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Irving A. Robbins Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 252 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Irving A. Robbins Middle School is a high-performing public middle school in Farmington, Connecticut, serving 625 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Farmington School District, which is ranked 17 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Irving A. Robbins Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Connecticut, with 70-78% proficiency in English Language Arts and 66-70% proficiency in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state averages of around 50% in both subjects. The school also excels in serving various student subgroups, ranking 1st or 2nd in the state for Asian students and 5th to 15th for Hispanic students. Additionally, the school performs well for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking 5th to 7th in the state for this subgroup.

When compared to other middle schools in the surrounding area, such as John Wallace Middle School and Middle School of Plainville, Irving A. Robbins Middle School stands out with its exceptional academic performance. The school's consistent high ranking and 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years further demonstrate its commitment to delivering high-quality education to its students. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased in recent years, reaching 20% in 2022-2023, it remains lower than the state average and is still relatively low compared to many other middle schools in Connecticut.

670

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,640

Per pupil spending ?

20.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Wolf Pit Rd.
Farmington, CT 06032

(860) 677-2683

District: Farmington School District

Students who attend Irving A. Robbins Middle School usually attend:

High:

Farmington High School

Feeder schools for Irving A. Robbins Middle School:

Elementary:	East Farms School
	Noah Wallace School
	Union School
	West District School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.9%

Asian:

26.4%

Hispanic:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (72% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Connecticut middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg72%

Connecticut avg46%

22^nd of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 156Farmington School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	22 of 252	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	18 of 250	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	17 of 249	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	23 of 250	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	9 of 275	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	13 of 259	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	17 of 249	93.2%	★★★★★
2017	86.9	22 of 250	91.2%	★★★★★
2016	88.8	21 of 246	91.5%	★★★★★
2015	90.9	12 of 280	95.7%	★★★★★
2013	80.3	29 of 278	89.6%	★★★★☆
2012	81.2	21 of 272	92.3%	★★★★★
2011	82.2	16 of 269	94.1%	★★★★★
2010	81.8	24 of 268	91.0%	★★★★★
2009	79.4	36 of 255	85.9%	★★★★☆
2008	80.6	30 of 252	88.1%	★★★★☆
2007	82.0	22 of 250	91.2%	★★★★★
2006	82.2	21 of 248	91.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	1 of 11	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	2 of 12	83.3%	★★★★★
2023	75.5	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★
2022	75.7	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★
2021	77.6	3 of 27	88.9%	★★★★★
2019	76.0	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	80.0	13 of 104	87.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	15 of 164	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.6	22 of 161	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	17 of 160	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	13 of 166	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	6 of 235	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	7 of 169	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	14 of 160	91.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	15 of 105	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.7	9 of 99	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	5 of 146	96.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	5 of 117	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	7 of 114	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	6 of 109	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	11 of 106	89.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	8 of 218	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.8	13 of 104	87.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	22 of 162	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	12 of 157	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	13 of 158	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	13 of 169	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	11 of 224	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	22 of 167	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	15 of 164	90.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	68.7	7 of 22	68.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	80.2	9 of 36	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	91.5	5 of 244	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	3 of 23	87.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	35 of 153	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	24 of 154	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	11 of 158	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	76.9	30 of 151	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	27 of 175	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	17 of 166	89.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	23 of 168	86.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)88th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2024)68th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+25 vs state

