### Connecticut

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/site/default.asp

# School and Teacher Demographics

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  Per pupil expenditures                     \$10,127

  (CCD, 2000-01)                             
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  Number of Districts                        166

  (CCD, 2001-02)                             
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  Number of Charter Schools                  15

  (CCD, 2001-02)                             
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Number of Public Schools

(CCD)

  ----------------------------- -------------------- --------------------
                                **1993-94**          **2001-02**

  Elementary                    624                  661

  Middle                        177                  194

  High                          135                  178

  Combined                      11                   39

  Total                         947                  1,072
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Number of FTE Teachers

(CCD)

  ----------------------------- -------------------- --------------------
                                **1993-94**          **2001-02**

  Elementary                    16,127               19,409

  Middle                        7,409                9,706

  High                          8,577                12,052

  Combined                      383                  562

  Total                         32,496               41,729
  ----------------------------- -------------------- --------------------

Percentage of teachers with a major in the main subject taught, grades
7-12 (SASS)

  ----------------------------- -------------------- --------------------
                                **1994**             **2000**

  English                       84%                  71%

  Math                          84                   62

  Science                       90                   77

  Social Studies                92                   79
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Sources of Funding

District Average

(CCD, 2000-01)

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height="1.8395833333333333in"}

### Student Demographics

Public school enrollment

(CCD)

  ----------------------------- -------------------- --------------------
                                **1993-94**          **2001-02**

  Pre-K                         6,216                11,050

  K-8                           352,360              398,967

  9-12                          127,655              160,211

  Total (K-12)                  480,015              559,178
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Race/ethnicity (CCD)

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                                 **1993-94**          **2001-02**

  American Indian/Alaskan        \*                   \*
  Natives                                             

  Asian/Pacific Islander         2%                   3%

  Black                          13                   14

  Hispanic                       11                   14

  White                          73                   69

  Other                          \-                   \-
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  Students with disabilities    **1993-94**          **2001-02**

  (OSEP)                        12%                  11%
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  Students with limited         **1993-94**          **2000-01**

  English proficiency           4%                   4%

  (ED/NCBE)                                          
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  Migratory students            **1993-94**          **2001-02**

  (OME)                         1%                   1%
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All schools by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free
and Reduced-Price Lunch Program (CCD, 2001-02)

Data Not Available

### Statewide Accountability Information

# (Collected from states, January 2002 for 2001-02 school year.)

# Statewide Goal for Schools on State Assessment

Above 40 on 100 point performance index (three subjects) based on a
two-year weighted average and

two-year performance trend relative to the state average performance
trend.

# Expected School Improvement on Assessment 

Sufficient progress (index above 40) within three years.

# Title I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for Schools

Same as statewide goal.

### Title I 2001-02

### (ED Consolidated Report, 2001-02)

###  

+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+
|                | **Schoolwide** | **Targeted     | **Total**       |
|                |                | Assistance**   |                 |
|                | **Programs**   |                |                 |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+
| Number of      | 117            | 362            | 479             |
| schools        |                |                |                 |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+
|                | 24%            | 28%            | 100%            |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+
| Schools        | n/a            | n/a            | n/a             |
| meeting AYP    |                |                |                 |
| Goal           |                |                |                 |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+
|                | \-             | \-             | \-              |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+
| Schools        | 8              | n/a            | n/a             |
| identified for |                |                |                 |
| Improvement    |                |                |                 |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+
|                | \*             | \-             | \-              |
+----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+

  ------------------------------ ----------------------------------------
  Title I Allocation             \$92,252,956

  ------------------------------ ----------------------------------------

(Includes Basic, Concentration, and LEA grants, Capital Expenditures,
Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected and Delinquent, ED,
2000-2001)

### NAEP State Results

+-----------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
|                             | Grade 4           | Grade 8           |
+-----------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| # Reading, 2003             | #                 | #                 |
+-----------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Proficient level and above  | 43%               | 37%               |
+-----------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Basic level and above       | 74                | 77                |
+-----------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
|                             |                   |                   |
+-----------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| # Math, 2003                | #                 | #                 |
+-----------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Proficient level and above  | 41%               | 35%               |
+-----------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Basic level and above       | 82                | 73                |
+-----------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+

### Connecticut

# Student Achievement 2001-02

Assessment:

Connecticut Matery Test (Elementary and Middle School) Connecticut
Academic Performance Test (High School).

State Definition of Proficient:

Reading: Proficient: Students who score at this level can comprehend
most grade-level or below-grade-level textbooks and other materials.
They can generally determine the main idea, have an adequate
understanding of the author\'s purpose and are able to make some
judgments about a test\'s quality and themes.

Mathematics: Proficient: Students who score at this level demonstrate
adequately developed conceptual understanding and computational skills,
and adequately developed problem-solving skills.

