Connecticut schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Illing Middle School Manchester · Manchester School District | Middle | 31.3% | -19.2pp |
| 152 | Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy Norwalk · Norwalk School District | Middle | 31.3% | -19.2pp |
| 153 | Academy of Computer Science and Engineering Middle School East Hartford · Capitol Region Education Council | Middle | 31.1% | -19.4pp |
| 154 | Dolan School Stamford · Stamford School District | Middle | 30.3% | -20.2pp |
| 155 | Cloonan School Stamford · Stamford School District | Middle | 30.0% | -20.5pp |
| 156 | Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for Middle Grades New London · New London School District | Middle | 29.1% | -21.4pp |
| 157 | Rippowam Middle School Stamford · Stamford School District | Middle | 28.5% | -22.0pp |
| 158 | Windham Middle School Willimantic · Windham School District | Middle | 28.4% | -22.1pp |
| 159 | Rogers Park Middle School Danbury · Danbury School District | Middle | 28.0% | -22.5pp |
| 160 | West Side Middle School Waterbury · Waterbury School District | Middle | 27.9% | -22.6pp |
| 161 | Broadview Middle School Danbury · Danbury School District | Middle | 25.4% | -25.1pp |
| 162 | Turn of River School Stamford · Stamford School District | Middle | 25.2% | -25.3pp |
| 163 | Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School New Haven · New Haven School District | Middle | 24.7% | -25.8pp |
| 164 | Ansonia Middle School Ansonia · Ansonia School District | Middle | 22.6% | -27.9pp |
| 165 | Teachers' Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle School Norwich · Norwich School District | Middle | 21.4% | -29.1pp |
| 166 | North End Middle School Waterbury · Waterbury School District | Middle | 21.1% | -29.4pp |
| 167 | Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School New London · New London School District | Middle | 14.6% | -35.9pp |
| 168 | M. L. King Jr. Middle School Hartford · Hartford School District | Middle | 12.8% | -37.7pp |
| 169 | McDonough Middle School Hartford · Hartford School District | Middle | 11.6% | -38.9pp |
| 170 | Slade Middle School New Britian · New Britain School District | Middle | 10.6% | -39.9pp |
| 171 | Milner Middle School Hartford · Hartford School District | Middle | 9.5% | -41.0pp |
| 172 | Burr Middle School Hartford · Hartford School District | Middle | 7.8% | -42.7pp |
| 173 | Pulaski Middle School New Britain · New Britain School District | Middle | 5.3% | -45.2pp |
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.