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C+

Columbia School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Columbia.

Columbia’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of Connecticut school districts

Students
440
Schools
1
Spent per student
$26,516
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
The gist

What stands out about Columbia School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 41% of Connecticut districts
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 41% of the 199 Connecticut school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Columbia 5,352

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Columbia. Grade by grade →

PK–8Horace W. Porter SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22
Math proficiency43%
State average 39.8% · 274 students tested
Reading / language arts52%
State average 50.5% · 275 students tested

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$26,516 per student · 2% above CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 46%Support & administration 50%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 72%State 25%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
400’20
440’21
462’22
475’23
440’24

Up 10% since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 5%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools.

Horace W. Porter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Columbia
C+
440 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Regional School District 08Andover, Hebron
$28,304per student
Andover School DistrictAndover
$25,605per student
Coventry School DistrictCoventry
$22,138per student
Hebron School DistrictHebron
$22,649per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Connecticut.