Nichols School
396 Nichols Ave
Stratford CT, 06614, Fairfield County
Phone: 203-385-4294
Ranking: (453 out of 765, bottom 41%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Stratford 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: | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 431 | 437 | 430 | 422 | 437 | 398 | 430 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 64 | 14.8% | 58 | 13.3% | 63 | 14.7% | 59 | 14.0% | 65 | 14.9% | 43 | 10.8% | 43 | 10.0% |
Grade 1: | 64 | 14.8% | 65 | 14.9% | 63 | 14.7% | 68 | 16.1% | 72 | 16.5% | 52 | 13.1% | 55 | 12.8% |
Grade 2: | 61 | 14.2% | 69 | 15.8% | 68 | 15.8% | 67 | 15.9% | 46 | 10.5% | 52 | 13.1% | 66 | 15.3% |
Grade 3: | 66 | 15.3% | 66 | 15.1% | 67 | 15.6% | 44 | 10.4% | 64 | 14.6% | 64 | 16.1% | 66 | 15.3% |
Grade 4: | 64 | 14.8% | 64 | 14.6% | 43 | 10.0% | 61 | 14.5% | 62 | 14.2% | 60 | 15.1% | 63 | 14.7% |
Grade 5: | 67 | 15.5% | 44 | 10.1% | 66 | 15.3% | 61 | 14.5% | 61 | 14.0% | 66 | 16.6% | 59 | 13.7% |
Grade 6: | 45 | 10.4% | 71 | 16.2% | 60 | 14.0% | 62 | 14.7% | 67 | 15.3% | 61 | 15.3% | 78 | 18.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 220 | 51.0% | 225 | 51.5% | 213 | 49.5% | 227 | 53.8% | 222 | 50.8% | 199 | 50.0% | 231 | 53.7% |
Female: | 211 | 49.0% | 212 | 48.5% | 217 | 50.5% | 195 | 46.2% | 207 | 47.4% | 191 | 48.0% | 195 | 45.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 14 | 3.2% | 17 | 3.9% | 18 | 4.2% | 20 | 4.7% | 14 | 3.2% | 14 | 3.5% | 15 | 3.5% |
Hispanic: | 138 | 32.0% | 146 | 33.4% | 138 | 32.1% | 138 | 32.7% | 115 | 26.3% | 106 | 26.6% | 108 | 25.1% |
Black: | 88 | 20.4% | 78 | 17.8% | 81 | 18.8% | 76 | 18.0% | 83 | 19.0% | 78 | 19.6% | 88 | 20.5% |
White: | 179 | 41.5% | 185 | 42.3% | 178 | 41.4% | 182 | 43.1% | 224 | 51.3% | 199 | 50.0% | 218 | 50.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 161 | 37.4% | 184 | 42.1% | 157 | 36.5% | 129 | 30.6% | 113 | 25.9% | 59 | 14.8% | 93 | 21.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 71 | 16.5% | 53 | 12.1% | 63 | 14.7% | 76 | 18.0% | 46 | 10.5% | 38 | 9.5% | 62 | 14.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.88 | 16.16 | 16.48 | 15.46 | 17.00 | 14.60 | 15.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CMT | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 74.3% | 78.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 79.9% | 80.1% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 83.1% | 80.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 84.8% | 82.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 84.1% | 83.6% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 86.5% | 84.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 87.2% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 81.4% | 82.7% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 64.5% | 69.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 64.1% | 69.3% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 66.8% | 68.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 73.3% | 71.1% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 73% | 72.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 74.5% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 73.7% | 74.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 70.5% | 72.4% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 82.1% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 82.9% | 82.4% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 84.2% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 83.9% | 83.2% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 84.1% | 80.3% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 86.2% | 81.1% |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 87.2% | 83.2% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 80.8% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 76.6% | 80.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 83.8% | 80.9% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 79.9% | 81.5% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.9% | 84.6% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.7% | 85.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 85.7% | 85.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 88.5% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 84.9% | 83.8% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 65.1% | 71.8% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 71.1% | 70.6% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67.3% | 69.7% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 78.6% | 74.4% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 75.6% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 77.7% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 79.6% | 78.3% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 78.9% | 77.6% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 81.4% | 84.2% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 86.5% | 84.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 83.2% | 84.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 88.1% | 85% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 89.9% | 86.5% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 87.8% | 85.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 86% | 83.7% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 85.1% | 83.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 83.7% | 80.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.5% | 82.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 85.5% | 83.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 89.4% | 85.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 88.2% | 87.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 89.4% | 87.6% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 85.5% | 85.7% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.0% | 84.4% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 75.5% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 71% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 75.1% | 74% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 77.1% | 77.7% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 79.8% | 75.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 79.6% | 75.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 81.1% | 79.7% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 75.6% | 79.1% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 81.2% | 81.1% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.5% | 82.9% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 86.3% | 82.5% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 86% | 82.4% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 86.4% | 82.4% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 84.4% | 81.7% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 88.5% | 85.3% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 86.8% | 85.7% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 88.9% | 85.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 87.6% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90.4% | 87.3% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 92.2% | 88% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 92.1% | 88.5% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 87.8% | 87.7% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 84% | 79.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 85.9% | 82.7% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 88.7% | 84.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 92.3% | 86.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 90.5% | 88.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 91.8% | 88.5% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 90.7% | 87.2% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 86.6% | 85.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 75.1% | 75.4% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 79.4% | 75.7% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 80.5% | 77.6% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 85.2% | 80.3% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 88.5% | 85.5% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91.9% | 86.5% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 91.9% | 84.8% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 87.1% | 84.5% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 89.6% | 82.7% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 88% | 83.8% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 86% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 89.6% | 83.1% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 90.7% | 85.5% |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 89.7% | 86.1% |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 93.3% | 84.9% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 89.9% | 84.3% |
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* Nichols School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.