Summary
Smith Middle School in Glastonbury, CT, serves 875 students in grades 6–8 and is part of the Glastonbury School District, a district ranked in the top 20% of Connecticut. Smith itself is a standout: for the 2025–26 school year, it ranked 24th out of 258 Connecticut middle schools (91st percentile) with a 5-star rating. The school has been a consistently high performer for a decade, never falling below the 88th percentile statewide since 2015–16.
Academically, Smith posts proficiency rates in the low-to-mid 70s across English language arts, math, and science—roughly 20 to 30 percentage points above state averages. For example, 8th grade math proficiency is 72.5%, compared to a state average of about 44%, and it holds steady from 7th to 8th grade without the typical “middle school slump.” Nearby schools rarely match this level: Albert D. Griswold Middle School in Rocky Hill posts 69.4% in 8th grade math, while Sunset Ridge Middle School in East Hartford is at 57.3%. Smith also excels at attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.8%—far below the state rate of 16.4% and better than most nearby schools, including Griswold (8.9%) and Silas Deane Middle School (11.2%).
Smith is highly effective for nearly all student subgroups, ranking in the 80th–90th percentiles for male, female, Hispanic, low-income, and white students. The one notable area for growth is special education, where Smith ranks in the 26th percentile among comparable schools—a meaningful gap for an otherwise top-tier school. Per-pupil spending at Smith is $22,456, the highest in its comparison set, though same-district Gideon Welles School posts similar proficiency with about half the spending. All told, Smith’s combination of high test scores, excellent attendance, and long-term consistency makes it one of the most reliable high-performing middle schools in the region.
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