttonball Lane School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (447 to 461); teachers up 8% (33.3 to 35.9).
About Buttonball Lane School
Buttonball Lane School is a public elementary school in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Enrollment is 461 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Connecticut is about 378 students, so this school is 22% bigger than average.
The 8 schools of Glastonbury School District, including Buttonball Lane School, enroll 5,514 students.
A majority of students at Buttonball Lane School, 59%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 23% Asian, 12% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By the diversity index, Buttonball Lane School comes in at 58%.
Dividing enrollment by its 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.9:1. Elementary schools in Connecticut have a similar average ratio of 12.6:1. Buttonball Lane School reports 15% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Capitol Planning Region average 43%.
allk12 grades Buttonball Lane School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Connecticut public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Capitol Planning Region has about 977,290 residents, and median household income is about $93,394, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Capitol Planning Region number 286 and enroll about 137,047.
Glastonbury High School is the public school closest to Buttonball Lane School, about 0.9 miles away. Buttonball Lane School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Buttonball Lane School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 3%, from 449 to 461.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Capitol Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
977,290
Census ACS
Median income
$93,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
137,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Glastonbury School District
- Glastonbury High SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 875 students
- Gideon Welles SchoolMiddle · 551 students
- Nayaug Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
- Hebron Avenue SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Hopewell SchoolElementary · 458 students
Other schools in Glastonbury
- Glastonbury High SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 875 students
- Gideon Welles SchoolMiddle · 551 students
- Hebron Avenue SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Glastonbury/East Hartford Magnet SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Naubuc SchoolElementary · 441 students
Nearby schools
- Glastonbury High School0.9 mi · 1,737
- Glastonbury/East Hartford Magnet School1.3 mi · 456
- Naubuc School2.3 mi · 441
- Hopewell School2.4 mi · 458
- Smith Middle School2.6 mi · 875
- Gideon Welles School2.7 mi · 551
Frequently asked questions
About Buttonball Lane SchoolHow large is Buttonball Lane School?
Buttonball Lane School enrolls approximately 461 students in grades KG-05.
Is Buttonball Lane School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buttonball Lane School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Buttonball Lane School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Buttonball Lane School.
How diverse is Buttonball Lane School?
Buttonball Lane School reports a student body of 59% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 23% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Buttonball Lane School?
Buttonball Lane School is overseen by Glastonbury School District in Capitol Planning Region.
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