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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

Across Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, 51 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy leads the list at 92.8%, against a median of 62.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

Top % Proficient (Reading)

92.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

62.2%

BEST IN READING · CAPITOL PLANNING REGION, CONNECTICUT

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy	New Britain, CT	New Britain School District	Middle	152	92.8%
2	Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	Middle	128	90.4%
3	Avon Middle School	Avon, CT	Avon School District	Middle	461	76.3%
4	West Woods Upper Elementary School	Farmington, CT	Farmington School District	Middle	676	76.0%
5	Gideon Welles School	Glastonbury, CT	Glastonbury School District	Middle	551	76.0%
6	Irving A. Robbins Middle School	Farmington, CT	Farmington School District	Middle	670	75.7%
7	Albert D. Griswold Middle School	Rocky Hill, CT	Rocky Hill School District	Middle	622	75.6%
8	Henry James Memorial School	Simsbury, CT	Simsbury School District	Middle	685	75.5%
9	Capt. Nathan Hale School	Coventry, CT	Coventry School District	Middle	363	75.4%
10	Smith Middle School	Glastonbury, CT	Glastonbury School District	Middle	875	74.9%
11	East Granby Middle School	East Granby, CT	East Granby School District	Middle	218	74.0%
12	Thompson Brook School	Avon, CT	Avon School District	Middle	497	72.5%
13	Granby Memorial Middle School	Granby, CT	Granby School District	Middle	387	71.6%
14	Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School	Southington, CT	Southington School District	Middle	671	69.8%
15	Ellington Middle School	Ellington, CT	Ellington School District	Middle	393	69.6%
16	Timothy Edwards School	South Windsor, CT	South Windsor School District	Middle	1,221	68.8%
17	Tolland Middle School	Tolland, CT	Tolland School District	Middle	468	68.7%
18	Canton Intermediate School	Canton, CT	Canton School District	Middle	333	68.5%
19	Canton Middle School	Canton, CT	Canton School District	Middle	214	68.0%
20	John F. Kennedy Middle School	Plantsville, CT	Southington School District	Middle	659	67.9%
21	Mansfield Middle School	Storrs, CT	Mansfield School District	Middle	414	67.8%
22	King Philip Middle School	West Hartford, CT	West Hartford School District	Middle	820	67.5%
23	Suffield Middle School	Suffield, CT	Suffield School District	Middle	443	65.2%
24	Catherine M. McGee Middle School	Berlin, CT	Berlin School District	Middle	595	63.5%
25	Bristow Middle School	West Hartford, CT	West Hartford School District	Middle	326	62.7%
26	Sedgwick Middle School	West Hartford, CT	West Hartford School District	Middle	874	62.2%
27	John Wallace Middle School	Newington, CT	Newington School District	Middle	610	61.6%
28	Sunset Ridge Middle School	East Hartford, CT	East Hartford School District	Middle	334	61.2%
29	RHAM Middle School	Hebron, CT	Regional School District 08	Middle	352	61.2%
30	Silas Deane Middle School	Wethersfield, CT	Wethersfield School District	Middle	546	58.6%
31	Mabelle B. Avery Middle School	Somers, CT	Somers School District	Middle	335	57.7%
32	East Windsor Middle School	Broad Brook, CT	East Windsor School District	Middle	318	57.1%
33	Vernon Center Middle School	Vernon, CT	Vernon School District	Middle	651	56.6%
34	Middle School of Plainville	Plainville, CT	Plainville School District	Middle	535	54.4%
35	Martin Kellogg Middle School	Newington, CT	Newington School District	Middle	567	51.2%
36	Stafford Middle School	Stafford Springs, CT	Stafford School District	Middle	285	50.0%
37	Sage Park Middle School	Windsor, CT	Windsor School District	Middle	719	48.1%
38	Windsor Locks Middle School	Windsor Locks, CT	Windsor Locks School District	Middle	314	47.8%
39	John F. Kennedy Middle School	Enfield, CT	Enfield School District	Middle	1,002	45.1%
40	Carmen Arace Intermediate School	Bloomfield, CT	Bloomfield School District	Middle	210	37.5%
41	Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy	Manchester, CT	Manchester School District	Middle	864	36.6%
42	Betances STEM Magnet School	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	Middle	206	36.2%
43	East Hartford Middle School	East Hartford, CT	East Hartford School District	Middle	971	31.7%
44	Illing Middle School	Manchester, CT	Manchester School District	Middle	763	31.3%
45	Academy of Computer Science and Engineering Middle School	East Hartford, CT	Capitol Region Education Council	Middle	669	31.1%
46	M. L. King Jr. Middle School	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	Middle	184	12.8%
47	McDonough Middle School	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	Middle	301	11.6%
48	Slade Middle School	New Britian, CT	New Britain School District	Middle	781	10.6%
49	Milner Middle School	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	Middle	261	9.5%
50	Burr Middle School	Hartford, CT	Hartford School District	Middle	259	7.8%

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