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

29 public middle schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Eastern Middle School leads the list at 86.2%, against a median of 63.3% across the ranked schools.

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Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Top % Proficient (Reading)

86.2%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

63.3%

BEST IN READING · WESTERN CONNECTICUT PLANNING REGION, CONNECTICUT

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Eastern Middle School	Riverside, CT	Greenwich School District	Middle	797	86.2%
2	Saxe Middle School	New Canaan, CT	New Canaan School District	Middle	1,271	86.0%
3	Weston Middle School	Weston, CT	Weston School District	Middle	474	85.6%
4	Middlesex Middle School	Darien, CT	Darien School District	Middle	1,043	84.4%
5	Coleytown Middle School	Westport, CT	Westport School District	Middle	484	84.4%
6	East Ridge Middle School	Ridgefield, CT	Ridgefield School District	Middle	489	81.2%
7	Bedford Middle School	Westport, CT	Westport School District	Middle	710	80.3%
8	Scotts Ridge Middle School	Ridgefield, CT	Ridgefield School District	Middle	548	77.1%
9	John Read Middle School	Redding, CT	Redding School District	Middle	381	73.2%
10	Central Middle School	Greenwich, CT	Greenwich School District	Middle	483	73.1%
11	Reed Intermediate School	Newtown, CT	Newtown School District	Middle	583	71.1%
12	New Fairfield Middle School	New Fairfield, CT	New Fairfield School District	Middle	464	69.2%
13	Western Middle School	Greenwich, CT	Greenwich School District	Middle	563	68.9%
14	Newtown Middle School	Newtown, CT	Newtown School District	Middle	593	67.8%
15	Whisconier Middle School	Brookfield, CT	Brookfield School District	Middle	595	63.3%
16	Bethel Middle School	Bethel, CT	Bethel School District	Middle	758	59.6%
17	Nathan Hale Middle School	Norwalk, CT	Norwalk School District	Middle	499	49.9%
18	Roton Middle School	Norwalk, CT	Norwalk School District	Middle	463	49.4%
19	Westside Middle School Academy	Danbury, CT	Danbury School District	Middle	736	47.1%
20	Scofield Middle School	Stamford, CT	Stamford School District	Middle	622	47.0%
21	West Rocks Middle School	Norwalk, CT	Norwalk School District	Middle	657	45.7%
22	Schaghticoke Middle School	New Milford, CT	New Milford School District	Middle	791	42.6%
23	Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy	Norwalk, CT	Norwalk School District	Middle	637	31.3%
24	Dolan School	Stamford, CT	Stamford School District	Middle	577	30.3%
25	Cloonan School	Stamford, CT	Stamford School District	Middle	447	30.0%
26	Rippowam Middle School	Stamford, CT	Stamford School District	Middle	704	28.5%
27	Rogers Park Middle School	Danbury, CT	Danbury School District	Middle	888	28.0%
28	Broadview Middle School	Danbury, CT	Danbury School District	Middle	1,070	25.4%
29	Turn of River School	Stamford, CT	Stamford School District	Middle	560	25.2%

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