Ruth Chaffee School
160 Superior Ave Newington CT, 06111, Hartford County Phone: 860-666-4687 Ranking:  (221 out of 765, top 29%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4 School District: Newington 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: | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 364 | 394 | 408 | 392 | 395 | 379 | 388 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 47 | 12.9% | 73 | 18.5% | 82 | 20.1% | 71 | 18.1% | 89 | 22.5% | 74 | 19.5% | 89 | 22.9% |
| Grade 1: | 71 | 19.5% | 78 | 19.8% | 77 | 18.9% | 88 | 22.4% | 78 | 19.7% | 81 | 21.4% | 68 | 17.5% |
| Grade 2: | 81 | 22.3% | 78 | 19.8% | 86 | 21.1% | 76 | 19.4% | 84 | 21.3% | 69 | 18.2% | 74 | 19.1% |
| Grade 3: | 78 | 21.4% | 86 | 21.8% | 76 | 18.6% | 89 | 22.7% | 67 | 17.0% | 71 | 18.7% | 80 | 20.6% |
| Grade 4: | 84 | 23.1% | 77 | 19.5% | 87 | 21.3% | 67 | 17.1% | 73 | 18.5% | 81 | 21.4% | 74 | 19.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 170 | 46.7% | 191 | 48.5% | 201 | 49.3% | 198 | 50.5% | 189 | 47.8% | 181 | 47.8% | 186 | 47.9% |
| Female: | 194 | 53.3% | 203 | 51.5% | 207 | 50.7% | 194 | 49.5% | 198 | 50.1% | 190 | 50.1% | 198 | 51.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 37 | 10.2% | 38 | 9.6% | 41 | 10.0% | 35 | 8.9% | 36 | 9.1% | 31 | 8.2% | 29 | 7.5% |
| Hispanic: | 60 | 16.5% | 77 | 19.5% | 80 | 19.6% | 78 | 19.9% | 51 | 12.9% | 55 | 14.5% | 59 | 15.2% |
| Black: | 27 | 7.4% | 24 | 6.1% | 24 | 5.9% | 23 | 5.9% | 41 | 10.4% | 28 | 7.4% | 35 | 9.0% |
| White: | 225 | 61.8% | 240 | 60.9% | 246 | 60.3% | 236 | 60.2% | 264 | 66.8% | 262 | 69.1% | 263 | 67.8% |
| 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: | 15 | 4.1% | 14 | 3.6% | 17 | 4.2% | 19 | 4.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 12.4% | 44 | 11.2% | 34 | 8.3% | 38 | 9.7% | 33 | 8.4% | 36 | 9.5% | 40 | 10.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 3.3% | 21 | 5.3% | 21 | 5.1% | 17 | 4.3% | 34 | 8.6% | 29 | 7.7% | 29 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.16 | 14.25 | 14.76 | 13.45 | 13.93 | 13.30 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 78.7% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 86.9% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 86.8% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 93.2% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 91% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 93.4% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 94.2% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 92.2% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.9% | 69.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 82.5% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 81.9% | 68.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 87% | 71.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 86.3% | 72.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 84.5% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 84.6% | 74.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.0% | 72.4% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 86.3% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 91.6% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 92.4% | 82.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 95.3% | 83.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 91.1% | 80.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 95.4% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.2% | 83.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 88.4% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 87.6% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 84.7% | 80.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 85.9% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 94% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 94.4% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 95.7% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 96.1% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 93.6% | 83.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 80.5% | 71.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77.2% | 70.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.1% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 86.5% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 81.7% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 85.2% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 87.7% | 78.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 88.1% | 77.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 91% | 84.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 90.2% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 93.2% | 84.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 91.6% | 85% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.3% | 86.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 92.8% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 95.5% | 83.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 95.0% | 83.5% |
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* Ruth Chaffee School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.