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Tootin' Hills School

Public Grades K-6

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Tootin' Hills School is an exemplary elementary school located in West Simsbury, Connecticut, serving 383 students in grades K-6. As part of the highly-ranked Simsbury School District, Tootin' Hills consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic achievement, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 33rd out of 493 elementary schools in Connecticut.

The school's academic excellence is evident across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, 85.7% of 3rd graders at Tootin' Hills were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 76.6% for the Simsbury School District and 46.9% for the state of Connecticut. The school also stands out for its low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.0% to 20.0% over the past few years, which are lower than the state average. Additionally, Tootin' Hills has a relatively high per-student spending of around $17,000, likely contributing to its strong academic performance.

Tootin' Hills School's excellence extends beyond its overall academic achievements, as it also demonstrates equity in student outcomes. The school's performance among male and white student subgroups is particularly noteworthy, with the school ranking 11th out of 239 Connecticut elementary schools for male students and 25th out of 248 for white students in English Language Arts. While Tootin' Hills is a top-performing school, there may be opportunities to further improve its performance, particularly in areas where it is slightly below the district average, such as 4th grade English Language Arts and 6th grade Mathematics. Overall, Tootin' Hills School is a shining example of educational excellence, providing a high-quality, equitable education to its students.

368

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,192

Per pupil spending ?

14.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25 Nimrod Rd.
West Simsbury, CT 06092

(860) 658-7629

District: Simsbury School District

Students who attend Tootin' Hills School usually attend:

Middle:	Henry James Memorial School
High:	Simsbury High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

Hispanic:

13.3%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (80% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Connecticut elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg78%

Connecticut avg50%

33^rd of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Simsbury School District

12^th of 156Simsbury 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	90.0	33 of 493	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	36 of 497	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	32 of 491	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	61 of 490	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	89.1	54 of 538	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	95 of 522	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	102 of 532	80.8%	★★★★☆
2017	91.4	17 of 519	96.7%	★★★★★
2016	87.2	54 of 518	89.6%	★★★★☆
2015	88.5	45 of 551	91.8%	★★★★★
2013	79.1	102 of 557	81.7%	★★★★☆
2012	82.8	30 of 564	94.7%	★★★★★
2011	81.9	49 of 565	91.3%	★★★★★
2010	78.7	109 of 579	81.2%	★★★★☆
2009	81.7	48 of 566	91.5%	★★★★★
2008	83.4	31 of 565	94.5%	★★★★★
2007	85.8	10 of 568	98.2%	★★★★★
2006	85.2	24 of 570	95.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	34 of 232	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	70 of 237	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	89 of 230	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.1	92 of 234	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.9	94 of 455	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	85 of 242	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	88.5	14 of 259	94.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	11 of 239	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	20 of 233	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	10 of 231	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.5	33 of 232	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	91.3	26 of 445	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.8	29 of 247	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	31 of 262	88.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	25 of 248	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	80.0	37 of 250	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	29 of 262	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	74 of 252	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	36 of 327	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	70 of 295	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	119 of 296	59.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+33 vs state

Science79%+27 vs state

Mathematics76%+27 vs state

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Schools Near Tootin' Hills School

