March 8, 2004 |
2004-R-0273 | |
SPENDING AND STUDENT TEST PERFORMANCE | ||
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By: Judith Lohman, Chief Analyst | ||
You asked for a comparison of how much towns are spending in relation to their minimum expenditure requirements (MER) and how their students perform on Connecticut mastery tests (CMT).
Table 1 shows rankings for each town’s test performance and each school district’s spending in relation to its MER. All figures are provided by the State Department of Education.
Column 1 shows each town’s “grant mastery percentage” as used in the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) formula. The grant mastery percentage is the number of students in the district scoring below standard on the CMT divided by the number taking the test. The percentages are averaged over three years. The most recent grant mastery percentages average test performance for 1999, 2000, and 2001. Column 2 shows each town’s grant mastery percentage ranking relative to other towns.
Column 3 shows each school district’s margin of MER compliance. This figure represents the percentage by which a school district’s educational expenditures exceed its MER. The figures shown are for 2002-03. Because these figures are only available by school district, data for towns that are members of K-12 regional districts cannot be listed separately. Column 4 shows each district’s MER compliance ranking.
Table 1: Test Performance And MER Compliance By Town/School District
TOWN |
GRANT MASTERY PERCENTAGE (1999/2000/01) |
RANK |
MER COMPLIANCE % |
RANK |
Andover |
7. 06% |
98 |
47. 63% |
89 |
Ansonia |
16. 30% |
155 |
9. 60% |
151 |
Ashford |
10. 88% |
133 |
24. 88% |
135 |
Avon |
1. 52% |
1 |
94. 15% |
17 |
Barkhamsted |
4. 63% |
50 |
53. 48% |
76 |
Beacon Falls |
5. 12% |
61 |
See Region 16 | |
Berlin |
4. 66% |
52 |
48. 08% |
88 |
Bethany |
5. 73% |
73 |
83. 81% |
21 |
Bethel |
6. 03% |
81 |
54. 04% |
75 |
Bethlehem |
5. 67% |
71 |
See Region 13 | |
Bloomfield |
17. 70% |
159 |
79. 09% |
23 |
Bolton |
3. 11% |
19 |
59. 43% |
59 |
Bozrah |
7. 64% |
107 |
60. 75% |
55 |
Branford |
4. 64% |
51 |
48. 51% |
87 |
Bridgeport |
29. 52% |
166 |
1. 01% |
157 |
Bridgewater |
3. 10% |
17 |
See Region 12 | |
Bristol |
13. 83% |
149 |
12. 20% |
147 |
Brookfield |
5. 71% |
72 |
72. 16% |
35 |
Brooklyn |
10. 92% |
134 |
27. 50% |
130 |
Burlington |
3. 70% |
31 |
See Region 10 | |
Canaan |
5. 17% |
63 |
95. 05% |
16 |
Canterbury |
10. 29% |
131 |
33. 75% |
114 |
Canton |
4. 66% |
53 |
58. 94% |
62 |
Chaplin |
14. 47% |
150 |
70. 18% |
38 |
Cheshire |
2. 95% |
13 |
64. 60% |
50 |
Chester |
3. 84% |
35 |
69. 22% |
39 |
Clinton |
8. 01% |
111 |
54. 91% |
70 |
Colchester |
7. 28% |
100 |
31. 66% |
120 |
Colebrook |
10. 41% |
132 |
65. 60% |
48 |
Columbia |
7. 73% |
108 |
43. 30% |
98 |
Cornwall |
6. 76% |
93 |
121. 61% |
8 |
Coventry |
8. 87% |
121 |
28. 26% |
129 |
Cromwell |
5. 66% |
70 |
57. 99% |
64 |
Danbury |
16. 95% |
156 |
31. 10% |
