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Doolittle School

Serves grades KG - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
735 Cornwall Ave.
Cheshire, CT 06410
Phone
(203) 272-3549
District
Cheshire School District
County
NAUGATUCK VALLEY PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
518
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.4% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Doolittle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
76%
48%
70%
46%
81%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
67%
49%
63%
49%
71%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
66%
47%
66%
51%
65%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
70%
44%
75%
47%
64%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 37 7.1%
Grade 1 94 18.1%
Grade 2 63 12.2%
Grade 3 77 14.9%
Grade 4 84 16.2%
Grade 5 87 16.8%
Grade 6 76 14.7%
Total 518 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 78.8% 77.4% 49.8%
Black 3.7% 3.6% 13.1%
Hispanic 9.7% 9.2% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.6% 9.7% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 23.2% 16.5% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 18.3% 12.8% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.8% 3.7% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 28,791 3,626,205
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 876.8 747
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.0% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.2% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.7% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.2% 27.6%
65 OR OLDER 18.0% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,810 1,409,807
Single Parent Households With Children 4.4% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.8% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 62.1% 41.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 49.1% 27.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.2% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.3% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.3% 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.1% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 3.3% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 4.7% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,804 $53,878,000 58.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,784 $7,506,000 8.1%
Staff $714 $3,006,000 3.2%
General Administration $244 $1,026,000 1.1%
School Administration $1,011 $4,256,000 4.6%
Operation $1,841 $7,745,000 8.3%
Transportation $936 $3,940,000 4.2%
Other $504 $2,120,000 2.3%
Total Support $7,034 $29,599,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,218 $9,334,000 10.1%
Total Expenditures $22,056 $92,811,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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