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Putnam Elementary School

Q: Is Putnam Elementary School a good school?

Putnam Elementary School ranks 311 th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Putnam Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Putnam, Connecticut, with 558 students. The school is part of the Putnam School District, which is ranked 134 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Putnam Elementary School has consistently been rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Putnam Elementary School faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 17.7% to 24.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and most nearby schools. The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are also consistently below the state average and the scores of many nearby schools, such as Ashford School, Pomfret Community School, and Mary R. Fisher Elementary School. Additionally, Putnam Elementary School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.13% to 59.32% over the past few years, significantly higher than the rates of many nearby schools.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.4 to 14.0 over the past few years, Putnam Elementary School's performance is particularly low for certain subgroups, such as White students and male students. The school's spending per student has also decreased from $15,983 in 2017-2018 to $15,003 in 2018-2019, which is lower than the spending of some nearby schools. These challenges may be indicative of broader systemic issues within the Putnam School District that need to be addressed to improve the performance of Putnam Elementary School and support its students and families.

558

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,316

Per pupil spending ?

60.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33 Wicker St.
Putnam, CT 06260

(860) 963-6925

District: Putnam School District

Students who attend Putnam Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Putnam Middle School
High:	Putnam High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.3%

Hispanic:

19.7%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (42% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Connecticut avg50%

311^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

134^th of 156Putnam 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	33.3	311 of 493	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	309 of 497	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	280 of 491	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	320 of 490	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	354 of 538	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	285 of 522	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	328 of 532	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.0	329 of 519	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.3	326 of 518	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.7	353 of 551	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.6	398 of 557	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.9	425 of 564	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.6	461 of 565	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.3	483 of 579	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.9	447 of 566	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.5	406 of 565	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.1	448 of 568	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.4	417 of 570	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	161 of 232	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	149 of 230	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	176 of 234	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	304 of 455	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	145 of 242	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	211 of 259	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	62.8	19 of 72	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	47.6	34 of 70	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	175 of 302	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	29.0	165 of 231	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	184 of 232	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	320 of 445	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	193 of 262	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	34.2	241 of 371	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	244 of 248	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	245 of 250	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	252 of 262	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	247 of 252	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	315 of 327	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	252 of 295	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	283 of 296	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)74th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2021)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

Male (2023)29th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-5 vs state

Mathematics40%-11 vs state

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Schools Near Putnam Elementary 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	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
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
Woodstock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	24 Frog Pond Rd.	Woodstock	06281	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Woodstock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 928-0471	391	32	12.2	23.0%	346 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	34.3	308^th of 493 public elementary schools	37.5%		50.5	245^th of 497 public elementary schools	50.7%	63			43.0	49.4					38.0	41.5					$18,556
Mary R. Fisher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	785 Riverside Dr.	North Grosvenordale	06255	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Thompson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 923-9142	359	34	10.5	48.2%	316 (88.0%)	4 (1.1%)	23 (6.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	60	215^th of 493 public elementary schools	56.4%		56.1	222^nd of 497 public elementary schools	55.3%	7			63.1	51.9					84.6	44.3					$24,056
Pomfret Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Pomfret St.	Pomfret Center	06259	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Pomfret School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 928-2718	332	34	9.7	23.2%	297 (89.5%)	4 (1.2%)	19 (5.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	75.3	143^rd of 493 public elementary schools	71.0%		81.1	103^rd of 497 public elementary schools	79.3%	40			40.5		77.3	69.8		71.9	59.5	77.8	68.2	74.4	80.0	71.9	$23,102
Killingly Central School	Public	PK, KG-2	60 Soap St.	Dayville	06241	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Killingly School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 779-6750	317	28	11.3	60.3%	230 (72.6%)	8 (2.5%)	51 (16.1%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.9%)								(n/a)															$22,084
Killingly Memorial School	Public	2-4	339 Main St.	Danielson	06239	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Killingly School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 779-6680	485	40	12.2	55.5%	368 (75.9%)	6 (1.2%)	67 (13.8%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	38	290^th of 493 public elementary schools	41.2%		35.3	305^th of 497 public elementary schools	38.6%	15			33.6	46.7					49.6	51.5					$18,587
Eastford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12 Westford Road	Eastford	06242	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Eastford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 974-1130	173	14	12.1	24.9%	143 (82.7%)	2 (1.2%)	15 (8.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.9%)								(n/a)										70.0		36.4			$22,658
Brooklyn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	119 Gorman Rd.	Brooklyn	06234	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Brooklyn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 774-7577	469	40	11.7	43.5%	369 (78.7%)	10 (2.1%)	55 (11.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.8%)	50.4	250^th of 493 public elementary schools	49.3%		54.7	228^th of 497 public elementary schools	54.1%	22			39.3	50.0					59.0	63.0					$18,628
Hampton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	380 Main St.	Hampton	06247	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Hampton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 455-9409	73	7	10.4	49.3%	61 (83.6%)	1 (1.4%)	5 (6.8%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)								(n/a)															$30,720
Ashford School	Public	PK, KG-8	440 Westford Rd.	Ashford	06278	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Ashford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 429-6419	351	41	8.5	38.7%	294 (83.8%)	7 (2.0%)	33 (9.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	57.4	231^st of 493 public elementary schools	53.1%		40.6	285^th of 497 public elementary schools	42.7%	54	73.0	80.0	28.1		59.5	56.8	50.0	68.6			56.8	43.2	43.2	68.6	$26,021

Frequently Asked Questions about Putnam Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Putnam Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Putnam Middle School
High : Putnam High School

What is the racial makeup of Putnam Elementary School?

Students at Putnam Elementary School are 70% White, 20% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Putnam Elementary School a good school?

Putnam Elementary School ranks 311^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Putnam Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 558 students attended Putnam Elementary School.

What district is Putnam Elementary School in?

Putnam School District

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