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Schaghticoke Middle School

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Schaghticoke Middle School ranks 159 th of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 258 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 38% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Schaghticoke Middle School in New Milford, CT, serves 791 students in grades 6–8 within the New Milford School District, a district that currently ranks in the 25th percentile statewide. The school itself has seen its state ranking slip over the past decade, moving from the 51st percentile in 2015–2016 down to the 38th percentile (159th of 258 schools) in 2025–2026, placing it well behind most of its regional neighbors.

Academically, Schaghticoke trails nearby middle schools by a wide margin. ELA proficiency ranges from 37.5% to 43.1% across grades 6–8, while math proficiency sits at roughly 30%, all below state averages of about 51% and 42%, respectively. By comparison, Newtown Middle School ranks in the 89th percentile, New Fairfield Middle School in the 83rd, and Plumb Hill Middle School in the 79th. Even Swift Middle School, the closest comparable school, ranks just ahead at the 44th percentile. Only Broadview Middle School in Danbury ranks lower among the eleven schools in the region.

One of the most actionable concerns is chronic absenteeism, which jumped from 11.4% to 15.7% in a single year—the highest rate in the region and well above the 5–10% range where most neighboring schools sit. This is especially notable because Schaghticoke's poverty rate (about 32% free/reduced lunch) is lower than Swift's 44%, yet Swift's chronic absenteeism is just 10–11%. On a more positive note, 8th-grade science has occasionally met or exceeded state averages, suggesting a potential foundation for improvement. For parents, the key takeaway is that with a student-teacher ratio of 10.8 and per-pupil spending of $16,143, the school has adequate resources, but reversing the attendance decline and lifting academic performance across all subjects will be critical to closing the gap with the high-performing schools just a short drive away.

791

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,695

Per pupil spending ?

31.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

23 Hipp Rd.
New Milford, CT 06776

(860) 354-2204

District: New Milford School District

Students who attend Schaghticoke Middle School usually attend:

High:

New Milford High School

Feeder schools for Schaghticoke Middle School:

Elementary:	Hill And Plain School
	Northville Elementary School
	Sarah Noble Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.3%

Hispanic:

26.3%

Asian:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (37% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Connecticut avg48%

159^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

115^th of 153New Milford 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	159 of 258	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.1	140 of 252	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	147 of 250	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	131 of 249	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	130 of 250	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	129 of 275	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	106 of 259	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	121 of 249	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.3	118 of 250	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.0	121 of 246	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.3	138 of 280	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.2	117 of 278	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.6	113 of 272	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.3	127 of 269	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.9	109 of 268	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.9	94 of 255	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.3	101 of 252	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.0	102 of 250	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.5	105 of 248	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	41.2	53 of 104	49.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	10 of 20	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	119 of 164	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	122 of 164	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	120 of 161	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	110 of 160	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	105 of 166	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	118 of 235	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	90 of 169	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	101 of 160	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	82 of 115	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.2	74 of 105	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	66 of 104	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	56 of 99	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	43 of 97	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	61 of 146	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	23 of 97	76.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	76 of 112	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.6	82 of 117	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	84 of 114	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	79 of 109	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	82 of 106	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.8	85 of 218	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	39 of 104	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	121 of 164	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	115 of 162	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	113 of 157	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	108 of 158	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	107 of 169	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	120 of 224	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	95 of 167	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	93 of 164	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	30.5	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	18 of 27	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	115 of 244	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	9 of 25	64.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	11 of 23	52.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	135 of 150	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	134 of 153	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	142 of 154	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	132 of 158	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	125 of 151	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	142 of 175	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	109 of 166	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	125 of 168	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)50th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2021)49th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)38th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science46%-4 vs state

English Language Arts40%-12 vs state

Mathematics31%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, November 22, 2010

This School is In Trouble. My Son Was Doing Well in SNIS and went he went to SMS his grades plummeted. Now ThE school is trying save his grades by giving tutoring.
It Needs a Overhaul staff change.They don't communicate with the home at all. Very Disappointed in SMS. Close Quote

