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C+

Horace W. Porter School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

3 Schoolhouse Road, Columbia, CT 06237 · (860) 228-9493 · Part of Columbia School District

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

Directions
Students
440
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Horace W. Porter School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 43% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3 Schoolhouse Road, Columbia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K30
Kindergarten36
Grade 132
Grade 252
Grade 339
Grade 441
Grade 554
Grade 647
Grade 757
Grade 852
Enrollment over time
400’20
440’21
462’22
475’23
440’24

Up 10% since 2020–21.

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

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Horace W. Porter School from Columbia families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Columbia’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.