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Bolton Center School

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Bolton Center School ranks 162 nd of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Bolton Center School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Bolton, CT, part of the Bolton School District. With 481 students, the school consistently outperforms the state average on standardized tests, with 81.8% of 5th graders proficient or better in ELA and 78.6% in math, compared to 52.5% and 44.9% statewide, respectively.

However, Bolton Center School has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.3% in 2022-2023 to 17.7% in 2023-2024, higher than the state average and nearby schools. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has been declining, dropping from 99th out of 532 in 2017-2018 to 162nd out of 493 in 2024-2025, despite its strong test scores. This suggests the school may be underperforming relative to others in the state.

While Bolton Center School outperforms the state, some nearby schools, such as Andover Elementary School and Lake Street School, also have strong academic performance, providing useful benchmarks for Bolton Center School to compare itself against. The school's focus should be on addressing the rising chronic absenteeism and maintaining its academic excellence in the face of its declining statewide ranking.

473

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,281

Per pupil spending ?

21.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

108 Notch Rd.
Bolton, CT 06043

(860) 643-2411

District: Bolton School District

Students who attend Bolton Center School usually attend:

High:

Bolton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.5%

Hispanic:

11.4%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 56th percentile in 2022 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (66% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 67th (2025) from a 56th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Connecticut median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

Connecticut avg48%

Elementary school

162^nd of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

58^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

58^th of 156Bolton School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	162 of 493	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	185 of 497	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	207 of 491	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	218 of 490	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	226 of 538	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.2	135 of 522	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	99 of 532	81.4%	★★★★☆
2017	85.0	76 of 519	85.4%	★★★★☆
2016	85.0	81 of 518	84.4%	★★★★☆
2015	83.4	98 of 551	82.2%	★★★★☆
2013	70.1	216 of 557	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.6	201 of 564	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.5	225 of 565	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.7	153 of 579	73.6%	★★★★☆
2009	70.8	219 of 566	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	78.7	106 of 565	81.2%	★★★★☆
2007	70.2	229 of 568	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.2	230 of 570	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	72.1	89 of 237	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	125 of 234	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.2	179 of 455	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	72 of 242	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	74 of 259	71.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	125 of 239	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	140 of 233	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	228 of 445	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.6	64 of 247	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	107 of 262	59.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	125 of 248	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	130 of 250	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	154 of 262	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	197 of 252	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	208 of 327	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.4	112 of 295	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	93 of 296	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	58 of 252	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	74 of 250	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	49 of 249	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	52 of 250	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	57 of 275	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	46 of 259	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.3	30 of 249	88.0%	★★★★☆
2017	82.9	40 of 250	84.0%	★★★★☆
2016	83.4	37 of 246	85.0%	★★★★☆
2015	76.1	75 of 280	73.2%	★★★★☆
2013	73.8	90 of 278	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.5	58 of 272	78.7%	★★★★☆
2011	71.0	102 of 269	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.1	93 of 268	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.3	116 of 255	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	77.5	44 of 252	82.5%	★★★★☆
2007	75.4	63 of 250	74.8%	★★★★☆
2006	80.9	30 of 248	87.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	75.4	59 of 235	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	43 of 169	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	25 of 160	84.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	78.7	48 of 224	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	24 of 167	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	29 of 164	82.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	47 of 153	69.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.8	76 of 154	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.7	26 of 158	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	48 of 151	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.2	45 of 175	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	30 of 166	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	24 of 168	85.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Female (2024)62nd percentile~ school

White (2025)50th percentile-18 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

Male (2021)79th percentile~ school

Female (2021)75th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science74%+23 vs state

