South School
8 Farm Rd
New Canaan CT, 06840, Fairfield County
Phone: 203-972-4415
Ranking: (11 out of 765, top 1%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: New Canaan 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: | 44 | 45 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 46 | 41 | |||||||
Total Students: | 535 | 554 | 586 | 561 | 541 | 535 | 520 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 103 | 19.3% | 99 | 17.9% | 101 | 17.2% | 101 | 18.0% | 89 | 16.5% | 124 | 23.2% | 112 | 21.5% |
Grade 1: | 99 | 18.5% | 107 | 19.3% | 117 | 20.0% | 101 | 18.0% | 129 | 23.8% | 112 | 20.9% | 94 | 18.1% |
Grade 2: | 115 | 21.5% | 111 | 20.0% | 105 | 17.9% | 134 | 23.9% | 118 | 21.8% | 93 | 17.4% | 102 | 19.6% |
Grade 3: | 114 | 21.3% | 94 | 17.0% | 137 | 23.4% | 122 | 21.7% | 98 | 18.1% | 107 | 20.0% | 102 | 19.6% |
Grade 4: | 104 | 19.4% | 143 | 25.8% | 126 | 21.5% | 103 | 18.4% | 107 | 19.8% | 98 | 18.3% | 95 | 18.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 270 | 50.5% | 280 | 50.5% | 295 | 50.3% | 279 | 49.7% | 267 | 49.4% | 276 | 51.6% | 274 | 52.7% |
Female: | 265 | 49.5% | 274 | 49.5% | 291 | 49.7% | 282 | 50.3% | 266 | 49.2% | 251 | 46.9% | 242 | 46.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 38 | 7.1% | 40 | 7.2% | 50 | 8.5% | 38 | 6.8% | 25 | 4.6% | 15 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.5% |
Hispanic: | 20 | 3.7% | 24 | 4.3% | 23 | 3.9% | 21 | 3.7% | 19 | 3.5% | 12 | 2.2% | 9 | 1.7% |
Black: | 6 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% |
White: | 454 | 84.9% | 468 | 84.5% | 494 | 84.3% | 485 | 86.5% | 491 | 90.8% | 505 | 94.4% | 494 | 95.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 2.6% | 15 | 2.7% | 11 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.16 | 12.34 | 12.21 | 12.47 | 12.85 | 13.50 | 12.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CMT | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 94.6% | 78.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | 80.1% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 97.3% | 80.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 97.1% | 82.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 96.6% | 83.6% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 97.7% | 84.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 98.6% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 99.3% | 82.7% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.2% | 69.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 94.7% | 69.3% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 92.7% | 68.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 71.1% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 96.9% | 72.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 95.5% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 94.3% | 74.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 96.7% | 72.4% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 96.5% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.4% | 82.4% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 96.7% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 94.9% | 83.2% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 93.9% | 80.3% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 96.2% | 81.1% |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 96.3% | 83.2% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 95.8% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 95.3% | 80.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95.9% | 80.9% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 97.1% | 81.5% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98.2% | 84.6% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 98.1% | 85.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98.7% | 85.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 98.8% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 99.2% | 83.8% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.9% | 71.8% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 94% | 70.6% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 95.1% | 69.7% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 95.8% | 74.4% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 94.6% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 95% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 96.9% | 78.3% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 97.5% | 77.6% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 97.1% | 84.2% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 97.2% | 84.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.1% | 84.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98.2% | 85% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 96.3% | 86.5% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 97.4% | 85.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 98.8% | 83.7% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 97.2% | 83.5% |
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* South School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.