Summary:
Mansfield School District contains one middle school, Mansfield Middle School, serving grades 5 through 8 in Storrs, Connecticut, a public school with an enrollment of 414 students. The district itself ranks 35th out of 153 districts in Connecticut, placing it in the 77th percentile with a 4-star rating, and the school consistently lands in the top 20% of all Connecticut middle schools.
Mansfield Middle School is a high-performing school with a 4-star rating and a statewide rank of 42nd out of 258 middle schools for the 2025–2026 school year. Its strongest subject areas are upper-grade math and science: 69.6% of 8th graders are proficient in math compared to just 41.9% statewide, and 72.8% of 8th graders are proficient in science versus 50.9% statewide. Proficiency also improves as students advance, with ELA rising from 49.5% in 5th grade to 68.8% in 8th grade, and math from 50.0% to 69.6%. The school’s chronic absenteeism rate of 7.7% is less than half the state average of 16.4%, despite 31.64% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. A favorable 9:1 student-to-teacher ratio supports personalized instruction.
The one notable concern is a sharp drop in 5th grade ELA proficiency, falling from 66.7% in 2024–2025 to 49.5% in 2025–2026, a decline of 17.2 points. Meanwhile, math scores in grades 6 through 8 improved year over year, with 8th grade math jumping 6.7 points. Science scores are well above state averages in both tested grades. Overall, Mansfield Middle School is a standout choice for parents, offering strong academics, low absenteeism, and a supportive learning environment, with the 5th grade ELA dip being the main area worth watching.
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