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Catherine Kolnaski Magnet School

Serves grades KG - 5

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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
500 Poquonnock Rd.
Groton, CT 06340
Phone
(860) 449-5608
District
Groton School District
County
SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
352
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

5

(10 is best)

Better than 40.2% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Catherine Kolnaski Magnet School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
48%
42%
46%
39%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
47%
35%
51%
35%
42%
    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
11
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 70 19.9%
Grade 1 70 19.9%
Grade 2 55 15.6%
Grade 3 56 15.9%
Grade 4 56 15.9%
Grade 5 45 12.8%
Total 352 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 42.3% 55.6% 49.8%
Black 10.5% 8.7% 13.1%
Hispanic 35.7% 27.7% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 10.8% 6.7% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 1.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.8% 44.4% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 45.5% 34.4% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.4% 9.9% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 38,217 3,626,205
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,228.5 747
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.1% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.8% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.5% 27.6%
65 OR OLDER 18.9% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 16,391 1,409,807
Single Parent Households With Children 8.4% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.1% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 39.6% 41.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.2% 27.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.8% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.5% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.2% 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.3% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.4% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 5.7% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,511 $51,345,000 38.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,099 $12,719,000 9.5%
Staff $554 $2,275,000 1.7%
General Administration $558 $2,292,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,374 $5,638,000 4.2%
Operation $1,882 $7,722,000 5.8%
Transportation $1,317 $5,406,000 4.0%
Other $437 $1,793,000 1.3%
Total Support $9,221 $37,845,000 28.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $10,981 $45,067,000 33.6%
Total Expenditures $32,714 $134,257,000 100.0%
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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