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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	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Schaghticoke Middle School	Public	6-8	23 Hipp Rd.	New Milford	06776	Northwest Hills Planning Region	New Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 354-2204	791	73	10.8	31.9%	501 (63.3%)	26 (3.3%)	208 (26.3%)	33 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	33.2	159^th of 258 public middle schools	38.4%		40.1	140^th of 252 public middle schools	44.4%	19		46.5		37.5	43.1	38.4		29.9	32.9	30.6	$21,695
Woodbury Middle School	Public	6-8	67 Washington Ave.	Woodbury	06798	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 14	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 263-4306	300	31	9.6	25.3%	237 (79.0%)	5 (1.7%)	40 (13.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	70.5	80^th of 258 public middle schools	69.0%		73.8	66^th of 252 public middle schools	73.8%	14		56.6		60.4	64.3	59.4		56.3	54.8	56.6	$26,313
Whisconier Middle School	Public	5-8	17 West Whisconier Rd.	Brookfield	06804	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Brookfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 775-7710	595	51	11.6	24.0%	403 (67.7%)	28 (4.7%)	108 (18.2%)	46 (7.7%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	79	54^th of 258 public middle schools	79.1%		73.2	71^st of 252 public middle schools	71.8%	17		66.3		65.3	66.2	65.3		65.5	61.8	58.5	$22,219
New Fairfield Middle School	Public	6-8	56 Gillotti Rd.	New Fairfield	06812	Western Connecticut Planning Region	New Fairfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 312-5885	464	46	10.0	19.6%	335 (72.2%)	7 (1.5%)	99 (21.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.2%)	81.6	43^rd of 258 public middle schools	83.3%		82	44^th of 252 public middle schools	82.5%	1		68.0		65.3	65.2	68.8		65.5	65.9	65.1	$26,100
Plumb Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	14 Plumb Hill Road	Litchfield	06759	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Regional School District 20	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 567-7530	351	33	10.5	25.6%	305 (86.9%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	79	53^rd of 258 public middle schools	79.5%					(n/a)		71.4		66.0	72.2	62.1		55.7	57.8	67.0	$21,933
Rochambeau Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Peter Rd.	Southbury	06488	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 15	No	No	No	No	(203) 264-2711	412	35	11.7	12.9%	320 (77.7%)	12 (2.9%)	38 (9.2%)	20 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	75.9	63^rd of 258 public middle schools	75.6%		73.2	72^nd of 252 public middle schools	71.4%	9		69.1		68.9	58.7	56.6		67.9	58.2	58.1	$24,020
Broadview Middle School	Public	6-8	72 Hospital Ave.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 797-4861	1,070	81	13.2	58.7%	176 (16.4%)	61 (5.7%)	763 (71.3%)	41 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.6%)	15.1	208^th of 258 public middle schools	19.4%		11.8	212^th of 252 public middle schools	15.9%	4		24.6		28.7	35.6	30.3		16.8	13.6	13.9	$19,662
Newtown Middle School	Public	7-8	11 Queen St.	Newtown	06470	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 426-7638	593	55	10.8	17.9%	457 (77.1%)	15 (2.5%)	99 (16.7%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	86.8	29^th of 258 public middle schools	88.8%		84.7	32^nd of 252 public middle schools	87.3%	3		807.0			74.7	66.7			74.7	67.6	$21,806
Swift Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Colonial St.	Oakville	06779	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Watertown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 945-4830	591	54	10.9	44.3%	458 (77.5%)	23 (3.9%)	77 (13.0%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	40.3	145^th of 258 public middle schools	43.8%		45.8	128^th of 252 public middle schools	49.2%	17		46.4		46.4	44.0	40.6		32.5	44.2	33.7	$22,884
Reed Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3 Trades Lane	Newtown	06470	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 270-4880	583	50	11.6	17.5%	464 (79.6%)	16 (2.7%)	82 (14.1%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)								(n/a)	509.0		72.9	70.4			70.1	75.7			$21,404

Frequently Asked Questions about Schaghticoke Middle School

What district is Schaghticoke Middle School in?

New Milford School District

How many students attend Schaghticoke Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 791 students attended Schaghticoke Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Schaghticoke Middle School?

Students at Schaghticoke Middle School are 63% White, 26% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Schaghticoke Middle School attend?

Students who attend Schaghticoke Middle School usually go on to attend New Milford High School

Is Schaghticoke Middle School a good school?

Schaghticoke Middle School ranks 159^th of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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