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Center Road School

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Center Road School ranks 262 nd of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Center Road School is an elementary school in Vernon, CT, serving approximately 443 students in grades PK-5 and ranking as the largest of the five elementary schools in the Vernon School District. For the 2025-26 school year, Center Road School holds a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it in the 47th percentile of Connecticut elementary schools — essentially middle-of-the-pack and just below the state median. About 51% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, reflecting a moderately high-need population.

Academically, the school shows an unusual grade-level pattern. Third-grade performance improved dramatically in 2025-26, with ELA proficiency jumping from 45.5% to 57.8% and math from 45.5% to 54.7%. However, 4th grade is a clear weak point: only 41.6% of 4th graders were proficient in ELA and 42.9% in math, well below district and state averages. This dip was also present the prior year. Science is another concern, with 5th-grade proficiency at 47.5% versus 58.6% districtwide and 79.0% at nearby Philip R. Smith School and 68.2% at Lake Street School. Within its own district, Center Road School ranks second-lowest, behind Northeast School, Skinner Road School, and Lake Street School.

Center Road does have strengths. Chronic absenteeism is just 6.1%, far below the district rate of 11.1% and the state rate of 16.4%. The school also spends $17,329 per student and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.8 to 1. The comparison with Skinner Road School — less than two miles away, with nearly identical poverty rates and the same student-teacher ratio — is especially useful: Skinner Road ranks in the 60th percentile while Center Road sits in the 47th. Northeast School also has a higher poverty rate yet posts stronger results. This suggests the gap is not about demographics or resources, but rather school-level practices, leaving clear room for improvement.

443

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,164

Per pupil spending ?

51.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

100%

Kindergartners with all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

20 Center Rd.
Vernon, CT 06066

(860) 870-6300

District: Vernon School District

Students who attend Center Road School usually attend:

Middle:	Vernon Center Middle School
High:	Rockville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.6%

Hispanic:

23.5%

African American:

12.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Vernon School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg55%

Connecticut avg51%

262^nd of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Vernon School District

97^th of 153Vernon 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	47.2	262 of 492	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	284 of 493	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	268 of 497	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	241 of 491	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	242 of 490	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	196 of 538	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	321 of 522	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	355 of 532	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.6	275 of 519	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.2	363 of 518	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.8	389 of 551	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.1	412 of 557	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.1	363 of 564	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.4	353 of 565	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.1	377 of 579	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.5	339 of 566	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.0	308 of 565	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	72.2	202 of 568	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.8	152 of 570	73.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	36.6	157 of 237	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	161 of 230	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	166 of 234	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	62.3	185 of 455	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	160 of 242	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	83.2	32 of 302	89.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	33.1	164 of 233	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	143 of 231	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	160 of 232	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.4	167 of 445	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	77.5	58 of 371	84.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	202 of 246	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	235 of 248	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	218 of 250	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	212 of 262	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	187 of 252	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	66.9	106 of 327	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.3	249 of 295	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	238 of 296	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2021)89th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2021)84th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2024)34th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2024)30th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Mathematics49%~ state avg

Science48%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)	SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	NGSS Science 5th 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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%)	47.2	262^nd of 492 public elementary schools	46.7%		38.9	284^th of 493 public elementary schools	42.4%	22	47.5	57.8	41.6	60.7		54.7	42.9	49.2		100%	0%	$20,164
Skinner Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	90 Skinner Rd.	Vernon	06066	Capitol Planning Region	Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 870-6180	340	31	10.8	52.6%	124 (36.5%)	37 (10.9%)	86 (25.3%)	59 (17.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.7%)	66	196^th of 492 public elementary schools	60.2%		68.7	179^th of 493 public elementary schools	63.7%	17	503.0	55.8	65.8	61.5		65.4	2527.0	56.4		100%	0%	$20,803
Maple Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Maple St.	Vernon	06066	Capitol Planning Region	Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 870-6175	256	27	9.4	76.2%	85 (33.2%)	31 (12.1%)	88 (34.4%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (17.2%)	41.5	281^st of 492 public elementary schools	42.9%		27.8	333^rd of 493 public elementary schools	32.5%	52	498.0	48.9	45.1	56.8		40.0	41.2	52.6		97.1%	0%	$22,648
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%)	61.3	218^th of 492 public elementary schools	55.7%		66.3	193^rd of 493 public elementary schools	60.9%	25	68.2	2425.0	59.5	63.6		46.2	48.6	63.6		97.7%	2.3%	$22,246
Northeast School	Public	PK, KG-5	69 East St.	Vernon	06066	Capitol Planning Region	Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 870-6080	261	23	11.2	63.2%	113 (43.3%)	24 (9.2%)	69 (26.4%)	25 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.1%)	69.8	180^th of 492 public elementary schools	63.4%		75.2	145^th of 493 public elementary schools	70.6%	35	516.0	51.5	66.7	77.4		63.6	59.5	64.5		100%	0%	$21,033
Philip R. Smith School	Public	K-5	949 Avery Street	South Windsor	06074	Capitol Planning Region	South Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 648-5025	468	38	12.1	18.6%	245 (52.4%)	23 (4.9%)	49 (10.5%)	120 (25.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.4%)	86.3	57^th of 492 public elementary schools	88.4%		83.9	74^th of 493 public elementary schools	85.0%	17	79.0	72.9	84.3	79.0		70.6	83.1	67.6		97.2%	1.4%	$16,920
Windermere School	Public	PK, KG-6	2 Abbott Rd.	Ellington	06029	Capitol Planning Region	Ellington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 896-2329	627	55	11.4	26.2%	360 (57.4%)	37 (5.9%)	64 (10.2%)	136 (21.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	78.9	115^th of 492 public elementary schools	76.6%		76	140^th of 493 public elementary schools	71.6%	25	66.7	66.7	61.2	68.2	74.1	71.3	70.4	67.7	76.5	100%	0%	$19,461
Orchard Hill School	Public	K-5	380 Foster St.	South Windsor	06074	Capitol Planning Region	South Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 648-5015	623	48	13.0	19.7%	260 (41.7%)	33 (5.3%)	63 (10.1%)	236 (37.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	77.6	126^th of 492 public elementary schools	74.4%		85.8	62^nd of 493 public elementary schools	87.4%	64	69.7	58.7	77.8	70.7		68.6	84.6	56.6				$17,198
Buckley School	Public	K-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%)	47.2	264^th of 492 public elementary schools	46.3%		72.9	159^th of 493 public elementary schools	67.7%	105		46.6	53.1			53.4	48.4			95%	0%	$24,845
Bowers School	Public	K-4	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%)	19.2	376^th of 492 public elementary schools	23.6%		17.3	386^th of 493 public elementary schools	21.7%	10		23.2	32.9			30.4	40.5			77.4%	0%	$24,280

Frequently Asked Questions about Center Road School

What is the racial makeup of Center Road School?

Students at Center Road School are 51% White, 23% Hispanic, 12% African American, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is Center Road School a good school?

Center Road School ranks 262^nd of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Center Road School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Center Road School.

What schools do graduates of Center Road School attend?

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

Middle : Vernon Center Middle School
High : Rockville High School

What district is Center Road School in?

Vernon School District

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2020–21 through 2023–24 attendance data & graduation rates (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2017–18 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2024–25 through 2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesAug 31, 2026

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