For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 512 students in Montville School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Connecticut.
Public Middle School in Montville School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Connecticut public middle school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 49% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 43% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Connecticut public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CT)
# Schools
5 Schools
304 Schools
# Students
1,903 Students
150,055 Students
# Teachers
174 Teachers
12,633 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Montville School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 197 school districts in Connecticut (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#122 out of 200 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
40%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
50%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
47%

Graduation Rate
90-94%
89%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.60
0.70
# American Indian Students
15 Students
393 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
121 Students
6,950 Students
% Asian Students
6%
5%
# Hispanic Students
326 Students
51,739 Students
% Hispanic Students
17%
35%
# Black Students
86 Students
25,158 Students
% Black Students
5%
17%
# White Students
1,137 Students
58,972 Students
% White Students
60%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
133 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
216 Students
6,621 Students
% of Two or more races Students
11%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
1
3,126
# Students in K Grade:
150
5,110
# Students in 1st Grade:
148
5,267
# Students in 2nd Grade:
162
5,285
# Students in 3rd Grade:
143
5,058
# Students in 4th Grade:
139
5,467
# Students in 5th Grade:
148
8,206
# Students in 6th Grade:
152
30,017
# Students in 7th Grade:
205
36,979
# Students in 8th Grade:
155
37,304
# Students in 9th Grade:
131
2,229
# Students in 10th Grade:
135
2,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
130
1,979
# Students in 12th Grade:
104
1,871
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,836 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,157. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,253 is higher than the state median of $25,225. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$49 MM
$12,920 MM

Spending
$48 MM
$12,459 MM

Revenue / Student
$25,836
$26,157

Spending / Student
$25,253
$25,225

Best Montville School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Leonard J. Tyl Middle School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
166 Chesterfield Rd.
Oakdale, CT 06370
(860) 848-2822
Oakdale, CT 06370
(860) 848-2822
Grades: 6-8
| 512 students
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