Mathematics68%+26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Irving A. Robbins Middle School	Public	7-8	20 Wolf Pit Rd.	Farmington	06032	Capitol Planning Region	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 677-2683	670	54	12.5	20.4%	334 (49.9%)	39 (5.8%)	79 (11.8%)	177 (26.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.5%)	88.6	22^nd of 252 public middle schools	91.3%		89.9	18^th of 250 public middle schools	92.8%	4					76.9	74.6			70.1	66.4	$19,640
Pulaski Middle School	Public	6-8	757 Farmington Ave.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-7665	839	64	13.1	80.2%	129 (15.4%)	74 (8.8%)	564 (67.2%)	25 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.4%)	3.1	252^nd of 252 public middle schools	0.0%		3.2	250^th of 250 public middle schools	0.0%	2		8.9		4.5	4.0	7.3		2.1	2.6	4.3	$19,934
Sedgwick Middle School	Public	6-8	128 Sedgwick Rd.	West Hartford	06107	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 570-6500	874	76	11.4	32.5%	452 (51.7%)	60 (6.9%)	209 (23.9%)	98 (11.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (5.9%)	72	78^th of 252 public middle schools	69.0%		67.7	85^th of 250 public middle schools	66.0%	7		56.2		66.3	59.7	60.3		63.7	55.8	50.7	$21,755
Martin Kellogg Middle School	Public	5-8	155 Harding Avenue	Newington	06111	Capitol Planning Region	Newington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 666-5418	567	48	11.9	40.9%	259 (45.7%)	38 (6.7%)	170 (30.0%)	71 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	57.4	105^th of 252 public middle schools	58.3%		54.7	111^th of 250 public middle schools	55.6%	6	49.3	52.9	49.6	46.7	53.2	55.7	33.6	41.2	50.4	52.9	$23,802
West Woods Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	50 Judson Ln.	Farmington	06032	Capitol Planning Region	Farmington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 284-1230	676	51	13.3	20.3%	342 (50.6%)	30 (4.4%)	83 (12.3%)	183 (27.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.3%)								(n/a)	80.7		76.3	75.8			73.1	69.8			$19,994
Slade Middle School	Public	6-8	183 Steele St.	New Britain	06052	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-6395	781	56	13.9	75.8%	82 (10.5%)	84 (10.8%)	570 (73.0%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.6%)	4.2	250^th of 252 public middle schools	0.8%		5.6	244^th of 250 public middle schools	2.4%	6		10.1		8.1	9.6	14.3		5.1	3.8	5.1	$20,658
House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy	Public	6-8	40 Goodwin St	New Britain	06051	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 826-1866	152	9	17.4	55.9%	49 (32.2%)	18 (11.8%)	74 (48.7%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	94.4	8^th of 252 public middle schools	96.8%					(n/a)				88.2				68.6	80.0	90.2	$16,419
Thompson Brook School	Public	5-6	150 Thompson Rd.	Avon	06001	Capitol Planning Region	Avon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 404-4870	497	34	14.4	11.1%	306 (61.6%)	27 (5.4%)	39 (7.8%)	95 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.8%)								(n/a)	73.8		75.0	69.8			68.0	70.8			$20,543
John Wallace Middle School	Public	5-8	71 Halleran Drive	Newington	06111	Capitol Planning Region	Newington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 667-5888	610	48	12.8	35.7%	328 (53.8%)	39 (6.4%)	154 (25.2%)	59 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	63.4	93^rd of 252 public middle schools	63.1%		55.5	109^th of 250 public middle schools	56.4%	16	62.0	61.9	65.0	55.4	58.3	67.7	47.2	34.1	50.0	51.0	$21,892
Middle School of Plainville	Public	6-8	150 Northwest Dr.	Plainville	06062	Capitol Planning Region	Plainville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 793-3250	535	46	11.6	47.1%	332 (62.1%)	35 (6.5%)	132 (24.7%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.7%)	65.5	90^th of 252 public middle schools	64.3%		68.8	80^th of 250 public middle schools	68.0%	10		61.5		50.0	54.5	58.3		42.5	53.6	64.4	$21,792

Frequently Asked Questions about Irving A. Robbins Middle School

What district is Irving A. Robbins Middle School in?

Farmington School District

How many students attend Irving A. Robbins Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended Irving A. Robbins Middle School.

Is Irving A. Robbins Middle School a good school?

Yes. Irving A. Robbins Middle School ranks in the top 8.7% of Connecticut middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Irving A. Robbins Middle School?

Students at Irving A. Robbins Middle School are 50% White, 26% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Irving A. Robbins Middle School attend?

Students who attend Irving A. Robbins Middle School usually go on to attend Farmington High School

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