Elementary Schools in Torrington School District

Summary:

The Torrington School District in Connecticut is home to 4 elementary schools serving grades K-5: Torringford School, Vogel-Wetmore School, Southwest School, and Forbes School. While the district as a whole faces challenges, with all schools ranking in the bottom half of Connecticut elementary schools, a few schools stand out with stronger performance.

Torringford School is the highest-performing school in the district, consistently ranking in the top 346-336 out of 518-532 Connecticut elementary schools over the past 3 years. It has the highest 3rd-grade proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (46.1%) and Mathematics (52.8%), as well as a relatively lower chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%. Forbes School also performs well, ranking in the top 265-279 out of 491-497 Connecticut elementary schools and having the highest 5th-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts (61%) and Science (50.6%).

However, the overall low performance of the Torrington School District suggests a need for improvement in educational outcomes. All schools have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 64.53% at Torringford School to 73.44% at Southwest School, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges. Additionally, the relatively low per-student spending and student-teacher ratios across the district may be contributing to the lower academic performance.

District Detail

355 Migeon Avenue
Torrington, CT 06790

(860) 489-2327

SchoolDigger Rank:
120^th of 156 Connecticut districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,725

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th 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
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
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	1.19 mi	17	144^th
Regional School District 10	2.9 mi	4	57^th
New Hartford School District	3.3 mi	4
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services	3.8 mi	5
Judicial Centers	4.71 mi	14

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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