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Cornwall Consolidated School

5 Cream Hill Rd., West Cornwall, CT 06796 · (860) 672-6617 · Northwest Hills Planning Region
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL86 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% 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

Enrollment
86
Elementary
STATE 378
Student : Teacher
5.7:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
32 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
Pre-K22%
Kindergarten78%
Grade 11315%
Grade 21012%
Grade 31012%
Grade 41214%
Grade 5910%
Grade 61113%
Grade 778%
Grade 856%
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 67% · US 70%
White
7688%
STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
67%
STATE 32% · US 30%
Black
22%
STATE 12% · US 15%
Two+
22%
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
4148%
Female
4552%

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Test scores

CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
73.6%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
75.5%
CT avg 45.9%

What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 74 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 Cornwall Consolidated School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Cornwall Consolidated School this school8637.2%N/A
Scotland Elementary School
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9540.0%N/A
Lee H. Kellogg School
Falls Village
7037.1%N/A
Sharon Center School
Sharon
9732.0%N/A
Botelle Elementary School
Norfolk
6131.1%N/A
James Morris School
Morris
11629.3%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 Cornwall Consolidated School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ConnecticutIn Northwest Hills Planning Region
Enrollment
ranked largest first
86#600 of 613#25 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
86
-18 (-17%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 142
Student : Teacher
5.7:1
was 7.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2586155.7:137% (32)
2023-249713.57.2:133% (32)
2022-239414.56.5:131% (29)
2020-21104147.4:116% (17)
2017-187312.75.8:110% (7)
2015-1692165.8:117% (16)
2010-11115167.2:111% (13)
2000-01197N/AN/AN/A
1990-911421112.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cornwall Consolidated School.

Since 2017-18: students up 18% (73 to 86); teachers up 18% (12.7 to 15).

About Cornwall Consolidated School

Cornwall Consolidated School, a very small elementary school, is located in West Cornwall, Connecticut. The school covers pre-K through 8 and reported 86 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Connecticut enroll around 378, and this school is 77% below that mark.

The local education agency for Cornwall Consolidated School is Cornwall School District.

White students account for 88% of the school's enrollment. It is also 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.

The school had 15 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 5.7:1. Across elementary schools in Connecticut, the average ratio is 12.6:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 37%. Public schools in Northwest Hills Planning Region average a similar 37%.

On the allk12 Grade, Cornwall Consolidated School lands at A-, ahead of 80% of Connecticut public elementary schools.

In the wider Northwest Hills Planning Region area, median household income comes to about $93,551, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Northwest Hills Planning Region's 50 public schools enroll about 14,539 students and include Cornwall Consolidated School.

Housatonic Valley Regional High School sits about 4.3 miles from Cornwall Consolidated School. Cornwall Consolidated School has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles.

Cornwall Consolidated School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 86, down from 104 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 7.4:1 to 5.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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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
Cornwall Consolidated School
District
Cornwall School District
Address
5 Cream Hill Rd., West Cornwall, CT 06796
Phone
(860) 672-6617
County
Northwest Hills Planning Region
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
86
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
5.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
32 (37%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
090093000140
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Cornwall Consolidated School
How large is Cornwall Consolidated School?
Cornwall Consolidated School enrolls approximately 86 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Cornwall Consolidated School serve?
Cornwall Consolidated School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Cornwall Consolidated School have?
Cornwall Consolidated School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Cornwall Consolidated School?
Student demographics at Cornwall Consolidated School are roughly 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Cornwall Consolidated School in?
Cornwall Consolidated School is part of Cornwall School District.
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