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Forbes School

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Forbes School ranks 265 th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

265^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Forbes School is an elementary school located in Torrington, Connecticut, serving grades 4-5 with a total enrollment of 302 students. It is part of the Torrington School District, which is ranked 120 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Forbes School's overall performance on standardized tests is generally below the state and district averages, the school stands out in its performance for Hispanic students, ranking among the top 25% of Connecticut elementary schools in this subgroup for the past three school years. The school also ranks highly for its English Language Learner (ELL) students, placing in the top 1-2 schools in the state for this subgroup in recent years. However, Forbes School has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state and district averages, ranging from 13.2% to 22.4% in recent years, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 60.65% to 71.52% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby Torringford School and Vogel-Wetmore School, which serve younger grades (K-3), have similar performance and demographic profiles to Forbes School, suggesting a consistent pattern of challenges within the Torrington School District. In contrast, the nearby Goshen Center School and Harwinton Consolidated School, which are in different districts, have significantly higher student performance and lower rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility.

309

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,496

Per pupil spending ?

71.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Migeon Ave.
Torrington, CT 06790

(860) 489-2500

District: Torrington School District

Students who attend Forbes School usually attend:

Middle:	Torrington Middle School
High:	Torrington High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.0%

White:

41.1%

African American:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg47%

Connecticut avg50%

265^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Torrington School District

120^th of 156Torrington 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	44.2	265 of 493	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	277 of 497	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	279 of 491	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	323 of 490	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	337 of 538	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.1	409 of 522	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	412 of 532	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.7	374 of 519	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.2	390 of 518	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.0	378 of 551	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.9	301 of 557	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.0	307 of 564	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	67.4	244 of 565	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.0	322 of 579	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.6	337 of 566	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.7	423 of 565	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.3	393 of 568	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.6	414 of 570	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	36.6	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	71.2	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	166 of 232	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	170 of 237	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	165 of 230	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	180 of 234	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	306 of 455	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.9	215 of 242	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	24 of 132	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	25 of 111	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	15 of 108	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	37 of 99	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	59 of 173	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	26 of 77	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	13 of 70	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.7	22 of 72	69.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.1	22 of 70	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	98 of 302	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.0	49 of 60	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	154 of 239	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	171 of 233	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	169 of 231	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	190 of 232	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	289 of 445	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.1	224 of 247	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	51.9	165 of 371	55.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	219 of 248	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	234 of 250	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	245 of 262	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	248 of 252	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	311 of 327	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	295 of 295	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	290 of 296	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)83rd percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2021)56th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2021)45th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Science51%~ state avg

Mathematics41%-7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

I do not believe Forbes school administration has been working with the students to have them learn. They have only been prepping them for CMT testing which is not the same as a normal curriculum.
I am very disappointed with our BOE and State of Education for not following through on complaints and concerns. Close Quote

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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
Forbes School	Public	4-5	500 Migeon Ave.	Torrington	06790	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Torrington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 489-2500	309	27	11.5	71.5%	127 (41.1%)	22 (7.1%)	142 (46.0%)	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	44.2	265^th of 493 public elementary schools	46.2%		42.2	277^th of 497 public elementary schools	44.3%	12	50.6		47.0	61.0			37.6	44.8		$23,496
Vogel-Wetmore School	Public	PK, KG-3	68 Church St.	Torrington	06790	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Torrington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 489-2570	529	45	11.7	68.2%	231 (43.7%)	41 (7.8%)	236 (44.6%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)								(n/a)		22.1				22.8				$20,308
Southwest School	Public	4-5	340 Litchfield St.	Torrington	06790	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Torrington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 489-2311	289	25	11.6	68.2%	139 (48.1%)	16 (5.5%)	119 (41.2%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	37.6	294^th of 493 public elementary schools	40.4%		36	303^rd of 497 public elementary schools	39.0%	9	40.6		46.7	48.1			45.1	42.9		$22,264
Torringford School	Public	PK, KG-3	800 Charles St.	Torrington	06790	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Torrington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 489-2300	583	49	11.9	63.1%	279 (47.9%)	33 (5.7%)	229 (39.3%)	22 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.7%)								(n/a)		46.1				52.8				$20,282
Harwinton Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-4	115 Litchfield Rd.	Harwinton	06791	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Regional School District 10	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 485-9029	374	31	11.9	20.9%	287 (76.7%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (15.2%)	77.3	128^th of 493 public elementary schools	74.0%		74.5	148^th of 497 public elementary schools	70.2%	20		72.6	59.2			82.3	69.0			$21,392
Goshen Center School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 North Street	Goshen	06756	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Regional School District 20	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 491-6020	135	11	11.7	28.1%	120 (88.9%)	3 (2.2%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)								(n/a)		68.2		69.2						$24,707
Bakerville Consolidated School	Public	K-2	51 Cedar Ln.	New Hartford	06057	Northwest Hills Planning Region	New Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 482-0288	104	8	13.3	12.5%	100 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)								(n/a)										$23,024
Litchfield Center School	Public	PK, KG-3	125 West Street	Litchfield	06759	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Regional School District 20	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 567-7510	246	20	12.6	24.0%	220 (89.4%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)								(n/a)		66.7				64.0				$26,496
Ann Antolini School	Public	3-6	30 Antolini Road	New Hartford	06057	Northwest Hills Planning Region	New Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 489-4169	241	20	12.1	19.5%	213 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	65.8	198^th of 493 public elementary schools	59.8%		62.5	202^nd of 497 public elementary schools	59.4%	4	61.9	73.4	64.2	60.3	60.0	71.9	49.1	55.6	40.0	$23,303
Litchfield Intermediate School	Public	4-5	35 Plumb Hill Road	Litchfield	06759	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Regional School District 20	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 567-7520	121	9	13.3	22.3%	107 (88.4%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (7.4%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	67.2		71.9	82.8			68.8			$21,486

Frequently Asked Questions about Forbes School

What district is Forbes School in?

Torrington School District

Is Forbes School a good school?

Forbes School ranks 265^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Forbes School attend?

Students who attend Forbes School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Torrington Middle School
High : Torrington High School

How many students attend Forbes School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Forbes School.

What is the racial makeup of Forbes School?

Students at Forbes School are 46% Hispanic, 41% White, 7% African American, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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