Black Rock School
57 Branch Rd
Thomaston CT, 06787, Litchfield County
Phone: 860-283-3040
Ranking: 
(383 out of 765, bottom 50%)*
(383 out of 765, bottom 50%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Thomaston School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 284 | 310 | 338 | 344 | 348 | 382 | 389 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 28 | 9.9% | 25 | 8.1% | 25 | 7.4% | 36 | 10.5% | 31 | 8.9% | 26 | 6.8% | 27 | 6.9% |
| Kindergarten: | 56 | 19.7% | 64 | 20.6% | 70 | 20.7% | 74 | 21.5% | 66 | 19.0% | 97 | 25.4% | 83 | 21.3% |
| Grade 1: | 62 | 21.8% | 71 | 22.9% | 77 | 22.8% | 64 | 18.6% | 92 | 26.4% | 77 | 20.2% | 98 | 25.2% |
| Grade 2: | 64 | 22.5% | 80 | 25.8% | 64 | 18.9% | 97 | 28.2% | 71 | 20.4% | 94 | 24.6% | 88 | 22.6% |
| Grade 3: | 74 | 26.1% | 70 | 22.6% | 102 | 30.2% | 73 | 21.2% | 88 | 25.3% | 88 | 23.0% | 93 | 23.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 132 | 46.5% | 146 | 47.1% | 171 | 50.6% | 169 | 49.1% | 166 | 47.7% | 192 | 50.3% | 194 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 152 | 53.5% | 164 | 52.9% | 167 | 49.4% | 175 | 50.9% | 174 | 50.0% | 182 | 47.6% | 191 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% |
| White: | 268 | 94.4% | 292 | 94.2% | 329 | 97.3% | 334 | 97.1% | 340 | 97.7% | 374 | 97.9% | 381 | 97.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 23.2% | 24 | 7.7% | 56 | 16.6% | 22 | 6.4% | 38 | 10.9% | 34 | 8.9% | 45 | 11.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 7.0% | 17 | 5.5% | 25 | 7.4% | 19 | 5.5% | 23 | 6.6% | 13 | 3.4% | 17 | 4.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.28 | 12.23 | 11.76 | 12.66 | 13.54 | 14.10 | 13.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 84.9% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 81.5% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 92.9% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.6% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83% | 69.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.7% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 68.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 71.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 79.3% | 72.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.3% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 73.5% | 74.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 72.4% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 88.7% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.2% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 82.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 83.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 83.5% | 80.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 82.2% | 83.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 80.4% |
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* Black Rock School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.