Horace W. Porter School

Columbia, CT 06237

Phone: (860) 228-9493
District: Columbia School District

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-8 • 524 students

Horace W. Porter School, located in Columbia, Connecticut, serves grades PK-8 in the Columbia School District. It is among the few public schools in Connecticut to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.

Horace W. Porter School is a public school in the Columbia School District located in Columbia, CT. As of 2012, the students are 92.7% White, non-Hispanic; 4.6% Hispanic; 1.3% Multiracial; 0.8% Black, non-Hispanic; and 0.6% Asian/Pacific Islander. 11.6% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 92.7% 93% 61%
Hispanic 4.6% 5% 20%
Multiracial 1.3% 1% 2%
Black, non-Hispanic 0.8% 1% 13%
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6% 1% 4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — — —
Native American or Native Alaskan — — —

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 11.6% 12% 35%
English learners — — 5%
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Thamesview Apartments Apartment Complex Norwich CT 18 mi
2 Cottonwood Lane Neighborhood/Subdivision Montville CT 18.6 mi
3 Gales Ferry Neighborhood/Subdivision Gales Ferry CT 22.1 mi
4 Quaker Hill Neighborhood/Subdivision Quaker Hill CT 23.1 mi
5 Spyglass Condominiums Condominium/Townhouse Groton CT 26.7 mi
6 The Ledges Apartment Complex Groton CT 27.3 mi
7 Mystic Neighborhood/Subdivision Mystic CT 29.7 mi
8 Noank Neighborhood/Subdivision Groton CT 30.2 mi
9 Pawcatuck Neighborhood/Subdivision Pawcatuck CT 32.8 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Lisbon Lisbon CT 16.6 mi
2 Norwich Norwich CT 17.7 mi
3 Ledyard Ledyard CT 23.2 mi
4 Waterford Waterford CT 25.5 mi
5 New London New London CT 26.3 mi
6 Groton Groton CT 27.1 mi
7 Stonington Stonington CT 32.7 mi
8 Westerly Westerly RI 33.5 mi
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