Polk School
435 Buckingham St
Oakville CT, 06779, Litchfield County
Phone: 860-945-4840
Ranking: 
(454 out of 765, bottom 41%)*
(454 out of 765, bottom 41%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5
School District: Watertown 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: | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 338 | 337 | 345 | 368 | 390 | 373 | 356 | |||||||
| Grade 3: | 106 | 31.4% | 125 | 37.1% | 109 | 31.6% | 106 | 28.8% | 131 | 33.6% | 133 | 35.7% | 127 | 35.7% |
| Grade 4: | 127 | 37.6% | 106 | 31.5% | 105 | 30.4% | 128 | 34.8% | 132 | 33.8% | 129 | 34.6% | 111 | 31.2% |
| Grade 5: | 105 | 31.1% | 106 | 31.5% | 131 | 38.0% | 134 | 36.4% | 127 | 32.6% | 111 | 29.8% | 118 | 33.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 171 | 50.6% | 178 | 52.8% | 182 | 52.8% | 195 | 53.0% | 189 | 48.5% | 181 | 48.5% | 184 | 51.7% |
| Female: | 167 | 49.4% | 159 | 47.2% | 163 | 47.2% | 173 | 47.0% | 193 | 49.5% | 184 | 49.3% | 168 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 7 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.4% | 12 | 3.5% | 12 | 3.3% | 13 | 3.3% | 15 | 4.0% | 14 | 3.9% |
| Hispanic: | 26 | 7.7% | 25 | 7.4% | 25 | 7.2% | 29 | 7.9% | 25 | 6.4% | 23 | 6.2% | 16 | 4.5% |
| Black: | 13 | 3.8% | 11 | 3.3% | 7 | 2.0% | 9 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% |
| White: | 286 | 84.6% | 284 | 84.3% | 293 | 84.9% | 312 | 84.8% | 340 | 87.2% | 329 | 88.2% | 323 | 90.7% |
| 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: | 6 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.7% | 8 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 76 | 22.5% | 69 | 20.5% | 56 | 16.2% | 67 | 18.2% | 67 | 17.2% | 46 | 12.3% | 32 | 9.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 8.3% | 29 | 8.6% | 22 | 6.4% | 16 | 4.3% | 16 | 4.1% | 30 | 8.0% | 27 | 7.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.94 | 14.37 | 15.79 | 16.33 | 15.69 | 14.60 | 15.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 87.2% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 88.1% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 84% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 87.2% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 87% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 91.7% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.1% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 70.9% | 69.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 83.1% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 74.2% | 68.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 71.8% | 71.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 80.6% | 72.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 80.6% | 74.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 76.8% | 72.4% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 84% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 91.3% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 87.3% | 82.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 82.8% | 83.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 80.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 77.4% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.8% | 83.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 79.9% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 83.1% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 83.1% | 80.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 83.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89.4% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 89.4% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 85% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 87% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 88.3% | 83.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 73.9% | 71.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 75.4% | 70.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 83.7% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 79.2% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 77.6% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 83% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 85% | 78.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 83.8% | 77.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90.7% | 84.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 89.6% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 90.5% | 84.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 93.3% | 85% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91.3% | 86.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 85.5% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 88.2% | 83.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.6% | 83.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 85.9% | 80.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 84.9% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 84.2% | 83.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.9% | 85.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 89.3% | 87.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 86.3% | 87.6% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 81% | 85.7% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.6% | 84.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 80.9% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 84.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 80.2% | 74% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 81.5% | 77.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 78.2% | 75.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.8% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 80.2% | 79.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 84.2% | 79.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 85.7% | 81.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 88.5% | 82.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 87.1% | 82.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 87.5% | 82.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 86.6% | 82.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 84.1% | 81.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 94.6% | 85.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 91.9% | 85.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 95.3% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 95.6% | 87.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 91.3% | 88% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 92.4% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 90.7% | 87.7% |
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* Polk School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.