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Tootin' Hills School	Public	K-6	25 Nimrod Rd.	West Simsbury	06092	Capitol Planning Region	Simsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 658-7629	368	28	12.9	14.4%	266 (72.3%)	19 (5.2%)	49 (13.3%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	90	33^rd of 493 public elementary schools	93.3%		89.6	36^th of 497 public elementary schools	92.8%	3	78.8	85.7	79.6	88.5	81.1	79.6	72.2		75.5	$23,192
Latimer Lane School	Public	PK, KG-6	33 Mountain View Rd.	Weatogue	06089	Capitol Planning Region	Simsbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 658-4774	483	33	14.6	16.4%	343 (71.0%)	30 (6.2%)	45 (9.3%)	41 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	86.3	57^th of 493 public elementary schools	88.4%		86.1	60^th of 497 public elementary schools	87.9%	3	71.1	74.3	74.6	75.0	82.4	73.0	76.2	75.0	76.5	$19,028
Cherry Brook Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4 Barbourtown Rd.	Canton	06019	Capitol Planning Region	Canton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 693-7721	426	36	11.8	15.7%	366 (85.9%)	9 (2.1%)	33 (7.7%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)								(n/a)		52.4				60.6				$21,369
Central School	Public	K-6	29 Massaco St.	Simsbury	06070	Capitol Planning Region	Simsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 658-4732	393	31	12.5	14.5%	276 (70.2%)	25 (6.4%)	37 (9.4%)	31 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	91.2	23^rd of 493 public elementary schools	95.3%		87.8	46^th of 497 public elementary schools	90.7%	23		77.4	87.5	83.6	75.8	83.9	78.6	78.2	78.8	$20,179
Squadron Line School	Public	PK, KG-6	44 Squadron Line Rd.	Simsbury	06070	Capitol Planning Region	Simsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 658-2251	710	54	13.1	11.3%	548 (77.2%)	31 (4.4%)	59 (8.3%)	37 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.9%)	91.2	24^th of 493 public elementary schools	95.1%		90.6	31^st of 497 public elementary schools	93.8%	7	78.9		92.6	80.7	86.7	80.6	86.2	76.1	71.1	$19,525
Reggio Magnet School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	59 Waterville Road	Avon	06001	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 674-8549	511	39	13.1	59.7%	119 (23.3%)	136 (26.6%)	199 (38.9%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.6%)	18.1	380^th of 493 public elementary schools	22.9%		12.7	416^th of 497 public elementary schools	16.3%	36	30.6	37.7	29.5			32.8	30.0	22.6		$26,100
Roaring Brook School	Public	PK, KG-4	30 Old Wheeler Ln.	Avon	06001	Capitol Planning Region	Avon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 404-4810	461	34	13.6	11.5%	311 (67.5%)	24 (5.2%)	38 (8.2%)	48 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (7.8%)	78.7	119^th of 493 public elementary schools	75.9%		86.8	52^nd of 497 public elementary schools	89.5%	67		67.9	71.7			73.8	66.7			$22,804
New Hartford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	40 Wickett St.	New Hartford	06057	Northwest Hills Planning Region	New Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 379-0713	84	8	10.7	15.5%	71 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.5%)								(n/a)										$27,225
Pine Grove School	Public	K-4	151 Scoville Rd.	Avon	06001	Capitol Planning Region	Avon School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 404-4790	613	46	13.4	14.0%	403 (65.7%)	36 (5.9%)	49 (8.0%)	89 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	69.8	173^rd of 493 public elementary schools	64.9%		76.2	137^th of 497 public elementary schools	72.4%	36		62.9	64.9			65.5	61.2			$19,724
Tariffville School	Public	K-6	42 Winthrop St.	Tariffville	06081	Capitol Planning Region	Simsbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 658-5825	236	21	11.3	32.6%	138 (58.5%)	33 (14.0%)	41 (17.4%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	86.3	58^th of 493 public elementary schools	88.2%		84.3	81^st of 497 public elementary schools	83.7%	23	77.8	70.7	68.6	83.3	71.0	82.9	74.3	80.6		$24,781

Frequently Asked Questions about Tootin' Hills School

What is the racial makeup of Tootin' Hills School?

Students at Tootin' Hills School are 72% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Tootin' Hills School attend?

Students who attend Tootin' Hills School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Henry James Memorial School
High : Simsbury High School

What district is Tootin' Hills School in?

Simsbury School District

Is Tootin' Hills School a good school?

Yes. Tootin' Hills School ranks in the top 6.7% of Connecticut elementary schools.

How many students attend Tootin' Hills School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Tootin' Hills School.

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