Southwest School
340 Litchfield St
Torrington CT, 06790, Litchfield County
Phone: 860-489-2345
Ranking: (486 out of 765, bottom 36%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Torrington 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: | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 330 | 328 | 324 | 323 | 331 | 295 | 305 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 60 | 18.2% | 65 | 19.8% | 53 | 16.4% | 52 | 16.1% | 67 | 20.2% | 52 | 17.6% | 58 | 19.0% |
Grade 1: | 61 | 18.5% | 65 | 19.8% | 53 | 16.4% | 72 | 22.3% | 57 | 17.2% | 54 | 18.3% | 51 | 16.7% |
Grade 2: | 58 | 17.6% | 50 | 15.2% | 72 | 22.2% | 48 | 14.9% | 57 | 17.2% | 47 | 15.9% | 47 | 15.4% |
Grade 3: | 47 | 14.2% | 58 | 17.7% | 45 | 13.9% | 51 | 15.8% | 57 | 17.2% | 44 | 14.9% | 51 | 16.7% |
Grade 4: | 60 | 18.2% | 46 | 14.0% | 50 | 15.4% | 52 | 16.1% | 47 | 14.2% | 46 | 15.6% | 51 | 16.7% |
Grade 5: | 44 | 13.3% | 44 | 13.4% | 51 | 15.7% | 48 | 14.9% | 46 | 13.9% | 51 | 17.3% | 47 | 15.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 184 | 55.8% | 191 | 58.2% | 179 | 55.2% | 183 | 56.7% | 170 | 51.4% | 150 | 50.8% | 153 | 50.2% |
Female: | 146 | 44.2% | 137 | 41.8% | 145 | 44.8% | 140 | 43.3% | 153 | 46.2% | 137 | 46.4% | 148 | 48.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 9 | 2.7% | 11 | 3.4% | 10 | 3.1% | 12 | 3.7% | 10 | 3.0% | 13 | 4.4% | 8 | 2.6% |
Hispanic: | 74 | 22.4% | 69 | 21.0% | 67 | 20.7% | 63 | 19.5% | 54 | 16.3% | 48 | 16.3% | 38 | 12.5% |
Black: | 16 | 4.8% | 18 | 5.5% | 16 | 4.9% | 17 | 5.3% | 17 | 5.1% | 14 | 4.7% | 14 | 4.6% |
White: | 217 | 65.8% | 215 | 65.5% | 216 | 66.7% | 222 | 68.7% | 249 | 75.2% | 219 | 74.2% | 245 | 80.3% |
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: | 14 | 4.2% | 15 | 4.6% | 15 | 4.6% | 9 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 151 | 45.8% | 144 | 43.9% | 142 | 43.8% | 162 | 50.2% | 129 | 39.0% | 98 | 33.2% | 90 | 29.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 10.9% | 33 | 10.1% | 39 | 12.0% | 27 | 8.4% | 36 | 10.9% | 34 | 11.5% | 30 | 9.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.79 | 11.83 | 12.23 | 11.63 | 13.30 | 11.80 | 11.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CMT | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 69.9% | 78.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 76.8% | 80.1% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 73.5% | 80.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 85.2% | 82.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 87.6% | 83.6% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 87.6% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 84.6% | 82.7% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.8% | 69.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67% | 69.3% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 60.5% | 68.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 69.2% | 71.1% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 75.8% | 72.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 71.6% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 78.5% | 74.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 79.2% | 72.4% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 76% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 80.6% | 82.4% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 81.4% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 81.7% | 83.2% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 80.8% | 80.3% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 83.4% | 81.1% |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 86.5% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 80.6% | 80.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77.2% | 80.9% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 80.2% | 81.5% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 86.9% | 84.6% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 87.1% | 85.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 87.3% | 85.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 87.9% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 87.4% | 83.8% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 67.6% | 71.8% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 64.6% | 70.6% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 66.8% | 69.7% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 71.2% | 74.4% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 76.7% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 79% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 85.4% | 78.3% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 87.8% | 77.6% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 82.2% | 84.2% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 81.7% | 84.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 83.9% | 84.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 83.6% | 85% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 87.4% | 86.5% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 85.7% | 85.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 86.3% | 83.7% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 86.5% | 83.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 81.1% | 80.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 87.3% | 82.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 81.8% | 83.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 91% | 85.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 92% | 87.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 94.9% | 87.6% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90.7% | 85.7% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 91.6% | 84.4% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 72.6% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 80.6% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 72.5% | 74% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 83.2% | 77.7% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81.8% | 75.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84.3% | 75.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 85.5% | 79.7% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 87.7% | 79.1% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 79.1% | 81.1% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 87.2% | 82.9% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 82.5% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 86.7% | 82.4% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 85.6% | 82.4% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 86.1% | 81.7% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 84.1% | 85.3% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 86.7% | 85.7% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 85.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 92.2% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 91.9% | 87.3% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 93.7% | 88% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 92.5% | 88.5% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 90.3% | 87.7% |
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* Southwest School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.