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Colebrook Consolidated School

452 Smith Hill Road, Colebrook, CT 06021 · (860) 379-2179 · Northwest Hills Planning Region
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL61 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Connecticut public elementary schools
  • ATest 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

Enrollment
61
Elementary
STATE 378
Student : Teacher
6.1:1
10 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten711%
Grade 158%
Grade 2915%
Grade 3711%
Grade 4813%
Grade 51626%
Grade 6915%
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 67% · US 70%
White
5590%
STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
12%
STATE 32% · US 30%
Two+
58%
STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
3557%
Female
2643%

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Test scores

CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
81.1%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
75.7%
CT avg 45.9%

What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 Colebrook Consolidated School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Colebrook Consolidated School this school6131.1%N/A
Botelle Elementary School
Norfolk
6131.1%N/A
Warren School
Warren
5433.3%N/A
Lee H. Kellogg School
Falls Village
7037.1%N/A
The Burnham School
Bridgewater
6825.0%N/A
Cornwall Consolidated School
West Cornwall
8637.2%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 Colebrook Consolidated School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ConnecticutIn Northwest Hills Planning Region
Enrollment
ranked largest first
61#609 of 613#29 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 2024-25
Enrollment
61
-14 (-19%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 111
Student : Teacher
6.1:1
was 9.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2561106.1:131% (19)
2023-24668.77.6:135% (23)
2022-23728.58.5:136% (26)
2020-217589.4:131% (23)
2017-188710.48.4:118% (16)
2015-1684712.0:126% (22)
2010-11112912.4:114% (16)
2000-01141817.6:1N/A
1990-91111715.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colebrook Consolidated School.

Since 2017-18: students down 30% (87 to 61); teachers down 4% (10.4 to 10).

About Colebrook Consolidated School

This page covers Colebrook Consolidated School, a small elementary school in Colebrook, Connecticut. A federal count lists 61 students at the school, in kindergarten through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Connecticut) has about 378 students.

Colebrook Consolidated School reports to Colebrook School District.

Most students at Colebrook Consolidated School are White: 90% of enrollment. The remaining students are 8% multiracial. By the diversity index, Colebrook Consolidated School comes in at 18%.

A ratio of 6.1:1 comes from the school's 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Connecticut average 12.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 31% in 2024-25.

Measured against Connecticut public elementary schools, Colebrook Consolidated School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Census estimates describe Northwest Hills Planning Region this way: median household income is about $93,551, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 50 public schools in Northwest Hills Planning Region, with a combined enrollment of about 14,539.

The nearest public school is The Gilbert School, at about 4.1 miles. Colebrook Consolidated School has 5 other public schools within five miles.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.

The student count in 2024-25 was 61, 19% below the 75 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 9.4:1 to 6.1:1.

Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Northwest Hills Planning Region at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Colebrook Consolidated School
District
Colebrook School District
Address
452 Smith Hill Road, Colebrook, CT 06021
Phone
(860) 379-2179
County
Northwest Hills Planning Region
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
61
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student–teacher ratio
6.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
19 (31%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
090087000138
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Colebrook Consolidated School
How large is Colebrook Consolidated School?
Colebrook Consolidated School enrolls approximately 61 students in grades KG-06.
Is Colebrook Consolidated School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Colebrook Consolidated School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Colebrook Consolidated School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Colebrook Consolidated School is approximately 6.1:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Colebrook Consolidated School?
Student demographics at Colebrook Consolidated School are roughly 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
What district is Colebrook Consolidated School in?
Colebrook Consolidated School is part of Colebrook School District.
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