Forbes School
500 Migeon Ave
Torrington CT, 06790, Litchfield County
Phone: 860-489-2500
Ranking: (476 out of 765, bottom 38%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Torrington School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 30 | |||||||
Total Students: | 363 | 395 | 386 | 398 | 383 | 397 | 383 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 64 | 17.6% | 76 | 19.2% | 72 | 18.7% | 80 | 20.1% | 68 | 17.8% | 69 | 17.4% | 63 | 16.4% |
Grade 1: | 72 | 19.8% | 60 | 15.2% | 71 | 18.4% | 64 | 16.1% | 63 | 16.4% | 70 | 17.6% | 50 | 13.1% |
Grade 2: | 51 | 14.0% | 68 | 17.2% | 62 | 16.1% | 65 | 16.3% | 68 | 17.8% | 52 | 13.1% | 59 | 15.4% |
Grade 3: | 64 | 17.6% | 62 | 15.7% | 62 | 16.1% | 66 | 16.6% | 59 | 15.4% | 62 | 15.6% | 61 | 15.9% |
Grade 4: | 61 | 16.8% | 55 | 13.9% | 64 | 16.6% | 58 | 14.6% | 61 | 15.9% | 63 | 15.9% | 81 | 21.1% |
Grade 5: | 51 | 14.0% | 74 | 18.7% | 55 | 14.2% | 65 | 16.3% | 64 | 16.7% | 81 | 20.4% | 69 | 18.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 208 | 57.3% | 210 | 53.2% | 204 | 52.8% | 206 | 51.8% | 204 | 53.3% | 199 | 50.1% | 191 | 49.9% |
Female: | 155 | 42.7% | 185 | 46.8% | 182 | 47.2% | 192 | 48.2% | 171 | 44.6% | 190 | 47.9% | 188 | 49.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 9 | 2.5% | 13 | 3.3% | 11 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.8% | 14 | 3.7% | 13 | 3.3% | 13 | 3.4% |
Hispanic: | 119 | 32.8% | 121 | 30.6% | 113 | 29.3% | 117 | 29.4% | 97 | 25.3% | 87 | 21.9% | 72 | 18.8% |
Black: | 6 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.3% | 13 | 3.3% | 26 | 6.8% | 26 | 6.5% | 32 | 8.4% |
White: | 210 | 57.9% | 231 | 58.5% | 230 | 59.6% | 238 | 59.8% | 246 | 64.2% | 271 | 68.3% | 265 | 69.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 19 | 5.2% | 23 | 5.8% | 23 | 6.0% | 19 | 4.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 189 | 52.1% | 204 | 51.6% | 197 | 51.0% | 200 | 50.3% | 157 | 41.0% | 122 | 30.7% | 109 | 28.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 7.7% | 22 | 5.6% | 21 | 5.4% | 18 | 4.5% | 38 | 9.9% | 36 | 9.1% | 30 | 7.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.48 | 11.73 | 11.30 | 12.36 | 12.21 | 12.80 | 12.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CMT | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 69.9% | 78.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 76.8% | 80.1% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 73.5% | 80.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 85.2% | 82.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 87.6% | 83.6% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 87.6% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 84.6% | 82.7% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 64.8% | 69.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 67% | 69.3% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 60.5% | 68.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69.2% | 71.1% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 75.8% | 72.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 71.6% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 78.5% | 74.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 79.2% | 72.4% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 76% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 80.6% | 82.4% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 81.4% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 81.7% | 83.2% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 80.8% | 80.3% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 83.4% | 81.1% |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 86.5% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 80.6% | 80.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 77.2% | 80.9% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 80.2% | 81.5% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 86.9% | 84.6% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 87.1% | 85.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 87.3% | 85.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 87.9% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 87.4% | 83.8% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 67.6% | 71.8% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 64.6% | 70.6% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 66.8% | 69.7% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 71.2% | 74.4% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 76.7% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 85.4% | 78.3% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 87.8% | 77.6% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 82.2% | 84.2% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 81.7% | 84.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 83.9% | 84.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 83.6% | 85% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87.4% | 86.5% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 85.7% | 85.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 86.3% | 83.7% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 86.5% | 83.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 81.1% | 80.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 87.3% | 82.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 81.8% | 83.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 91% | 85.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 92% | 87.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 94.9% | 87.6% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 90.7% | 85.7% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 91.6% | 84.4% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 72.6% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 80.6% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 72.5% | 74% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 83.2% | 77.7% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 81.8% | 75.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 84.3% | 75.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 85.5% | 79.7% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 87.7% | 79.1% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 79.1% | 81.1% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 87.2% | 82.9% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 88.6% | 82.5% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 86.7% | 82.4% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85.6% | 82.4% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 86.1% | 81.7% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 84.1% | 85.3% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 86.7% | 85.7% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 84% | 85.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 92.2% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 91.9% | 87.3% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.7% | 88% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92.5% | 88.5% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 90.3% | 87.7% |
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* Forbes School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.