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Putnam Elementary School

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Putnam Elementary School ranks 341 st of 491 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 491 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Putnam Elementary School in Putnam, CT, serves 558 students in Pre-K through 4th grade and is part of the Putnam School District, which ranks in the bottom 12% of Connecticut districts. The school has the highest economic disadvantage rate among nearby elementary schools, with 60.4% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch—far above Woodstock Elementary School (23.0%) and Pomfret Community School (23.2%), and even above demographically similar neighbors like Killingly Central School (60.3%) and Brooklyn Elementary School (43.5%).

Putnam Elementary currently ranks 341st out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools (31st percentile, 2 stars), a slight decline from its recent peak of 280th in 2022-2023. Test scores trail state averages across all subjects, with the widest gap in 4th grade math: only 33.0% of Putnam students met proficiency versus 52.1% statewide. The comparison with Killingly Memorial School is particularly telling—that school has similar poverty levels (55.5%) and spending, yet outperforms Putnam on every 2025-2026 test, including 51.1% versus 33.0% in 4th grade math. This suggests that poverty alone doesn't explain the outcomes, and there is meaningful room for improvement.

There are bright spots worth noting. Chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 37.8% in 2021-2022 to 17.0% in 2025-2026, showing that focused attendance initiatives are working. Additionally, the school's low-income students performed remarkably well compared to similar students statewide, ranking in the 74th percentile in 2022-2023. The school does carry a higher student-teacher ratio (13.8) than most neighbors like Ashford School (8.5) and Mary R. Fisher Elementary School (10.5), which may mean less individualized attention for students. Parents considering Putnam Elementary should weigh its challenging test scores against the school's demonstrated strengths in supporting its most disadvantaged learners.

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: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (39% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg38%

Connecticut avg51%

341^st of 491

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

135^th of 153Putnam 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
2026	27.5	341 of 491	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	14.8	194 of 232	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	2.8	242 of 246	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)16th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts39%-10 vs state

Mathematics38%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SBAC English Language Arts (2026)						SBAC Mathematics (2026)					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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 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%)	27.5	341^st of 491 public elementary schools	30.5%		33.3	311^th of 493 public elementary schools	36.9%	30	39.8	38.7					44.3	33.0				$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%)	53.6	245^th of 491 public elementary schools	50.1%		34.3	308^th of 493 public elementary schools	37.5%	63	51.6	53.7					56.3	54.9				$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%)	59.8	221^st of 491 public elementary schools	55.0%		60	215^th of 493 public elementary schools	56.4%	6	49.2	51.7					62.3	70.0				$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%)	86.2	59^th of 491 public elementary schools	88.0%		75.3	143^rd of 493 public elementary schools	71.0%	84	75.0			65.2	77.5	67.7	89.3	74.2	70.4	76.1	64.5	$23,102
Killingly Central School	Public	PK, KG-1	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%)	41.3	282^nd of 491 public elementary schools	42.6%		38	290^th of 493 public elementary schools	41.2%	8	41.3	45.6					51.3	51.1				$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)			81.0									$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%)	38.3	295^th of 491 public elementary schools	39.9%		50.4	250^th of 493 public elementary schools	49.3%	45	42.1	35.7					56.6	47.6				$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%)	54.1	243^rd of 491 public elementary schools	50.5%		57.4	231^st of 493 public elementary schools	53.1%	12	50.0	29.0		64.1	61.7	56.3	68.8		40.5	55.3	41.7	$26,021

Frequently Asked Questions about Putnam Elementary 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.

What district is Putnam Elementary School in?

Putnam School District

Is Putnam Elementary School a good school?

Putnam Elementary School ranks 341^st of 491 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

How many students attend Putnam Elementary School?

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

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