Horace W. Porter School
3 Schoolhouse Rd
Columbia CT, 06237, Tolland County
Phone: 860-228-9493
Ranking: (328 out of 765, top 43%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Columbia 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: | 41 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 58 | 55 | |||||||
Total Students: | 467 | 503 | 524 | 539 | 554 | 574 | 588 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 28 | 6.0% | 21 | 4.2% | 20 | 3.8% | 29 | 5.4% | 27 | 4.9% | 17 | 3.0% | 20 | 3.4% |
Kindergarten: | 43 | 9.2% | 46 | 9.1% | 46 | 8.8% | 60 | 11.1% | 42 | 7.6% | 50 | 8.7% | 55 | 9.4% |
Grade 1: | 39 | 8.4% | 41 | 8.2% | 59 | 11.3% | 42 | 7.8% | 52 | 9.4% | 62 | 10.8% | 64 | 10.9% |
Grade 2: | 37 | 7.9% | 56 | 11.1% | 41 | 7.8% | 54 | 10.0% | 59 | 10.6% | 60 | 10.5% | 63 | 10.7% |
Grade 3: | 55 | 11.8% | 43 | 8.5% | 51 | 9.7% | 60 | 11.1% | 59 | 10.6% | 64 | 11.1% | 67 | 11.4% |
Grade 4: | 42 | 9.0% | 53 | 10.5% | 58 | 11.1% | 58 | 10.8% | 69 | 12.5% | 70 | 12.2% | 59 | 10.0% |
Grade 5: | 49 | 10.5% | 58 | 11.5% | 57 | 10.9% | 67 | 12.4% | 67 | 12.1% | 58 | 10.1% | 55 | 9.4% |
Grade 6: | 56 | 12.0% | 55 | 10.9% | 69 | 13.2% | 63 | 11.7% | 58 | 10.5% | 54 | 9.4% | 68 | 11.6% |
Grade 7: | 54 | 11.6% | 68 | 13.5% | 65 | 12.4% | 57 | 10.6% | 52 | 9.4% | 69 | 12.0% | 69 | 11.7% |
Grade 8: | 64 | 13.7% | 62 | 12.3% | 58 | 11.1% | 49 | 9.1% | 69 | 12.5% | 70 | 12.2% | 68 | 11.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 236 | 50.5% | 244 | 48.5% | 254 | 48.5% | 270 | 50.1% | 278 | 50.2% | 286 | 49.8% | 293 | 49.8% |
Female: | 231 | 49.5% | 259 | 51.5% | 270 | 51.5% | 269 | 49.9% | 268 | 48.4% | 280 | 48.8% | 291 | 49.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 24 | 5.1% | 26 | 5.2% | 24 | 4.6% | 17 | 3.2% | 18 | 3.2% | 19 | 3.3% | 14 | 2.4% |
Black: | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% |
White: | 429 | 91.9% | 461 | 91.7% | 486 | 92.7% | 514 | 95.4% | 527 | 95.1% | 548 | 95.5% | 565 | 96.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 8.4% | 45 | 8.9% | 51 | 9.7% | 45 | 8.3% | 32 | 5.8% | 23 | 4.0% | 22 | 3.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 2.4% | 19 | 3.8% | 10 | 1.9% | 14 | 2.6% | 7 | 1.3% | 19 | 3.3% | 11 | 1.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.47 | 11.30 | 11.59 | 11.14 | 11.54 | 10.80 | 10.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CMT | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 72.2% | 78.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.8% | 80.1% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 80.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.3% | 82.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 91.1% | 83.6% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.9% | 84.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.1% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 81.0% | 82.7% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 69.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 61.3% | 69.3% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 68.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 71.1% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 75% | 72.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.2% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 73.1% | 74.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.4% | 72.4% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 69.8% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 82.4% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.6% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.8% | 83.2% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 78.9% | 80.3% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.3% | 81.1% |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | 83.2% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.9% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 80.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 81.8% | 80.9% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 81.5% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 84.6% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.3% | 85.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 94.8% | 85.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.6% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 98.1% | 83.8% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 71.8% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.8% | 70.6% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 72.1% | 69.7% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.2% | 74.4% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 78.9% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.7% | 78.3% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | 77.6% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 84.2% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 72.2% | 84.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 84.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 95.5% | 85% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.2% | 86.5% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 94.7% | 85.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | 83.7% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 92.7% | 83.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.2% | 80.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 82.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 83.3% | 83.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.6% | 85.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.9% | 87.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 87.6% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 98.2% | 85.7% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.5% | 84.4% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.2% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.8% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.4% | 74% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.5% | 77.7% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 75.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.1% | 75.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 79.7% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 79.1% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.6% | 81.1% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.5% | 82.9% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 82.5% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 95.5% | 82.4% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 98.2% | 82.4% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 81.7% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 85.3% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.8% | 85.7% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 85.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.8% | 87.3% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 88% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 88.5% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 87.7% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 79.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 82.7% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 84.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.2% | 86.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.7% | 88.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 98.4% | 88.5% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 98.5% | 87.2% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 98.1% | 85.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 75.4% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.1% | 75.7% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | 77.6% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 80.3% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.4% | 86.5% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 84.8% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.3% | 84.5% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 82.7% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 83.8% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 72.2% | 83.1% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 85.5% |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 86.1% |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 84.9% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.6% | 84.3% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 77.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 80.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.3% | 82.6% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.2% | 85.7% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 89.8% | 87.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.2% | 87.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 86.7% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 100.0% | 84.9% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.4% | 76.4% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | 75.5% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 79.7% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 83.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 87.8% | 85.3% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | 85.7% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 87.4% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.0% | 97.0% | 87.0% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 80.9% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 81.1% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 80.1% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.4% | 80.9% |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 78.8% | 79.7% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 79.8% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 96.7% | 83.9% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.7% | 83.2% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 94.6% | 78.9% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 80.8% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 87.3% | 81.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 95.5% | 84.5% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97.1% | 86.6% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 95.8% | 86% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.9% | 87.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 98.4% | 86.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89.2% | 76.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.4% | 76.4% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 83.1% | 77% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.2% | 82.6% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.6% | 83.4% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 86.2% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 91.8% | 85.7% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 91.5% | 75.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.6% | 76.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.8% | 76% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 88% | 75.9% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | 77.1% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 96.7% | 76.5% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.8% | 81.9% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 82.5% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 90.1% | 82.7% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 94.1% | 83.7% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 84.1% | 80.6% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 82.4% | 81.6% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | 86.2% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 96.7% | 85.7% |
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* Horace W. Porter School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.