For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 130 students in Preston 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 Preston School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Connecticut public middle school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 20% 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
2 Schools
304 Schools
# Students
444 Students
150,055 Students
# Teachers
33 Teachers
12,633 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Preston 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.
Overall District Rank
#115 out of 200 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
47%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.34
0.70
# American Indian Students
1 Student
393 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
10 Students
6,950 Students
% Asian Students
2%
5%
# Hispanic Students
43 Students
51,739 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
35%
# Black Students
8 Students
25,158 Students
% Black Students
2%
17%
# White Students
359 Students
58,972 Students
% White Students
81%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
133 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
18 Students
6,621 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
41
3,126
# Students in K Grade:
40
5,110
# Students in 1st Grade:
55
5,267
# Students in 2nd Grade:
50
5,285
# Students in 3rd Grade:
36
5,058
# Students in 4th Grade:
39
5,467
# Students in 5th Grade:
53
8,206
# Students in 6th Grade:
52
30,017
# Students in 7th Grade:
38
36,979
# Students in 8th Grade:
40
37,304
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
2,229
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
2,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
1,979
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
1,871
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $33,561 is higher than the state median of $26,157. The school district revenue/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $32,836 is higher than the state median of $25,225. The school district spending/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$15 MM
$12,920 MM
Spending
$15 MM
$12,459 MM
Revenue / Student
$33,561
$26,157
Spending / Student
$32,836
$25,225
Best Preston School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Preston Plains School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1 Route 164
Preston, CT 06365
(860) 889-3831
Preston, CT 06365
(860) 889-3831
Grades: 6-8
| 130 students
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