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Snow School

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Snow School ranks 304 th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Snow School is a PK–5 elementary school in Middletown, CT, serving 340 students — the largest enrollment among nearby elementary schools — and is part of the Middletown School District. The district ranks in the 13th percentile statewide, and Snow itself ranks 304th out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools in the 2025–26 school year, placing it in the 38th percentile with a 2-star rating. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 57.1% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, and has a student–teacher ratio of 14.4, the highest in its comparison set.

Academically, Snow presents a split profile. English Language Arts is a genuine strength: in 2024–25, 5th-grade ELA proficiency was 67.5%, well above the state average of 52.5%, and 3rd-grade ELA in 2025–26 reached 53.3% versus the state's 47.3%. Snow also outpaces its district averages by 10–20 points in most subjects, making it a relative bright spot in a struggling district. Math, however, is the anchor dragging down its ranking — Snow has never matched state math proficiency in any reported grade, with 4th-grade math at just 31.0% in 2025–26 compared to 52.1% statewide. Among Middletown elementary schools, Snow ranks 3rd of 8, trailing Moody School (68th percentile) and Spencer School (39th percentile) while leading Wesley, Farm Hill, Lawrence, Macdonough, and Bielefield.

Attendance is Snow's most encouraging trend: chronic absenteeism fell from 23.9% in 2022–23 to 11.8% in 2025–26 — about 10 points below the district rate and 4.6 points below the state rate. That improvement matters. Still, Snow's circumstances differ sharply from higher-performing neighbors like Moody School, just 2.6 miles away, which serves a much lower-poverty population (27.8% FRL) and reports just 6.5% chronic absenteeism. Nearby suburban schools Gildersleeve School in Portland (75th percentile) and John Lyman School in Middlefield (49th percentile) also post stronger math scores with far less poverty and absenteeism. Snow's volatile ranking — swinging from the 58th percentile in 2023–24 to 38th in 2025–26 — likely reflects cohort changes more than systemic collapse, but the recent slide is worth monitoring.

340

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,943

Per pupil spending ?

57.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

299 Wadsworth St.
Middletown, CT 06457

(860) 347-2579

District: Middletown School District

Students who attend Snow School usually attend:

Middle:	Beman Middle School
High:	Middletown High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

31.2%

White:

30.9%

African American:

22.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (45% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg38%

Connecticut avg51%

304^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Middletown School District

133^rd of 153Middletown School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	304 of 492	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.3	274 of 493	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.6	211 of 497	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	260 of 491	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	228 of 490	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.1	298 of 538	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	315 of 522	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	274 of 532	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.9	330 of 519	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.5	247 of 518	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.0	297 of 551	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.8	340 of 557	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.3	305 of 564	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.0	375 of 565	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.0	372 of 579	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.2	305 of 566	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.1	348 of 565	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.0	364 of 568	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.3	378 of 570	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Mathematics39%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)	SBAC English Language Arts (2026)			SBAC Mathematics (2026)			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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Snow School	Public	PK, KG-5	299 Wadsworth St.	Middletown	06457	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Middletown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 347-2579	340	24	14.4	57.1%	105 (30.9%)	75 (22.1%)	106 (31.2%)	25 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	36.9	304^th of 492 public elementary schools	38.2%		41.3	274^th of 493 public elementary schools	44.4%	30	491.0	53.3	2445.0	47.4	46.7	31.0	2464.0	$22,943
Wesley School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Wesleyan Hills Rd.	Middletown	06457	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Middletown School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 344-0381	214	15	14.0	35.0%	102 (47.7%)	32 (15.0%)	49 (22.9%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.1%)	33.7	321^st of 492 public elementary schools	34.8%		45.2	262^nd of 493 public elementary schools	46.9%	59	44.1	2423.0	40.5	52.9	45.5	35.1	2498.0	$27,607
Spencer School	Public	PK, KG-5	207 Westfield St.	Middletown	06457	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Middletown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 344-0711	237	23	10.2	63.3%	88 (37.1%)	52 (21.9%)	48 (20.3%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (15.2%)	37.8	299^th of 492 public elementary schools	39.2%		38	291^st of 493 public elementary schools	41.0%	8	493.0	2404.0	55.3	46.3	2412.0	2492.0	34.1	$27,879
Farm Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	390 Ridge Rd.	Middletown	06457	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Middletown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 346-1225	316	25	12.6	58.2%	113 (35.8%)	73 (23.1%)	90 (28.5%)	12 (3.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.6%)	25.3	354^th of 492 public elementary schools	28.0%		31.9	316^th of 493 public elementary schools	35.9%	38	39.6	50.0	36.2	35.8	34.8	25.5	2470.0	$24,640
MacDonough School	Public	K-5	99 Spruce Street	Middletown	06457	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Middletown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 347-8553	218	16	13.2	72.5%	52 (23.9%)	51 (23.4%)	90 (41.3%)	11 (5.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	16.7	390^th of 492 public elementary schools	20.7%		17.9	382^nd of 493 public elementary schools	22.5%	8	32.0	22.2	2429.0	2446.0	2368.0	33.3	2457.0	$26,026
Bielefield School	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Maynard St.	Middletown	06457	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Middletown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 347-4124	251	20	12.8	64.5%	72 (28.7%)	62 (24.7%)	81 (32.3%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (10.4%)	10.4	431^st of 492 public elementary schools	12.4%		7.1	468^th of 493 public elementary schools	5.1%	37	26.7	2335.0	23.8	2456.0	2334.0	21.4	2440.0	$26,994
Moody School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Country Club Rd.	Middletown	06457	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Middletown School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 347-2561	212	17	12.7	27.8%	109 (51.4%)	27 (12.7%)	38 (17.9%)	12 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	24 (11.3%)	73.6	157^th of 492 public elementary schools	68.1%		74.5	149^th of 493 public elementary schools	69.8%	8	79.4	59.0	2483.0	64.7	64.1	62.1	70.6	$28,337
John Lyman School	Public	2-4	106 Way Rd.	Middlefield	06455	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 13	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 349-7240	207	19	10.7	18.4%	183 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.2%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	52.8	248^th of 492 public elementary schools	49.6%					(n/a)		53.3	64.6		51.4	44.8		$28,336
Lawrence School	Public	PK, KG-5	Kaplan Dr.	Middletown	06457	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Middletown School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 632-2158	305	26	11.5	45.9%	144 (47.2%)	51 (16.7%)	55 (18.0%)	19 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.8%)	21.8	364^th of 492 public elementary schools	26.0%		22.1	361^st of 493 public elementary schools	26.8%	3	490.0	40.0	2433.0	38.8	36.4	35.4	16.3	$22,467
Valley View School	Public	PK, KG-1	81 High St.	Portland	06480	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Portland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 342-3131	219	18	12.1	22.8%	172 (78.5%)	7 (3.2%)	27 (12.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)								(n/a)								$20,148

Frequently Asked Questions about Snow School

What is the racial makeup of Snow School?

Students at Snow School are 31% Hispanic, 31% White, 22% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Snow School attend?

Students who attend Snow School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beman Middle School
High : Middletown High School

What district is Snow School in?

Middletown School District

Is Snow School a good school?

Snow School ranks 304^th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Snow School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Snow School.

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