Connecticut schools ranked by test score
Latest CT Smarter Balanced year (2024-25). 173 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 50.5%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Dag Hammarskjold Middle School Wallingford · Wallingford School District | Middle | 51.0% | +0.5pp |
| 102 | Thomaston Center School Thomaston · Thomaston School District | Middle | 50.8% | +0.3pp |
| 103 | Stafford Middle School Stafford Springs · Stafford School District | Middle | 50.0% | -0.5pp |
| 104 | Nathan Hale Middle School Norwalk · Norwalk School District | Middle | 49.9% | -0.6pp |
| 105 | East Shore Middle School Milford · Milford School District | Middle | 49.7% | -0.8pp |
| 106 | Roton Middle School Norwalk · Norwalk School District | Middle | 49.4% | -1.1pp |
| 107 | Thompson Middle School North Grosvenordale · Thompson School District | Middle | 49.4% | -1.1pp |
| 108 | Jared Eliot School Clinton · Clinton School District | Middle | 48.5% | -2.0pp |
| 109 | Harry M. Bailey Middle School West Haven · West Haven School District | Middle | 48.4% | -2.1pp |
| 110 | Sage Park Middle School Windsor · Windsor School District | Middle | 48.1% | -2.4pp |
| 111 | Chippens Hill Middle School Bristol · Bristol School District | Middle | 47.9% | -2.6pp |
| 112 | Seymour Middle School Seymour · Seymour School District | Middle | 47.8% | -2.7pp |
| 113 | Windsor Locks Middle School Windsor Locks · Windsor Locks School District | Middle | 47.8% | -2.7pp |
| 114 | James H. Moran Middle School Wallingford · Wallingford School District | Middle | 47.7% | -2.8pp |
| 115 | Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication New London · Interdistrict School for Arts and Comm District | Middle | 47.4% | -3.1pp |
| 116 | Westside Middle School Academy Danbury · Danbury School District | Middle | 47.1% | -3.4pp |
| 117 | Eli Terry Jr. Middle School Terryville · Plymouth School District | Middle | 47.0% | -3.5pp |
| 118 | Scofield Middle School Stamford · Stamford School District | Middle | 47.0% | -3.5pp |
| 119 | Leonard J. Tyl Middle School Oakdale · Montville School District | Middle | 46.2% | -4.3pp |
| 120 | Ledyard Middle School Gales Ferry · Ledyard School District | Middle | 45.7% | -4.8pp |
| 121 | West Rocks Middle School Norwalk · Norwalk School District | Middle | 45.7% | -4.8pp |
| 122 | John F. Kennedy Middle School Enfield · Enfield School District | Middle | 45.1% | -5.4pp |
| 123 | Killingly Intermediate School Dayville · Killingly School District | Middle | 45.1% | -5.4pp |
| 124 | Cross Street Intermediate School Naugatuck · Naugatuck School District | Middle | 45.0% | -5.5pp |
| 125 | Hillside Intermediate School Naugatuck · Naugatuck School District | Middle | 44.9% | -5.6pp |
| 126 | Groton Middle School Groton · Groton School District | Middle | 44.4% | -6.1pp |
| 127 | Plainfield Central School Plainfield · Plainfield School District | Middle | 44.0% | -6.5pp |
| 128 | Swift Middle School Oakville · Watertown School District | Middle | 43.9% | -6.6pp |
| 129 | Intermediate School Shelton · Shelton School District | Middle | 43.4% | -7.1pp |
| 130 | ACES at Chase Waterbury · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Middle | 43.2% | -7.3pp |
| 131 | Park City Prep Charter School Bridgeport · Park City Prep Charter School District | Middle | 43.0% | -7.5pp |
| 132 | Schaghticoke Middle School New Milford · New Milford School District | Middle | 42.6% | -7.9pp |
| 133 | Hamden Middle School Hamden · Hamden School District | Middle | 42.4% | -8.1pp |
| 134 | City Hill Middle School Naugatuck · Naugatuck School District | Middle | 41.5% | -9.0pp |
| 135 | Torrington Middle School Torrington · Torrington School District | Middle | 41.1% | -9.4pp |
| 136 | Carrigan 5/6 Intermediate School West Haven · West Haven School District | Middle | 40.0% | -10.5pp |
| 137 | Lincoln Middle School Meriden · Meriden School District | Middle | 39.8% | -10.7pp |
| 138 | Putnam Middle School Putnam · Putnam School District | Middle | 39.3% | -11.2pp |
| 139 | Joseph Melillo Middle School East Haven · East Haven School District | Middle | 39.2% | -11.3pp |
| 140 | Harry B. Flood Middle School Stratford · Stratford School District | Middle | 38.5% | -12.0pp |
| 141 | Derby Middle School Derby · Derby School District | Middle | 38.1% | -12.4pp |
| 142 | Carmen Arace Intermediate School Bloomfield · Bloomfield School District | Middle | 37.5% | -13.0pp |
| 143 | Beman Middle School Middletown · Middletown School District | Middle | 36.8% | -13.7pp |
| 144 | Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy Manchester · Manchester School District | Middle | 36.6% | -13.9pp |
| 145 | Betances STEM Magnet School Hartford · Hartford School District | Middle | 36.2% | -14.3pp |
| 146 | Michael F. Wallace Middle School Waterbury · Waterbury School District | Middle | 36.0% | -14.5pp |
| 147 | Washington Middle School Meriden · Meriden School District | Middle | 35.2% | -15.3pp |
| 148 | Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School Norwich · Norwich School District | Middle | 32.6% | -17.9pp |
| 149 | David Wooster Middle School Stratford · Stratford School District | Middle | 32.5% | -18.0pp |
| 150 | East Hartford Middle School East Hartford · East Hartford School District | Middle | 31.7% | -18.8pp |
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About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the CT Smarter Balanced % Met or Exceeded Standard threshold on the latest available CT Smarter Balanced English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Connecticut, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.