For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 317 students in Thomaston School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Connecticut.
Public Middle School in Thomaston School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Connecticut public middle school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Connecticut public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CT)
# Schools
3 Schools
301 Schools
# Students
799 Students
149,930 Students
# Teachers
73 Teachers
13,116 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Thomaston 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% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#120 out of 200 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
47%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.32
0.70
# American Indian Students
n/a
421 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
17 Students
6,753 Students
% Asian Students
2%
5%
# Hispanic Students
88 Students
50,557 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
34%
# Black Students
10 Students
25,714 Students
% Black Students
1%
17%
# White Students
654 Students
59,914 Students
% White Students
82%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
143 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
30 Students
6,311 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
64
3,186
# Students in K Grade:
33
5,160
# Students in 1st Grade:
64
5,219
# Students in 2nd Grade:
60
4,966
# Students in 3rd Grade:
71
5,323
# Students in 4th Grade:
62
5,514
# Students in 5th Grade:
61
8,191
# Students in 6th Grade:
67
29,939
# Students in 7th Grade:
64
37,077
# Students in 8th Grade:
66
38,355
# Students in 9th Grade:
42
1,935
# Students in 10th Grade:
43
1,823
# Students in 11th Grade:
41
1,645
# Students in 12th Grade:
61
1,597
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,636 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,037. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,728 is less than the state median of $25,109. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$12,920 MM
Spending
$20 MM
$12,459 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,636
$26,037
Spending / Student
$24,728
$25,109
Best Thomaston School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Thomaston High School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
185 Branch Rd.
Thomaston, CT 06787
(860) 283-3030
Thomaston, CT 06787
(860) 283-3030
Grades: 7-12
| 317 students
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