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Middle School of Plainville

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Middle School of Plainville ranks 89 th of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

89^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 258 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 66% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Middle School of Plainville serves 535 students in grades 6-8 in Plainville, CT, and ranks 89th out of 258 Connecticut middle schools, placing it in the upper third statewide even though its home district, the Plainville School District, ranks 100th out of 153 districts overall. The school has held a steady 3-star rating for the past decade and stands out as a relative bright spot within its district.

Academically, the school beats Connecticut state averages in every grade and subject tested in 2025-26. Its standout strength is 8th grade mathematics, where 63.9% of students are proficient — 22 points above the state average and higher than the more affluent Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School in Southington (59.3%). Among nearby schools, only House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy, Irving A. Robbins Middle School, and Joseph A. Depaolo rank higher. Plainville outranks all Bristol, Plymouth, and New Britain neighborhood middle schools by wide margins, including Northeast Middle School, Chippens Hill Middle School, and Eli Terry Junior Middle School. The comparison with Eli Terry is especially notable: both serve similar percentages of low-income students (47.1% vs. 52.4%), yet Plainville's math proficiency is 30+ points higher in both 6th and 8th grades.

Plainville also excels at serving students who are often underserved statewide. Low-income students at the school rank in the 79th percentile, and Hispanic students rank in the 73rd percentile — both above the school's overall 66th percentile standing. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically, from 25.7% in 2022-23 to 13.8% in 2025-26, now below both the district (14.6%) and state (16.4%) averages. With a favorable 11.6 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $18,190, the school is well-resourced compared with most nearby peers, making it a compelling option for families across central Connecticut.

535

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,792

Per pupil spending ?

47.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Northwest Dr.
Plainville, CT 06062

(860) 793-3250

District: Plainville School District

Students who attend Middle School of Plainville usually attend:

High:

Plainville High School

Feeder schools for Middle School of Plainville:

Elementary:	Frank T. Wheeler School
	Linden Street School
	Louis Toffolon School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.1%

Hispanic:

24.7%

African American:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (57% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Connecticut median (66th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg56%

Connecticut avg48%

89^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

100^th of 153Plainville 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	67.4	89 of 258	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.5	90 of 252	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	80 of 250	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	102 of 249	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	106 of 250	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	94 of 275	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	104 of 259	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	91 of 249	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.8	125 of 250	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.7	123 of 246	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.8	156 of 280	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	71.7	102 of 278	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.7	100 of 272	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.3	99 of 269	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.8	96 of 268	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.1	93 of 255	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.1	117 of 252	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.5	121 of 250	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.6	134 of 248	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	80 of 164	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	77 of 164	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	74 of 161	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	95 of 160	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	83 of 166	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	96 of 235	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	95 of 169	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	90 of 160	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	29 of 115	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	63.8	30 of 105	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	50.0	39 of 104	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	47 of 99	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	25 of 97	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	52.0	63 of 146	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	24 of 97	75.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	22 of 112	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	66.0	38 of 117	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	37 of 114	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	37 of 109	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	45 of 106	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.7	61 of 218	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	24 of 104	76.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	72 of 164	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.8	74 of 162	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	66 of 157	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	67 of 158	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	96 of 169	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.3	85 of 224	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	85 of 167	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	71 of 164	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	66.1	68 of 244	72.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	62 of 150	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.2	65 of 153	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	59 of 154	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	85 of 158	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	97 of 151	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.2	81 of 175	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	96 of 166	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	80 of 168	52.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2021)72nd percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science58%+7 vs state

