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If you had an hour of school board time for Israel Putnam School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERIDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090240000443
Israel Putnam School
133 Parker Ave., Meriden, CT 06450 · (203) 237-8493 · South Central Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- BTest 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
14.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
361 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
59.8%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
63.3%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 Israel Putnam School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel Putnam School this school | 445 | 81.1% | N/A |
| Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School New London | 445 | 77.1% | N/A |
| Black Rock School Bridgeport | 439 | 79.7% | N/A |
| Winthrop STEM Elementary Magnet School New London | 449 | 73.9% | N/A |
| Nathan Hale School Meriden | 485 | 76.1% | N/A |
| Margaret M. Generali Elementary School Waterbury | 415 | 81.9% | 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 Israel Putnam School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In South Central Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #186 of 522 | #27 of 87 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #206 of 519 | #29 of 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #169 of 613 | #21 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #470 of 558 | #70 of 91 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #153 of 560 | #28 of 92 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.1% | #64 of 594 | #14 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #111 of 378 | #18 of 59 |
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
445
-72 (-14%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 445 | 30.8 | 14.4:1 | 81% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 31.7 | 15.2:1 | 80% (385) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 33.6 | 14.9:1 | 77% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 76% (392) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 40.8 | 12.9:1 | 75% (392) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 40 | 14.7:1 | 73% (427) |
| 2010-11 | 561 | 32 | 17.5:1 | 72% (403) |
| 2000-01 | 591 | 36 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 450 | 21 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Israel Putnam School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (525 to 445); teachers down 24% (40.8 to 30.8).
About Israel Putnam School
Israel Putnam School is a public mid-sized elementary school in Meriden, Connecticut. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 445 students.
Meriden School District runs 13 schools with a combined 8,036 students. Israel Putnam School is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Israel Putnam School is 56% Hispanic. Next come 17% White, 15% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 20% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
The school's 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. Elementary schools in Connecticut have an average ratio of 12.6:1. At Israel Putnam School, 81% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region average 51%.
On the allk12 Grade, Israel Putnam School lands at B, ahead of 62% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
In South Central Connecticut Planning Region, the median household earns about $88,197 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 152 public schools with about 72,909 students, including Israel Putnam School.
Roger Sherman School is the nearest public school to Israel Putnam School, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Israel Putnam School is Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Israel Putnam School enrolled 517 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 445.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
South Central Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
570,598
Census ACS
Median income
$88,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
152
72,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Meriden School District
- Francis T. Maloney High SchoolHigh · 1,291 students
- Orville H. Platt High SchoolHigh · 1,191 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 773 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 684 students
- Casimir Pulaski SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 536 students
Other schools in Meriden
- Francis T. Maloney High SchoolHigh · 1,291 students
- Orville H. Platt High SchoolHigh · 1,191 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 773 students
- H. C. Wilcox Technical High SchoolHigh · 753 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 684 students
- Casimir Pulaski SchoolElementary · 539 students
Nearby schools
- Roger Sherman School0.6 mi · 457
- Casimir Pulaski School0.7 mi · 539
- Francis T. Maloney High School1.0 mi · 1,291
- Thomas Hooker School1.1 mi · 404
- John Barry School1.2 mi · 418
- Nathan Hale School1.3 mi · 485
Frequently asked questions
About Israel Putnam SchoolHow large is Israel Putnam School?
Israel Putnam School enrolls approximately 445 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Israel Putnam School serve?
Israel Putnam School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Israel Putnam School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Israel Putnam School is approximately 14.4:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Israel Putnam School?
At Israel Putnam School, the student body is approximately 17% White, 56% Hispanic, 15% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Israel Putnam School public or private?
Israel Putnam School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Meriden School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.