Charles Barnum School
68 Briar Hill Rd
Groton CT, 06340, New London County
Phone: 860-449-5640
Ranking: (356 out of 765, top 47%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Groton School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 385 | 401 | 392 | 384 | 380 | 434 | 367 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 83 | 21.6% | 71 | 17.7% | 67 | 17.1% | 84 | 21.9% | 83 | 21.8% | 85 | 19.6% | 50 | 13.6% |
Kindergarten: | 70 | 18.2% | 62 | 15.5% | 83 | 21.2% | 72 | 18.8% | 61 | 16.1% | 83 | 19.1% | 73 | 19.9% |
Grade 1: | 44 | 11.4% | 73 | 18.2% | 65 | 16.6% | 54 | 14.1% | 69 | 18.2% | 63 | 14.5% | 58 | 15.8% |
Grade 2: | 57 | 14.8% | 63 | 15.7% | 52 | 13.3% | 55 | 14.3% | 44 | 11.6% | 59 | 13.6% | 53 | 14.4% |
Grade 3: | 50 | 13.0% | 46 | 11.5% | 51 | 13.0% | 40 | 10.4% | 54 | 14.2% | 46 | 10.6% | 48 | 13.1% |
Grade 4: | 41 | 10.6% | 47 | 11.7% | 35 | 8.9% | 49 | 12.8% | 32 | 8.4% | 53 | 12.2% | 46 | 12.5% |
Grade 5: | 40 | 10.4% | 39 | 9.7% | 39 | 9.9% | 30 | 7.8% | 37 | 9.7% | 45 | 10.4% | 39 | 10.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 188 | 48.8% | 184 | 45.9% | 173 | 44.1% | 184 | 47.9% | 202 | 53.2% | 214 | 49.3% | 187 | 51.0% |
Female: | 197 | 51.2% | 217 | 54.1% | 219 | 55.9% | 200 | 52.1% | 170 | 44.7% | 212 | 48.8% | 176 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.6% |
Asian: | 17 | 4.4% | 11 | 2.7% | 21 | 5.4% | 20 | 5.2% | 15 | 3.9% | 20 | 4.6% | 14 | 3.8% |
Hispanic: | 37 | 9.6% | 58 | 14.5% | 40 | 10.2% | 32 | 8.3% | 31 | 8.2% | 32 | 7.4% | 32 | 8.7% |
Black: | 31 | 8.1% | 33 | 8.2% | 41 | 10.5% | 44 | 11.5% | 49 | 12.9% | 68 | 15.7% | 68 | 18.5% |
White: | 265 | 68.8% | 267 | 66.6% | 268 | 68.4% | 270 | 70.3% | 280 | 73.7% | 307 | 70.7% | 247 | 67.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 32 | 8.3% | 27 | 6.7% | 20 | 5.1% | 15 | 3.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 90 | 23.4% | 91 | 22.7% | 60 | 15.3% | 59 | 15.4% | 91 | 23.9% | 73 | 16.8% | 43 | 11.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 82 | 21.3% | 79 | 19.7% | 64 | 16.3% | 73 | 19.0% | 52 | 13.7% | 65 | 15.0% | 61 | 16.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.56 | 12.94 | 13.42 | 13.38 | 13.97 | 15.20 | 14.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CMT | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 84.2% | 78.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 81.2% | 80.1% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 76.8% | 80.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 77.2% | 82.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 79.8% | 83.6% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 84% | 84.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 84.2% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 84.1% | 82.7% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 74.7% | 69.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 71% | 69.3% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 66.4% | 68.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 66.8% | 71.1% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 69.7% | 72.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 75.5% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 69.4% | 74.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 71.9% | 72.4% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 83% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 83.9% | 82.4% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 78% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 78% | 83.2% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 78.9% | 80.3% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 78.3% | 81.1% |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 81.6% | 83.2% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 80.3% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 79.2% | 80.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 78.6% | 80.9% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 78.2% | 81.5% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 79.1% | 84.6% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 82.1% | 85.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 84.5% | 85.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 86.9% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 84.6% | 83.8% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 73.9% | 71.8% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 70.7% | 70.6% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 68.6% | 69.7% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 73.3% | 74.4% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 68.9% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 73.8% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 78.1% | 78.3% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 78.2% | 77.6% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 82.2% | 84.2% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 81.2% | 84.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 82.8% | 84.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 80.9% | 85% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 81.1% | 86.5% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 86.2% | 85.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 81.3% | 83.7% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 83.4% | 83.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 79.8% | 80.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 82.5% | 82.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 82.8% | 83.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 86.8% | 85.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.7% | 87.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 86.9% | 87.6% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 88.8% | 85.7% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 89.9% | 84.4% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 74.3% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 70.3% | 74% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 80.2% | 77.7% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 76.4% | 75.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 73.7% | 75.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 78.7% | 79.7% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 81.2% | 79.1% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 79.7% | 81.1% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 85.5% | 82.9% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 87.9% | 82.5% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 84.9% | 82.4% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 82.3% | 82.4% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 83.2% | 81.7% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 80.6% | 85.3% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.1% | 85.7% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.8% | 85.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 86.9% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 86.2% | 87.3% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 86.9% | 88% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 92.3% | 88.5% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 89.5% | 87.7% |
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* Charles Barnum School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.