English Language Arts57%+6 vs state

Mathematics56%+12 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Middle School of Plainville	Public	6-8	150 Northwest Dr.	Plainville	06062	Capitol Planning Region	Plainville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 793-3250	535	46	11.6	47.1%	332 (62.1%)	35 (6.5%)	132 (24.7%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.7%)	67.4	89^th of 258 public middle schools	65.5%		65.5	90^th of 252 public middle schools	64.3%	1		58.3		56.4	57.9	57.2		54.5	49.4	63.9	$21,792
West Woods Upper Elementary School	Public	5-8	50 Judson Ln.	Farmington	06032	Capitol Planning Region	Farmington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 284-1230	676	51	13.3	20.3%	342 (50.6%)	30 (4.4%)	83 (12.3%)	183 (27.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.3%)								(n/a)	78.4		73.0	77.7			70.8	72.2			$19,994
Northeast Middle School	Public	6-8	530 Stevens St.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 584-7839	324	31	10.5	50.0%	163 (50.3%)	21 (6.5%)	108 (33.3%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	57.6	108^th of 258 public middle schools	58.1%		65.1	91^st of 252 public middle schools	63.9%	17		55.8		55.3	62.4	58.9		37.2	41.2	45.5	$23,784
Chippens Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	551 Peacedale St.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 584-3881	545	50	10.8	60.2%	241 (44.2%)	48 (8.8%)	208 (38.2%)	21 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	46.8	128^th of 258 public middle schools	50.4%		49.3	123^rd of 252 public middle schools	51.2%	5		53.4		49.0	45.9	51.6		36.9	31.0	44.0	$23,326
Slade Middle School	Public	6-8	183 Steele St.	New Britain	06052	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-6395	781	56	13.9	75.8%	82 (10.5%)	84 (10.8%)	570 (73.0%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.6%)	5.8	252^nd of 258 public middle schools	2.3%		4.2	250^th of 252 public middle schools	0.8%	2		9.9		15.9	18.4	11.5		8.8	6.6	11.7	$20,658
Pulaski Middle School	Public	6-8	757 Farmington Ave.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-7665	839	64	13.1	80.2%	129 (15.4%)	74 (8.8%)	564 (67.2%)	25 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.4%)	4.7	255^th of 258 public middle schools	1.2%		3.1	252^nd of 252 public middle schools	0.0%	3		7.8		10.4	9.7	9.4		4.8	5.5	15.0	$19,934
Irving A. Robbins Middle School	Public	7-8	20 Wolf Pit Rd.	Farmington	06032	Capitol Planning Region	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 677-2683	670	54	12.5	20.4%	334 (49.9%)	39 (5.8%)	79 (11.8%)	177 (26.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.5%)	87.8	27^th of 258 public middle schools	89.5%		88.6	22^nd of 252 public middle schools	91.3%	5		76.7			73.6	75.2			67.7	65.7	$19,640
Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School	Public	6-8	385 Pleasant St.	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3260	671	62	10.8	26.4%	483 (72.0%)	18 (2.7%)	93 (13.9%)	29 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.2%)	84.4	39^th of 258 public middle schools	84.9%		84.1	35^th of 252 public middle schools	86.1%	4		75.5		69.6	72.8	68.3		65.8	72.2	59.3	$19,278
Thompson Brook School	Public	5-6	150 Thompson Rd.	Avon	06001	Capitol Planning Region	Avon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 404-4870	497	34	14.4	11.1%	306 (61.6%)	27 (5.4%)	39 (7.8%)	95 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.8%)								(n/a)	77.9		75.3	83.0			66.4	79.7			$20,543
Eli Terry Junior Middle School	Public	6-8	21 North Main Street	Terryville	06786	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Plymouth School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 314-2790	290	29	10.0	52.4%	217 (74.8%)	5 (1.7%)	49 (16.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	37	151^st of 258 public middle schools	41.5%		46.6	127^th of 252 public middle schools	49.6%	24		48.2		30.9	47.7	49.1		22.7	40.4	28.2	$24,077

Frequently Asked Questions about Middle School of Plainville

What district is Middle School of Plainville in?

Plainville School District

What is the racial makeup of Middle School of Plainville?

Students at Middle School of Plainville are 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Middle School of Plainville?

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended Middle School of Plainville.

Is Middle School of Plainville a good school?

Middle School of Plainville ranks 89^th of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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