Schools
District Releases Enrollment Numbers, Updates Public School Choice Numbers
Vernon has m,ore than 3,500 students that started school on Sept. 1, while there was a reduction in the number of Public School Choice Transfer students.
The board of education has saud that when school started Sept. 1, the district welcomed 3,579 students back to class.
There was no discussion about the number of students or break down by schools at the board meeting. The data was provided to board members as a matter of information.
Here is the breakdown of students at each school throughout the Vernon School District.
Find out what's happening in Vernonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Center Road School
Find out what's happening in Vernonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Total
Preschool
11 (AM)
13 (PM)
24
Kindergarten
20
15
Kindergarten
20
16
71
Grade 1
22
23
22
22
89
Grade 2
20
20
19
20
18
97
Grade 3
19
19
19
18
75
Grade 4
22
25
23
70
Grade 5
24
24
23
71
497
Lake Street School
Total
Preschool
8 (AM)
12 (PM)
20
Kindergarten
15
15
Kindergarten
15
45
Grade 1
19
17
36
Grade 2
22
23
45
Grade 3
18
18
16
52
Grade 4
22
23
45
Grade 5
23
24
47
290
Maple Street School
Total
Preschool
11 (AM)
10 (PM)
Preschool
11 (AM)
8 (PM)
40
Kindergarten
20 (AM)
19 (PM)
Kindergarten
20 (AM)
59
Grade 1
16
14
17
47
Grade 2
17
18
17
52
Grade 3
22
20
42
Grade 4
18
17
35
Grade 5
20
20
40
315
Northeast School
Total
Preschool
11 (AM)
11 (PM)
22
Kindergarten
18(AM)
16 (PM)
Kindergarten
19 (AM)
42
Grade 1
22
20
42
Grade 2
17
17
17
51
Grade 3
15
18
33
Grade 4
21
21
42
Grade 5
16
18
16
50
293
Skinner Road School
Total
Preschool
12 (AM)
12 (PM)
24
Kindergarten
21 (AM)
20 (PM)
Kindergarten
21 (AM)
62
Grade 1
18
19
20
57
Grade 2
22
22
21
65
Grade 3
17
17
16
50
Grade 4
20
19
19
58
Grade 5
20
20
20
60
376
Vernon Center Middle School
Sixth Grade
252
Seventh Grade
261
Eighth Grade
235
Total
748
Rockville High School
Eighth Grade
2
Ninth Grade
293
Tenth Grade
288
Eleventh Grade
235
Twelfth Grade
242
Total
1060
Public School Choice Students
The board has also learned that there was a reduction in the Public School Choice students’ enrollment numbers. These are students who have elected to attend a different school within the Vernon District because of poor performance at their home school.
It was reported that 58 students district wide now participate in this program. This year 18 students from Maple Street and three students from Northeast selected to be placed in either Center Road School or Lake Street School for the 2011-2012 school year.
This chart shows where the new 21 students have been placed.
K
1
2
3
4
5
Total
From
MSS
10
2
3
2
1
18
NES
1
1
1
1
Total
21
To
LSS
7
2
1
10
CRS
4
1
3
1
2
11
Total
21
This chart shows where all 58 students have been placed.
K
1
2
3
4
5
Total
From
MSS
10
7
10
7
8
5
47
NES
1
2
2
2
2
2
11
Total
58
To
LSS
7
4
1
7
7
4
30
CRS
4
5
11
2
3
3
28
58
Public School Choice Scores
The board also asked at its August meeting about data showing how students who have been selecting the Public Choice option are doing on Connecticut Mastery Tests. The board was provided with the following data on September 12.
The data shows that the majority of the 15 students data was presented on are earning proficient, goal or advanced. Some students have below basic and basic scores as well.
This chart shows students earning at or above proficiency compared to the district results.
Math
Reading
Writing
Grade
3rd
4th
3rd
4th
3rd
4th
Students
87%
100%
73%
83%
87%
83%
District
83%
84%
72%
73%
78%
85%
There was no data for fifth graders at this point. Board chairperson Anne Fischer asked for additional data to see if students who select the Public School Choice Transfers after third grade to see student data at the low performing school compared to when the students move to a school that is meeting Adequate Yearly Progress.