## Elementary School

+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **Grade 4**         |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **Reading**         |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|                     |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Students in:        | Below     | Basic     | P         | Goal      |
|                     | Basic     |           | roficient |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| All schools         | 21%       | 21%       | 10%       | 13%       |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Title I schools     | 27        | 12        | 14        | 48        |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Economically        | 43        | 16        | 15        | 27        |
| Disadvantaged       |           |           |           |           |
| Students            |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|                     |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Students with       | 70        | 12        | 9         | 9         |
| limited             |           |           |           |           |
|                     |           |           |           |           |
| English proficiency |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Migratory students  | 68        | 13        | 7         | 12        |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Students with       | 61        | 12        | 10        | 17        |
| Disabilities        |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+

+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **Grade 4**         |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **Math**            |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|                     |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Students in:        | Below     | Basic     | P         | Goal      |
|                     | Basic     |           | roficient |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|                     |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| All schools         | 10%       | 10%       | 20%       | 60%       |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Title I schools     | 12        | 12        | 23        | 54        |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Economically        | 21        | 18        | 27        | 34        |
| Disadvantaged       |           |           |           |           |
| Students            |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|                     |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Students with       | 34        | 21        | 22        | 23        |
| limited             |           |           |           |           |
|                     |           |           |           |           |
| English proficiency |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Migratory students  | 39        | 17        | 25        | 20        |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Students with       | 34        | 19        | 22        | 25        |
| Disabilities        |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+

# 

# Student Achievement Trend

Reading 4^th^ grade meets or exceeds Proficient

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height="1.8041666666666667in"}

**Middle School**

+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **Grade 8**         |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **Reading**         |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|                     |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Students in:        | Below     | Basic     | P         | Goal      |
|                     | Basic     |           | roficient |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|                     |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| All schools         | 15%       | 7%        | 10%       | 68%       |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Title I schools     | 21        | 9         | 11        | 59        |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Economically        | 33        | 13        | 15        | 39        |
| Disadvantaged       |           |           |           |           |
| Students            |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|                     |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Students with       | 69        | 12        | 9         | 11        |
| limited             |           |           |           |           |
|                     |           |           |           |           |
| English proficiency |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Migratory students  | 72        | 8         | 6         | 14        |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Students with       | 49        | 13        | 12        | 26        |
| Disabilities        |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+

+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **Grade 8**         |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **Math**            |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|                     |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Students in:        | Below     | Basic     | P         | Goal      |
|                     | Basic     |           | roficient |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|                     |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| All schools         | 11%       | 13%       | 21%       | 56%       |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Title I schools     | 14        | 16        | 22        | 48        |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Economically        | 25        | 24        | 25        | 26        |
| Disadvantaged       |           |           |           |           |
| Students            |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|                     |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Students with       | 48        | 22        | 16        | 14        |
| limited             |           |           |           |           |
|                     |           |           |           |           |
| English proficiency |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Migratory students  | 54        | 21        | 14        | 11        |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Students with       | 41        | 22        | 20        | 16        |
| Disabilities        |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+

# Student Achievement Trend

Mathematics 8^th^ grade meets or exceeds Proficient

![](media/image3.jpeg){width="1.9604166666666667in"
height="1.7979166666666666in"}

**High School**

+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **Grade 10**        |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **Language Arts**   |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|                     |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Students in:        | Below     | Basic     | P         | Goal      |
|                     | Basic     |           | roficient |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|                     |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| All schools         | 7%        | 14%       | 34%       | 45%       |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Title I schools     | 11        | 18        | 31        | 40        |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Economically        | 19        | 28        | 37        | 16        |
| Disadvantaged       |           |           |           |           |
| Students            |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|                     |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Students with       | 48        | 28        | 21        | 3         |
| limited             |           |           |           |           |
|                     |           |           |           |           |
| English proficiency |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Migratory students  | 48        | 31        | 17        | 4         |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Students with       | 30        | 30        | 29        | 12        |
| Disabilities        |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+

+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **Grade 10**        |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| **Mathematics**     |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|                     |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Students in:        | Below     | Basic     | P         | Goal      |
|                     | Basic     |           | roficient |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|                     |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| All schools         | 10%       | 13%       | 34%       | 44%       |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Title I schools     | 15        | 15        | 31        | 40        |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Economically        | 27        | 26        | 34        | 13        |
| Disadvantaged       |           |           |           |           |
| Students            |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|                     |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Students with       | 48        | 24        | 21        | 7         |
| limited             |           |           |           |           |
|                     |           |           |           |           |
| English proficiency |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Migratory students  | 52        | 17        | 17        | 2         |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
| Students with       | 32        | 24        | 30        | 13        |
| Disabilities        |           |           |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+

+---------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| ### High School Indicators      | ### 1993-94     | ### 2000-01     |
+---------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| High school dropout rate (CCD,  | 5%              | 3%              |
| event)                          |                 |                 |
+---------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|                                 | **1994-95**     | **2000-01**     |
+---------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Postsecondary enrollment        | 59%             | 62%             |
|                                 |                 |                 |
| (NCES, High school grads        |                 |                 |
| enrolled in college)            |                 |                 |
+---------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+