Israel Putnam School
133 Parker Ave
Meriden CT, 06450, New Haven County
Phone: 203-237-8493
Ranking: (648 out of 765, bottom 15%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Meriden 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: | 38 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 39 | 39 | |||||||
Total Students: | 611 | 564 | 538 | 561 | 544 | 561 | 623 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 114 | 18.7% | 110 | 19.5% | 86 | 16.0% | 100 | 17.8% | 75 | 13.8% | 83 | 14.8% | 87 | 14.0% |
Grade 1: | 112 | 18.3% | 99 | 17.6% | 103 | 19.1% | 75 | 13.4% | 89 | 16.4% | 85 | 15.2% | 93 | 14.9% |
Grade 2: | 108 | 17.7% | 101 | 17.9% | 73 | 13.6% | 92 | 16.4% | 79 | 14.5% | 93 | 16.6% | 101 | 16.2% |
Grade 3: | 100 | 16.4% | 74 | 13.1% | 85 | 15.8% | 90 | 16.0% | 94 | 17.3% | 105 | 18.7% | 115 | 18.5% |
Grade 4: | 84 | 13.7% | 92 | 16.3% | 94 | 17.5% | 103 | 18.4% | 107 | 19.7% | 101 | 18.0% | 103 | 16.5% |
Grade 5: | 92 | 15.1% | 87 | 15.4% | 97 | 18.0% | 100 | 17.8% | 99 | 18.2% | 94 | 16.8% | 124 | 19.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 300 | 49.1% | 289 | 51.2% | 286 | 53.2% | 320 | 57.0% | 308 | 56.6% | 307 | 54.7% | 346 | 55.5% |
Female: | 311 | 50.9% | 275 | 48.8% | 252 | 46.8% | 241 | 43.0% | 228 | 41.9% | 246 | 43.9% | 273 | 43.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 32 | 5.2% | 25 | 4.4% | 23 | 4.3% | 17 | 3.0% | 20 | 3.7% | 16 | 2.9% | 18 | 2.9% |
Hispanic: | 300 | 49.1% | 278 | 49.3% | 266 | 49.4% | 292 | 52.0% | 257 | 47.2% | 246 | 43.9% | 281 | 45.1% |
Black: | 64 | 10.5% | 52 | 9.2% | 70 | 13.0% | 78 | 13.9% | 92 | 16.9% | 84 | 15.0% | 89 | 14.3% |
White: | 195 | 31.9% | 197 | 34.9% | 167 | 31.0% | 164 | 29.2% | 173 | 31.8% | 212 | 37.8% | 232 | 37.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 412 | 67.4% | 386 | 68.4% | 356 | 66.2% | 362 | 64.5% | 313 | 57.5% | 326 | 58.1% | 346 | 55.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 6.9% | 37 | 6.6% | 48 | 8.9% | 41 | 7.3% | 59 | 10.8% | 21 | 3.7% | 23 | 3.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.16 | 15.45 | 16.35 | 17.05 | 15.57 | 15.80 | 16.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CMT | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 54.8% | 78.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 66.8% | 80.1% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 63.7% | 80.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 69.9% | 82.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 76% | 83.6% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 75.5% | 84.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 77.6% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 75.5% | 82.7% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 44.6% | 69.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 46.8% | 69.3% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 48.9% | 68.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 54.2% | 71.1% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 56.4% | 72.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 56.6% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 57.7% | 74.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 58.2% | 72.4% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 68.6% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 75.1% | 82.4% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 75% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 72.1% | 83.2% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 68.4% | 80.3% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 65.4% | 81.1% |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 71.3% | 83.2% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 70.2% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 60.4% | 80.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 66% | 80.9% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 73.7% | 81.5% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 75.5% | 84.6% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.7% | 85.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 73.9% | 85.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 76.1% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 75.5% | 83.8% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 54.5% | 71.8% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 49.5% | 70.6% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 52.7% | 69.7% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 58.3% | 74.4% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 56.1% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 60.7% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 65.5% | 78.3% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 62.1% | 77.6% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 72.2% | 84.2% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 72% | 84.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 76.7% | 84.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 75% | 85% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 75.6% | 86.5% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 74.8% | 85.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 75% | 83.7% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.2% | 83.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 60.4% | 80.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 70.2% | 82.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 70.4% | 83.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 79.7% | 85.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 80.9% | 87.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 77.7% | 87.6% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.6% | 85.7% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 75.3% | 84.4% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 53.1% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 62.6% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 54.4% | 74% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68.9% | 77.7% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.9% | 75.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 56.7% | 75.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 66.8% | 79.7% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.0% | 67.9% | 79.1% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 61.4% | 81.1% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 65.9% | 82.9% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.3% | 82.5% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 65.6% | 82.4% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 67.7% | 82.4% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 68.2% | 81.7% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 75.3% | 85.3% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.3% | 85.7% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 74% | 85.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 80.7% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 80.5% | 87.3% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.6% | 88% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 84% | 88.5% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 82.7% | 87.7% |
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* Israel Putnam School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.