Elementary Schools in Putnam School District

Summary:

The Putnam School District in Connecticut has only one elementary school, Putnam Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 558 students. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14:1, it is performing below the state average on standardized test scores in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd and 4th grades.

Putnam Elementary School is ranked 311 out of 493 Connecticut elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has seen a slight decline in its statewide ranking over the past 3 school years, going from 280 in 2022-2023 to 309 in 2023-2024 and 311 in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%, which is higher than the state average.

Despite the school's below-average performance, it spends $15,003 per student, which is higher than the state average. The high percentage of students (59.32%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch indicates that Putnam Elementary serves a predominantly low-income population, which may present additional challenges in terms of supporting student needs and ensuring academic success. Overall, the data suggests that Putnam Elementary School is facing some challenges and may need to focus on improving academic outcomes and addressing attendance issues to better serve its students.

District Detail

152 Woodstock Avenue
Putnam, CT 06260

(860) 963-6900

SchoolDigger Rank:
134^th of 156 Connecticut districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,164

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	Total
Putnam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	33 Wicker St.	Putnam	06260	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Putnam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 963-6925	558	40	13.8	60.4%	392 (70.3%)	4 (0.7%)	110 (19.7%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.1%)	33.3	311^th of 493 public elementary schools	36.9%		34.9	309^th of 497 public elementary schools	37.8%	2	42.6	46.8	40.4	40.5	$19,316

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Woodstock School District	1.71 mi	2	108^th
The Woodstock Academy District	3.26 mi	2	78^th
Thompson School District	3.73 mi	3	100^th
Pomfret School District	4.93 mi	1	29^th
Killingly School District	5.14 mi	4	114^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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