Mary R. Tisko School
118 Damascus Rd
Branford CT, 06405, New Haven County
Phone: 203-483-1826
Ranking: 
(47 out of 765, top 6%)*
(47 out of 765, top 6%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Branford 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: | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 400 | 373 | 384 | 426 | 428 | 436 | 430 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 16 | 4.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 69 | 17.3% | 65 | 17.4% | 57 | 14.8% | 78 | 18.3% | 80 | 18.7% | 75 | 17.2% | 64 | 14.9% |
| Grade 1: | 74 | 18.5% | 68 | 18.2% | 81 | 21.1% | 90 | 21.1% | 75 | 17.5% | 86 | 19.7% | 87 | 20.2% |
| Grade 2: | 74 | 18.5% | 76 | 20.4% | 87 | 22.7% | 75 | 17.6% | 86 | 20.1% | 88 | 20.2% | 94 | 21.9% |
| Grade 3: | 82 | 20.5% | 87 | 23.3% | 73 | 19.0% | 88 | 20.7% | 95 | 22.2% | 94 | 21.6% | 84 | 19.5% |
| Grade 4: | 85 | 21.3% | 77 | 20.6% | 86 | 22.4% | 95 | 22.3% | 92 | 21.5% | 93 | 21.3% | 101 | 23.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 204 | 51.0% | 185 | 49.6% | 180 | 46.9% | 207 | 48.6% | 209 | 48.8% | 221 | 50.7% | 217 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 196 | 49.0% | 188 | 50.4% | 204 | 53.1% | 219 | 51.4% | 211 | 49.3% | 207 | 47.5% | 209 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 20 | 5.0% | 22 | 5.9% | 10 | 2.6% | 21 | 4.9% | 24 | 5.6% | 24 | 5.5% | 20 | 4.7% |
| Hispanic: | 20 | 5.0% | 19 | 5.1% | 18 | 4.7% | 19 | 4.5% | 15 | 3.5% | 16 | 3.7% | 16 | 3.7% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.6% | 15 | 3.4% | 13 | 3.0% |
| White: | 351 | 87.8% | 325 | 87.1% | 348 | 90.6% | 379 | 89.0% | 382 | 89.3% | 380 | 87.2% | 380 | 88.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 10.3% | 41 | 11.0% | 34 | 8.9% | 32 | 7.5% | 31 | 7.2% | 42 | 9.6% | 35 | 8.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 3.3% | 9 | 2.4% | 8 | 2.1% | 22 | 5.2% | 24 | 5.6% | 11 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.30 | 11.30 | 11.87 | 13.18 | 13.04 | 13.10 | 13.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 91.6% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 85.2% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 87.1% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 92.1% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 92.1% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 93.8% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 81.4% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 86.8% | 69.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 82.1% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 74.9% | 68.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 80.9% | 71.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 76.7% | 72.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 82.9% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 84.8% | 74.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 75.5% | 72.4% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 92.8% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 86.6% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 84.7% | 82.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 87.8% | 83.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 80.1% | 80.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 79% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 84.2% | 83.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 75.9% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 94% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 90.4% | 80.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 87.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 83.8% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.6% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 92.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92.8% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 93.1% | 83.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 85.2% | 71.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 83.7% | 70.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 83.3% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 75.9% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 82.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 83.8% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 83.5% | 78.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 87.9% | 77.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 91.2% | 84.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 90.8% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 89.7% | 84.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 84.7% | 85% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 90.7% | 86.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89.7% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 80.1% | 83.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 85.3% | 83.5% |
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* Mary R. Tisko School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.