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Somers Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
4 Vision Boulevard
Somers, CT 06071
Phone
(860) 749-2270
District
SOMERS SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
TOLLAND COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
563
Classroom Teachers
52

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

6

(10 is best)

Better than 58.2% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Somers Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
62%
55%
72%
55%
52%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
62%
54%
67%
55%
57%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
53%
62%
59%
57%
47%
60%
53%
62%
59%
57%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 28 5.0%
Kindergarten 78 13.9%
Grade 1 87 15.5%
Grade 2 88 15.6%
Grade 3 101 17.9%
Grade 4 95 16.9%
Grade 5 86 15.3%
Total 563 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.3% 91.0% 52.2%
Black 2.7% 3.0% 13.1%
Hispanic 4.1% 4.5% 28.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 1.3% 5.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 3.2% 4.6% 41.3%
Free lunch eligible 2.8% 3.8% 35.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.4% 0.8% 6.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 10,853 3,605,597
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 381.4 743
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.3% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.4% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.0% 31.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.4% 28.0%
65 OR OLDER 19.0% 17.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,429 1,397,324
Single Parent Households With Children 3.7% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.8% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 39.6% 40.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 28.8% 24.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 26.2% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.7% 12.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.7% 14.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.9% 12.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.1% 9.8%
$15,000 or less 2.6% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,382 $16,975,722 61.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,385 $1,898,835 6.9%
Staff $479 $656,709 2.4%
General Administration $490 $671,790 2.4%
School Administration $1,130 $1,549,230 5.6%
Operation $2,029 $2,781,759 10.1%
Transportation $868 $1,190,028 4.3%
Other $283 $387,993 1.4%
Total Support $6,664 $9,136,344 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,128 $1,546,488 5.6%
Total Expenditures $20,174 $27,658,554 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,287 $6,248,864,124 51.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,513 $769,306,875 6.4%
Staff $744 $378,421,693 3.1%
General Administration $500 $254,182,405 2.1%
School Administration $1,224 $622,702,946 5.2%
Operation $1,833 $932,487,697 7.7%
Transportation $1,115 $567,223,599 4.7%
Other $823 $418,636,588 3.5%
Total Support $7,753 $3,942,923,672 32.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,685 $1,874,079,452 15.5%
Total Expenditures $23,724 $12,065,874,668 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%

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