122 |
Darien |
2. 80% |
9 |
123. 40% |
7 |
Deep River |
6. 65% |
92 |
55. 58% |
67 |
Derby |
15. 73% |
154 |
20. 61% |
140 |
Durham |
3. 19% |
20 |
See Region 13 | |
East Granby |
7. 57% |
104 |
72. 27% |
34 |
East Haddam |
8. 20% |
113 |
50. 85% |
81 |
East Hampton |
5. 91% |
78 |
33. 81% |
112 |
East Hartford |
20. 88% |
162 |
4. 02% |
156 |
East Haven |
12. 75% |
141 |
20. 83% |
139 |
East Lyme |
4. 72% |
56 |
44. 85% |
94 |
East Windsor |
9. 92% |
128 |
39. 70% |
103 |
Eastford |
10. 09% |
130 |
71. 41% |
37 |
Easton |
2. 74% |
8 |
121. 24% |
9 |
Ellington |
3. 77% |
32 |
35. 35% |
109 |
Enfield |
6. 82% |
94 |
35. 54% |
107 |
Essex |
4. 00% |
38 |
67. 64% |
42 |
Fairfield |
3. 79% |
33 |
98. 88% |
13 |
Farmington |
3. 11% |
18 |
78. 21% |
24 |
Franklin |
8. 54% |
117 |
67. 52% |
45 |
Glastonbury |
2. 87% |
11 |
59. 06% |
61 |
Goshen |
2. 45% |
6 |
See Region 6 | |
Granby |
4. 22% |
43 |
64. 33% |
51 |
Greenwich |
4. 67% |
54 |
136. 78% |
4 |
Griswold |
12. 89% |
143 |
29. 43% |
125 |
Groton |
11. 11% |
135 |
43. 89% |
96 |
Guilford |
3. 56% |
29 |
55. 55% |
68 |
Haddam |
6. 03% |
82 |
See Region 17 | |
Hamden |
15. 71% |
153 |
41. 95% |
100 |
Hampton |
7. 76% |
109 |
68. 52% |
41 |
Hartford |
27. 42% |
164 |
4. 83% |
155 |
Hartland |
6. 14% |
87 |
64. 86% |
49 |
Harwinton |
3. 55% |
28 |
See Region 10 | |
Hebron |
3. 43% |
25 |
44. 70% |
95 |
Kent |
4. 60% |
49 |
67. 01% |
47 |
Killingly |
11. 93% |
138 |
20. 56% |
141 |
Killingworth |
4. 20% |
42 |
See Region 17 | |
Lebanon |
7. 30% |
102 |
32. 50% |
118 |
Ledyard |
7. 94% |
110 |
25. 09% |
134 |
Lisbon |
5. 15% |
62 |
38. 38% |
105 |
Litchfield |
4. 34% |
45 |
50. 49% |
82 |
Lyme |
5. 32% |
65 |
See Region 18 | |
Madison |
3. 03% |
15 |
63. 14% |
53 |
Manchester |
13. 12% |
144 |
29. 11% |
127 |
Mansfield |
6. 11% |
86 |
55. 49% |
69 |
Marlborough |
4. 67% |
55 |
50. 08% |
84 |
Meriden |
18. 28% |
161 |
10. 20% |
150 |
Middlebury |
4. 05% |
39 |
See Region 15 | |
Middlefield |
5. 37% |
67 |
See Region 13 | |
Middletown |
13. 20% |
145 |
39. 58% |
104 |
Milford |
6. 06% |
84 |
67. 24% |
46 |
Monroe |
3. 97% |
36 |
73. 02% |
33 |
Montville |
8. 95% |
122 |
38. 07% |
106 |
Morris |
3. 99% |
37 |
See Region 6 | |
Naugatuck |
14. 98% |
152 |
14. 69% |
144 |
New Britain |
27. 20% |
163 |
-0. 81% |
158 |
New Canaan |
3. 23% |
21 |
162. 73% |
3 |
New Fairfield |
4. 85% |
58 |
63. 81% |
52 |
New Hartford |
5. 28% |
64 |
47. 58% |
90 |
New Haven |
33. 66% |
169 |
7. 97% |
153 |
New London |
30. 63% |
167 |
10. 81% |
149 |
New Milford |
7. 55% |
103 |
29. 06% |
128 |
Newington |
6. 43% |
89 |
52. 19% |
79 |
Newtown |
3. 35% |
23 |
87. 32% |
19 |
Norfolk |
8. 71% |
118 |
76. 28% |
27 |
North Branford |
4. 87% |
59 |
40. 67% |
102 |
North Canaan |
7. 01% |
96 |
54. 46% |
73 |
North Haven |
4. 06% |
40 |
59. 53% |
57 |
North Stonington |
7. 29% |
101 |
60. 94% |
54 |
Norwalk |
17. 34% |
157 |
74. 46% |
29 |
Norwich |
11. 84% |
137 |
8. 38% |
152 |
Old Lyme |
3. 53% |
27 |
See Region 18 | |
