Summary:
The Killingly School District in Connecticut has only one middle school, Killingly Intermediate School, which serves grades 5-8. The school's performance has declined over the past three years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 141 out of 249 Connecticut middle schools in 2022-2023 to 154 out of 252 in 2024-2025, and it maintains a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Killingly Intermediate School's academic performance is generally below the state averages in English Language Arts, math, and science proficiency. In 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 40.3% to 53.4% across grade levels, compared to the state average of 50% to 52.5%. In math, the proficiency rates were even lower, ranging from 13.5% to 33.1%, compared to the state average of 40.8% to 44.9%. The school's science proficiency rates were also below the state averages, with 5th-grade students at 39.1% proficient or better compared to the state average of 52.2%, and 8th-grade students at 37.6% proficient or better compared to the state average of 50.3%.
Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $16,611 for the 2018-2019 school year and a relatively small student-teacher ratio of 12.9, the academic performance remains a concern. The school also faces challenges with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (51.72% in 2023-2024) and an elevated chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% in 2023-2024. These socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the school's struggles, and a comprehensive approach addressing various factors, such as teaching quality, curriculum, and school leadership, may be necessary to improve the school's outcomes.
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