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Israel Putnam School

Q: Is Israel Putnam School a good school?

Israel Putnam School ranks 188 th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Israel Putnam School is an elementary school in Meriden, Connecticut, serving 482 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Meriden School District, which is ranked 103 out of 156 districts in the state, Israel Putnam School stands out as a strong performer, consistently outpacing the district and state averages in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Israel Putnam School's 5th-grade students achieved 65.1% proficiency in English Language Arts, compared to 54.4% for the district and 52.5% for the state. Similarly, in 5th-grade Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 67.1%, higher than the district's 53% and the state's 44.9%. The school also ranks exceptionally well for specific student subgroups, such as ranking 7th out of 132 Connecticut elementary schools for Hispanic students and performing exceptionally well for special education and low socioeconomic status students.

While Israel Putnam School's chronic absenteeism rates have fluctuated in recent years, the school's ability to outperform the district and state averages in key metrics is noteworthy, especially considering its relatively lower per-student spending compared to some nearby schools like Highland School and Mary G. Fritz Elementary School of Yalesville. This suggests that the dedicated educators and leadership at Israel Putnam School are able to effectively support student success despite potential resource constraints.

445

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,294

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

133 Parker Ave.
Meriden, CT 06450

(203) 237-8493

District: Meriden School District

Students who attend Israel Putnam School usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle School
High:	Francis T. Maloney High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.0%

White:

17.3%

African American:

15.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (62% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 39 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Connecticut median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg53%

Connecticut avg50%

188^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 39 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Meriden School District

103^rd of 156Meriden 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	188 of 493	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	180 of 497	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	212 of 491	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	295 of 490	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	301 of 538	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	247 of 522	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	285 of 532	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.7	371 of 519	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.3	395 of 518	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.5	427 of 551	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.9	444 of 557	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.1	459 of 564	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	474 of 565	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.2	431 of 579	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.3	436 of 566	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.6	473 of 565	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.0	475 of 568	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.9	500 of 570	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	105 of 232	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	109 of 237	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	133 of 230	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	167 of 234	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	257 of 455	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	162 of 242	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	7 of 132	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	3 of 111	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	4 of 108	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	78.4	9 of 99	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	76.2	28 of 173	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	4 of 112	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	80.0	12 of 101	88.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	75.5	49 of 302	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	126 of 239	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.3	122 of 233	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	130 of 231	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	173 of 232	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	287 of 445	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	140 of 247	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	70.6	82 of 371	77.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2019	45.1	190 of 295	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	213 of 296	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)84th percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2021)78th percentile+34 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile-15 vs school

White (2019)36th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics63%+14 vs state

Science62%+10 vs state

English Language Arts60%+10 vs state

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Schools Near Israel Putnam School

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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	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Israel Putnam School	Public	PK, KG-5	133 Parker Ave.	Meriden	06450	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 237-8493	445	31	14.4	81.1%	77 (17.3%)	68 (15.3%)	249 (56.0%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.8%)	66.7	188^th of 493 public elementary schools	61.9%		68	180^th of 497 public elementary schools	63.8%	8	62.4	46.5	65.5	65.1	55.9	65.5	67.1	$15,294
Roger Sherman School	Public	PK, KG-5	64 North Pearl St.	Meriden	06450	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 238-1286	457	34	13.6	84.5%	60 (13.1%)	49 (10.7%)	308 (67.4%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.5%)	56.7	232^nd of 493 public elementary schools	52.9%		50.8	243^rd of 497 public elementary schools	51.1%	11	44.8	44.9	60.8	60.9	56.4	59.4	59.8	$15,047
Casimir Pulaski School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Clearview Ave.	Meriden	06450	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 238-1273	539	37	14.5	87.4%	86 (16.0%)	53 (9.8%)	367 (68.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	38.8	285^th of 493 public elementary schools	42.2%		44.6	269^th of 497 public elementary schools	45.9%	16	34.7	58.2	44.0	34.7	63.5	46.7	31.6	$14,636
Thomas Hooker School	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Overlook Rd.	Meriden	06450	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 237-8839	404	26	15.4	59.4%	94 (23.3%)	22 (5.4%)	259 (64.1%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	80.3	106^th of 493 public elementary schools	78.5%		78.8	120^th of 497 public elementary schools	75.9%	14	67.4	58.3	72.7	82.6	66.7	72.7	76.1	$15,060
John Barry School	Public	PK, KG-5	124 Columbia St.	Meriden	06450	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 237-8831	418	29	14.4	86.8%	40 (9.6%)	51 (12.2%)	289 (69.1%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.4%)	53.5	241^st of 493 public elementary schools	51.1%		55.1	225^th of 497 public elementary schools	54.7%	16	41.0	36.4	64.8	50.6	51.5	78.6	57.8	$16,862
Nathan Hale School	Public	PK, KG-5	277 Atkins St. Ext.	Meriden	06450	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 237-7486	485	32	15.3	76.1%	100 (20.6%)	51 (10.5%)	299 (61.6%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	69	178^th of 493 public elementary schools	63.9%		60.8	207^th of 497 public elementary schools	58.4%	29	44.2	55.7	76.7	67.4		79.5	60.5	$15,348
Benjamin Franklin School	Public	PK, KG-5	426 West Main St.	Meriden	06450	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 235-7997	357	25	14.5	68.6%	95 (26.6%)	47 (13.2%)	183 (51.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	65.5	200^th of 493 public elementary schools	59.4%		56.7	218^th of 497 public elementary schools	56.1%	18	67.2	54.5	58.3	63.1	63.6	64.6	53.1	$17,414
Hanover School	Public	PK, KG-5	208 Main St.	Meriden	06450	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 235-6359	456	40	11.6	62.1%	100 (21.9%)	35 (7.7%)	286 (62.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)	30.1	323^rd of 493 public elementary schools	34.5%		30.9	318^th of 497 public elementary schools	36.0%	5	38.2	27.0	33.0	38.0	49.4	49.5	42.0	$15,503
Mary G. Fritz Elementary School of Yalesville	Public	3-5	415 Church Street	Yalesville	06492	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 284-6900	265	26	10.3	30.6%	198 (74.7%)	2 (0.8%)	44 (16.6%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	75.3	142^nd of 493 public elementary schools	71.2%		71.9	160^th of 497 public elementary schools	67.8%	18	73.3	56.8	61.3	71.3	73.7	68.0	64.4	$22,555
John Lyman School	Public	2-3	106 Way Rd.	Middlefield	06455	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 13	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 349-7240	207	19	10.7	18.4%	183 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.2%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)								(n/a)		48.5			48.5			$28,336

Frequently Asked Questions about Israel Putnam School

What schools do graduates of Israel Putnam School attend?

Students who attend Israel Putnam School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Middle School
High : Francis T. Maloney High School

What is the racial makeup of Israel Putnam School?

Students at Israel Putnam School are 56% Hispanic, 17% White, 15% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Israel Putnam School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Israel Putnam School.

Is Israel Putnam School a good school?

Israel Putnam School ranks 188^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Israel Putnam School in?

Meriden School District

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