Summary:
The Putnam School District in Connecticut has only one middle school, Putnam Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The district as a whole is ranked 134th out of 156 districts in the state and is rated 1 star, while Putnam Middle School is ranked between 163rd and 177th out of around 250 Connecticut middle schools and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.
Putnam Middle School's academic performance is a concern, with consistently low proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 8th-grade proficiency rates were 35.1% in ELA and 22.2% in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.7% and 40.8%, respectively. The school's performance has remained relatively stagnant over the past few years, with only minor fluctuations in proficiency rates.
Additionally, Putnam Middle School faces other challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% in 2023-2024 and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 56.72% in 2023-2024, suggesting significant economic disadvantages among the student population. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $15,129 and a low student-teacher ratio of 10.6, the school's academic performance remains below average, raising questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and utilization.
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