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Which teacher or staff member at Tolland Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
468
Middle
DISTRICT 531 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOLLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090456000915
Tolland Middle School
1 Falcon Way, Tolland, CT 06084 · (860) 870-6860 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Connecticut public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
80 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 44%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 150 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 153 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 165 | 35% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Tolland Middle School→Tolland High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tolland School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
68.7%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
63.3%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Tolland Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tolland Middle School this school | 468 | 17.1% | N/A |
| Suffield Middle School Suffield | 443 | 16.0% | N/A |
| A. Baldwin Middle School Guilford | 463 | 14.7% | N/A |
| E. C. Adams Middle School Guilford | 478 | 14.4% | N/A |
| Rochambeau Middle School Southbury | 412 | 12.9% | N/A |
| Oxford Middle School Oxford | 371 | 18.3% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Tolland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #43 of 174 | #16 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #45 of 173 | #17 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #97 of 181 | #27 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #55 of 169 | #12 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #140 of 169 | #41 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.1% | #155 of 180 | #46 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #30 of 133 | #9 of 39 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
468
-113 (-19%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 798
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 468 | 44.5 | 10.5:1 | 17% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 43.7 | 10.5:1 | 13% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 45 | 11.5:1 | 17% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 46 | 12.6:1 | 15% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 47 | 12.3:1 | 6% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 664 | 49 | 13.6:1 | 7% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 749 | 51 | 14.7:1 | 6% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 887 | 65 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 798 | 56 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tolland Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (578 to 468); teachers down 5% (47 to 44.5).
About Tolland Middle School
Tolland Middle School is one of the public schools in Tolland, Connecticut. It is a medium-sized middle-grades school. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 468 students enrolled.
Federal data list 4 schools in Tolland School District, with 2,122 students enrolled.
At Tolland Middle School, White students make up 79% of the student body. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 64% White, so the school's share is higher. Tolland Middle School's diversity index is 36%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1 at Tolland Middle School, with 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 17%. It compares with 43% for public schools in Capitol Planning Region.
Measured against Connecticut public middle schools, Tolland Middle School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Among Capitol Planning Region residents, the median household income is $93,394, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Tolland Middle School, Capitol Planning Region has 285 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Tolland High School, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment declined 19% from its 2020-21 level of 581. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.6:1 to 10.5:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Tolland Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Capitol Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
977,290
Census ACS
Median income
$93,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
137,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tolland School District
- Tolland High SchoolHigh · 639 students
- Birch Grove Primary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- Tolland Intermediate SchoolElementary · 483 students
Other schools in Tolland
- Tolland High SchoolHigh · 639 students
- Birch Grove Primary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- Tolland Intermediate SchoolElementary · 483 students
Nearby schools
- Tolland High School0.5 mi · 639
- Birch Grove Primary School1.1 mi · 532
- Tolland Intermediate School1.2 mi · 483
- Hall Memorial School2.8 mi · 167
- Northeast School4.3 mi · 261
- Crystal Lake School4.3 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Tolland Middle SchoolHow large is Tolland Middle School?
Tolland Middle School enrolls approximately 468 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Tolland Middle School serve?
Tolland Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tolland Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tolland Middle School is approximately 10.5:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tolland Middle School?
At Tolland Middle School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Tolland Middle School in?
Tolland Middle School is part of Tolland School District.
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