English Language Arts64%+14 vs state

Mathematics64%+20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)						SBAC Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Bolton Center School	Public	PK, KG-8	108 Notch Rd.	Bolton	06043	Capitol Planning Region	Bolton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 643-2411	473	44	10.8	21.8%	357 (75.5%)	25 (5.3%)	54 (11.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	72.2	162^nd of 493 public elementary schools	67.1%		67.3	185^th of 497 public elementary schools	62.8%	23	72.1	76.5	60.9	57.7	81.8	55.8	63.6	68.6		67.3	78.6	48.1	65.1	64.7	$21,281
Highland Park School	Public	PK, KG-4	397 Porter St.	Manchester	06040	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 647-3430	300	29	10.3	54.3%	99 (33.0%)	64 (21.3%)	101 (33.7%)	21 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	50.4	251^st of 493 public elementary schools	49.1%		29.9	328^th of 497 public elementary schools	34.0%	77			62.9	48.3					54.3	41.7					$23,647
Lake Street School	Public	K-5	201 Lake St.	Vernon	06066	Capitol Planning Region	Vernon School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 870-6085	235	22	10.5	42.1%	139 (59.1%)	9 (3.8%)	42 (17.9%)	22 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.8%)	66.3	193^rd of 493 public elementary schools	60.9%		59	214^th of 497 public elementary schools	56.9%	21			69.4	66.7	65.2				50.0	61.9	53.3				$22,246
Buckley School	Public	PK, KG-4	250 Vernon Street	Manchester	06042	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 647-3302	284	28	10.2	52.5%	99 (34.9%)	65 (22.9%)	72 (25.4%)	28 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	72.9	159^th of 493 public elementary schools	67.7%		76.1	138^th of 497 public elementary schools	72.2%	21			60.6	72.2					62.1	70.4					$24,845
Bowers School	Public	PK, KG-5	141 Princeton Street	Manchester	06042	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 647-3313	376	32	11.9	67.0%	84 (22.3%)	78 (20.7%)	176 (46.8%)	16 (4.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.5%)	17.3	386^th of 493 public elementary schools	21.7%		15	396^th of 497 public elementary schools	20.3%	10			33.7	36.4					29.8	23.4					$24,280
Manchester Preschool Center at Martin	Public	PK-K	140 Dartmouth Rd	Manchester	06040	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 647-3367	153	11	13.7	67.3%	23 (15.0%)	37 (24.2%)	55 (35.9%)	28 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)								(n/a)															$18,610
Coventry Grammar School	Public	K-2	3453 Main Street	Coventry	06238	Capitol Planning Region	Coventry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 742-7313	361	29	12.3	31.3%	308 (85.3%)	5 (1.4%)	31 (8.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)								(n/a)															$17,860
Keeney School	Public	PK, KG-4	65 North School St.	Manchester	06042	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 647-3354	366	30	12.1	53.3%	142 (38.8%)	87 (23.8%)	85 (23.2%)	27 (7.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	23.2	351^st of 493 public elementary schools	28.8%		14.5	397^th of 497 public elementary schools	20.1%	46			41.3	39.0						26.0					$22,644
Center Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Center Rd.	Vernon	06066	Capitol Planning Region	Vernon School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 870-6300	443	41	10.8	51.0%	224 (50.6%)	54 (12.2%)	104 (23.5%)	22 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.8%)	38.9	284^th of 493 public elementary schools	42.4%		44.6	268^th of 497 public elementary schools	46.1%	16	44.4		45.5	43.1	50.0				45.5	41.4	45.2				$20,164
Waddell School	Public	PK, KG-4	163 Broad Street	Manchester	06042	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 647-3392	476	40	11.8	63.4%	73 (15.3%)	114 (23.9%)	165 (34.7%)	92 (19.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	25.6	341^st of 493 public elementary schools	30.8%		25.7	348^th of 497 public elementary schools	30.0%	7			42.9	36.9					33.7	34.5					$22,521

Frequently Asked Questions about Bolton Center School

How many students attend Bolton Center School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Bolton Center School.

What district is Bolton Center School in?

Bolton School District

Is Bolton Center School a good school?

Bolton Center School ranks 162^nd of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bolton Center School?

Students at Bolton Center School are 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Bolton Center School attend?

Students who attend Bolton Center School usually go on to attend:

High : Bolton High School

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