Old Saybrook |
6. 00% |
80 |
58. 53% |
63 |
Orange |
3. 59% |
30 |
73. 42% |
31 |
Oxford |
6. 91% |
95 |
49. 51% |
85 |
Plainfield |
13. 50% |
147 |
32. 68% |
117 |
Plainville |
7. 15% |
99 |
33. 76% |
113 |
Plymouth |
9. 39% |
123 |
25. 40% |
133 |
Pomfret |
5. 95% |
79 |
23. 86% |
136 |
Portland |
4. 58% |
48 |
45. 85% |
92 |
Preston |
8. 11% |
112 |
59. 71% |
56 |
Prospect |
5. 77% |
76 |
See Region 16 | |
Putnam |
17. 48% |
158 |
22. 74% |
138 |
Redding |
3. 48% |
26 |
126. 45% |
5 |
Region 10 |
54. 57% |
72 | ||
Region 12 |
112. 63% |
10 | ||
Region 13 |
75. 79% |
28 | ||
Region 14 |
43. 37% |
97 | ||
Region 15 |
74. 36% |
30 | ||
Region 16 |
45. 60% |
93 | ||
Region 17 |
76. 57% |
26 | ||
Region 18 |
110. 42% |
11 | ||
Region 6 |
68. 66% |
40 | ||
Ridgefield |
2. 37% |
5 |
107. 47% |
12 |
Rocky Hill |
4. 34% |
44 |
67. 60% |
43 |
Roxbury |
5. 76% |
75 |
See Region 12 | |
Salem |
7. 59% |
105 |
35. 42% |
108 |
Salisbury |
2. 83% |
10 |
67. 56% |
44 |
Scotland |
13. 51% |
148 |
59. 46% |
58 |
Seymour |
6. 52% |
91 |
20. 19% |
142 |
Sharon |
5. 61% |
69 |
87. 40% |
18 |
Shelton |
6. 49% |
90 |
54. 68% |
71 |
Sherman |
3. 04% |
16 |
97. 34% |
15 |
Simsbury |
1. 63% |
2 |
72. 15% |
36 |
Somers |
5. 33% |
66 |
42. 90% |
99 |
South Windsor |
4. 92% |
60 |
52. 46% |
78 |
Southbury |
2. 53% |
7 |
See Region 15 | |
Southington |
6. 07% |
85 |
34. 73% |
111 |
Sprague |
12. 76% |
142 |
26. 70% |
131 |
Stafford |
8. 21% |
115 |
33. 67% |
115 |
Stamford |
17. 82% |
160 |
78. 19% |
25 |
Sterling |
11. 49% |
136 |
14. 68% |
145 |
Stonington |
8. 32% |
116 |
53. 32% |
77 |
Stratford |
9. 54% |
124 |
35. 00% |
110 |
Suffield |
4. 54% |
47 |
40. 83% |
101 |
Thomaston |
8. 83% |
120 |
33. 21% |
116 |
Thompson |
12. 13% |
139 |
25. 79% |
132 |
Tolland |
4. 46% |
46 |
55. 89% |
65 |
Torrington |
9. 89% |
127 |
18. 12% |
143 |
Trumbull |
3. 35% |
24 |
73. 03% |
32 |
Union |
2. 95% |
14 |
59. 23% |
60 |
Vernon |
8. 81% |
119 |
32. 49% |
119 |
Voluntown |
9. 98% |
129 |
29. 54% |
124 |
Wallingford |
5. 54% |
68 |
29. 13% |
126 |
Warren |
2. 28% |
4 |
See Region 6 | |
Washington |
9. 88% |
126 |
See Region 12 | |
Waterbury |
27. 50% |
165 |
7. 55% |
154 |
Waterford |
4. 16% |
41 |
82. 39% |
22 |
Watertown |
4. 84% |
57 |
31. 12% |
121 |
West Hartford |
6. 04% |
83 |
55. 64% |
66 |
West Haven |
13. 28% |
146 |
13. 68% |
146 |
Westbrook |
5. 74% |
74 |
83. 90% |
20 |
Weston |
3. 31% |
22 |
178. 65% |
2 |
Westport |
2. 87% |
12 |
181. 26% |
1 |
Wethersfield |
5. 81% |
77 |
48. 75% |
86 |
Willington |
8. 21% |
114 |
50. 23% |
83 |
Wilton |
1. 79% |
3 |
123. 48% |
6 |
Winchester |
12. 52% |
140 |
46. 63% |
91 |
Windham |
31. 71% |
168 |
12. 10% |
148 |
Windsor |
14. 57% |
151 |
51. 60% |
80 |
Windsor Locks |
9. 70% |
125 |
54. 32% |
74 |
Wolcott |
7. 63% |
106 |
23. 55% |
137 |
Woodbridge |
3. 80% |
34 |
97. 97% |
14 |
Woodbury |
6. 28% |
88 |
See Region 14 | |
Woodstock |
7. 05% |
97 |
31. 05% |
123 |
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