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Farm Hill School

Q: Is Farm Hill School a good school?

Farm Hill School ranks 316 th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

316^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Farm Hill School is an elementary school in Middletown, Connecticut, serving 276 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the Middletown School District, which is ranked 129 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Farm Hill School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, its academic performance is generally lower than the district and state averages. In 2024-2025, only 44% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 46.9% statewide. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates were even lower, with only 32% of 3rd graders, 24.5% of 4th graders, and 33.3% of 5th graders meeting or exceeding the standards, well below the state averages. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 21.4% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

Comparing Farm Hill School to nearby higher-performing schools, such as Gildersleeve School and Moody School, suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement in instructional practices, resource allocation, and targeted interventions to support student learning at Farm Hill School. Further analysis of the school's subgroup performance and the effectiveness of its spending per student could provide valuable insights to address the disparities and improve overall student outcomes.

316

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,640

Per pupil spending ?

58.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

390 Ridge Rd.
Middletown, CT 06457

(860) 346-1225

District: Middletown School District

Students who attend Farm Hill School usually attend:

Middle:	Beman Middle School
High:	Middletown High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.8%

Hispanic:

28.5%

African American:

23.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (40% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Connecticut avg50%

316^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Middletown School District

129^th of 156Middletown 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	31.9	316 of 493	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.0	388 of 497	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	324 of 491	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	301 of 490	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	336 of 538	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	310 of 522	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	338 of 532	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.0	339 of 519	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.9	371 of 518	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.9	380 of 551	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.0	332 of 557	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.9	405 of 564	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.5	368 of 565	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.7	340 of 579	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.3	284 of 566	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.8	321 of 565	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.8	295 of 568	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.6	300 of 570	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	159 of 232	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	309 of 455	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	47.9	149 of 302	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	175 of 239	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	294 of 445	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	42.8	213 of 371	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2019	43.5	196 of 295	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	209 of 296	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2021)51st percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2021)43rd percentile+5 vs school

White (2019)34th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science60%+7 vs state

English Language Arts43%-7 vs state

Mathematics30%-20 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	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Farm Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	390 Ridge Rd.	Middletown	06457	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Middletown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 346-1225	316	25	12.6	58.2%	113 (35.8%)	73 (23.1%)	90 (28.5%)	12 (3.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.6%)	31.9	316^th of 493 public elementary schools	35.9%		16	388^th of 497 public elementary schools	21.9%	72	59.6	44.0	37.7	47.4	32.0	24.5	33.3	$24,640
Bielefield School	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Maynard St.	Middletown	06457	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Middletown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 347-4124	251	20	12.8	64.5%	72 (28.7%)	62 (24.7%)	81 (32.3%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (10.4%)	7.1	468^th of 493 public elementary schools	5.1%					(n/a)		20.0		17.8	17.1	23.5		$26,994
Snow School	Public	PK, KG-5	299 Wadsworth St.	Middletown	06457	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Middletown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 347-2579	340	24	14.4	57.1%	105 (30.9%)	75 (22.1%)	106 (31.2%)	25 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	41.3	274^th of 493 public elementary schools	44.4%		59.6	211^th of 497 public elementary schools	57.5%	63		40.6	56.1	67.5	37.5	34.1	38.5	$22,943
Wesley School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Wesleyan Hills Rd.	Middletown	06457	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Middletown School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 344-0381	214	15	14.0	35.0%	102 (47.7%)	32 (15.0%)	49 (22.9%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.1%)	45.2	262^nd of 493 public elementary schools	46.9%					(n/a)		48.6	48.4	63.2	43.2		39.5	$27,607
MacDonough School	Public	K-5	66 Spring St.	Middletown	06457	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Middletown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 347-8553	218	16	13.2	72.5%	52 (23.9%)	51 (23.4%)	90 (41.3%)	11 (5.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	17.9	382^nd of 493 public elementary schools	22.5%		36.6	299^th of 497 public elementary schools	39.8%	83	28.3	41.7	25.9		41.7	22.2	13.0	$26,026
Spencer School	Public	PK, KG-5	207 Westfield St.	Middletown	06457	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Middletown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 344-0711	237	23	10.2	63.3%	88 (37.1%)	52 (21.9%)	48 (20.3%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (15.2%)	38	291^st of 493 public elementary schools	41.0%		30.1	326^th of 497 public elementary schools	34.4%	35	50.0	48.4	48.8	54.1		39.5	24.3	$27,879
Valley View School	Public	PK, KG-1	81 High St.	Portland	06480	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Portland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 342-3131	219	18	12.1	22.8%	172 (78.5%)	7 (3.2%)	27 (12.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)								(n/a)								$20,148
Middlefield Memorial School	Public	4-5	124 Hubbard St.	Middlefield	06455	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 13	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 349-7235	206	21	9.9	16.5%	185 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.3%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	59.1	223^rd of 493 public elementary schools	54.8%		54.9	227^th of 497 public elementary schools	54.3%	4	69.7		61.0	66.7		42.0	46.5	$29,600
Gildersleeve School	Public	2-4	565 Main St.	Portland	06480	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Portland School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 342-0411	253	22	11.7	32.8%	180 (71.1%)	9 (3.6%)	45 (17.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	79	117^th of 493 public elementary schools	76.3%		84.7	76^th of 497 public elementary schools	84.7%	41		69.6	67.6		69.6	74.0		$20,974
Lawrence School	Public	PK, KG-5	Kaplan Dr.	Middletown	06457	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Middletown School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 632-2158	305	26	11.5	45.9%	144 (47.2%)	51 (16.7%)	55 (18.0%)	19 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.8%)	22.1	361^st of 493 public elementary schools	26.8%		19.1	370^th of 497 public elementary schools	25.6%	9	44.4	33.3	35.6	38.9		24.4	24.1	$22,467

Frequently Asked Questions about Farm Hill School

How many students attend Farm Hill School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Farm Hill School.

What district is Farm Hill School in?

Middletown School District

What is the racial makeup of Farm Hill School?

Students at Farm Hill School are 36% White, 28% Hispanic, 23% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Farm Hill School a good school?

Farm Hill School ranks 316^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Farm Hill School attend?

Students who attend Farm Hill School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beman Middle School
High : Middletown High School

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