West School
769 Ponus Ridge
New Canaan CT, 06840, Fairfield County
Phone: 203-972-4420
Ranking: (2 out of 765, top 0%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: New Canaan School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 47 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 48 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 537 | 531 | 511 | 493 | 492 | 519 | 526 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 41 | 7.6% | 36 | 6.8% | 37 | 7.2% | 40 | 8.1% | 49 | 10.0% | 51 | 9.8% | 42 | 8.0% |
Kindergarten: | 88 | 16.4% | 106 | 20.0% | 74 | 14.5% | 92 | 18.7% | 74 | 15.0% | 83 | 16.0% | 88 | 16.7% |
Grade 1: | 116 | 21.6% | 78 | 14.7% | 98 | 19.2% | 82 | 16.6% | 92 | 18.7% | 85 | 16.4% | 75 | 14.3% |
Grade 2: | 76 | 14.2% | 106 | 20.0% | 95 | 18.6% | 99 | 20.1% | 95 | 19.3% | 78 | 15.0% | 100 | 19.0% |
Grade 3: | 114 | 21.2% | 105 | 19.8% | 103 | 20.2% | 97 | 19.7% | 78 | 15.9% | 103 | 19.8% | 116 | 22.1% |
Grade 4: | 102 | 19.0% | 100 | 18.8% | 104 | 20.4% | 83 | 16.8% | 104 | 21.1% | 119 | 22.9% | 105 | 20.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 265 | 49.3% | 272 | 51.2% | 264 | 51.7% | 259 | 52.5% | 254 | 51.6% | 258 | 49.7% | 255 | 48.5% |
Female: | 272 | 50.7% | 259 | 48.8% | 247 | 48.3% | 234 | 47.5% | 230 | 46.7% | 253 | 48.7% | 267 | 50.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 21 | 3.9% | 21 | 4.0% | 16 | 3.1% | 18 | 3.7% | 12 | 2.4% | 8 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.3% |
Hispanic: | 18 | 3.4% | 12 | 2.3% | 17 | 3.3% | 14 | 2.8% | 10 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.7% |
Black: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% |
White: | 488 | 90.9% | 489 | 92.1% | 470 | 92.0% | 454 | 92.1% | 469 | 95.3% | 498 | 96.0% | 506 | 96.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.45 | 11.30 | 11.38 | 11.63 | 11.83 | 12.50 | 13.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CMT | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 94.6% | 78.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | 80.1% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.3% | 80.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 97.1% | 82.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.6% | 83.6% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 97.7% | 84.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.6% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 99.3% | 82.7% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 95.2% | 69.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 94.7% | 69.3% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 92.7% | 68.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 92.3% | 71.1% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.9% | 72.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 95.5% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 94.3% | 74.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.0% | 96.7% | 72.4% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 96.5% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 97.4% | 82.4% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99.1% | 96.7% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 94.9% | 83.2% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 93.9% | 80.3% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.2% | 81.1% |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 96.3% | 83.2% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 95.8% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 95.3% | 80.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95.9% | 80.9% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 97.1% | 81.5% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.2% | 84.6% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.1% | 85.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.7% | 85.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98.8% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 99.0% | 99.2% | 83.8% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.9% | 71.8% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 94% | 70.6% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.1% | 69.7% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 95.8% | 74.4% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 94.6% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 95% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 96.9% | 78.3% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 99.0% | 97.5% | 77.6% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 99.1% | 97.1% | 84.2% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 97.2% | 84.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 98.1% | 84.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.2% | 85% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.3% | 86.5% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.4% | 85.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98.8% | 83.7% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.0% | 97.2% | 83.5% |
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* West School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.