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Putnam Middle School

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Putnam Middle School ranks 171 st of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 258 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Putnam Middle School serves 353 students in grades 5–8 in Putnam, CT, a small town in northeastern Connecticut, and is part of the Putnam School District, which ranks in the bottom 12% of Connecticut districts. The school itself ranks 171st out of 258 Connecticut middle schools, placing it in the lower-middle tier statewide. About 54% of students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 11.5, with per-pupil spending of $15,129 — mid-range among nearby schools.

Academically, math is Putnam's biggest challenge. In 2025–26, only 16.4% of 5th graders, 26.1% of 6th graders, 34.7% of 7th graders, and 12.9% of 8th graders were proficient in math — far below state averages. The 8th-grade math result is especially striking: nearby Woodstock Middle School (55.2%), Stafford Middle School (46.1%), and Killingly Intermediate School (30.3%) all outperform Putnam by wide margins. Even Plainfield Central School, which has a similar poverty rate, surpasses Putnam by nearly 7 points. ELA is closer to state averages, but 8th grade remains a weak spot at 31.8% proficiency versus 51.1% statewide. Seventh graders are a relative bright spot, with ELA nearly on par with the state and math competitive with nearby schools.

There are positive signs. Putnam's 5th-grade ELA has improved from 29.7% in 2022–23 to 45.3% in 2025–26, and chronic absenteeism has fallen dramatically from 32.2% in 2021–22 to 18.9% in 2025–26 — though it ticked back up after a strong 15.4% in 2024–25. The most urgent areas for attention are 8th-grade instruction, persistent math underperformance, and continued work on attendance.

353

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,967

Per pupil spending ?

54.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35 Wicker St.
Putnam, CT 06260

(860) 963-6920

District: Putnam School District

Students who attend Putnam Middle School usually attend:

High:

Putnam High School

Feeder schools for Putnam Middle School:

Elementary:

Putnam Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.7%

Hispanic:

15.9%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 26th percentile in 2021 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2026) from a 26th-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (33% vs 49% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Connecticut avg49%

171^st of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

135^th of 153Putnam 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	27.3	171 of 258	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.2	170 of 252	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	163 of 250	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	177 of 249	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	160 of 250	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	203 of 275	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	148 of 259	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	133 of 249	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.8	134 of 250	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.6	143 of 246	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.7	193 of 280	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.4	193 of 278	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.0	180 of 272	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.3	184 of 269	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.8	191 of 268	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.6	188 of 255	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.7	177 of 252	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.9	157 of 250	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.8	163 of 248	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	133 of 164	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	133 of 164	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	116 of 161	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	128 of 160	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	122 of 166	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	186 of 235	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	131 of 169	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	120 of 160	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	75 of 112	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.3	95 of 117	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	91 of 114	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	87 of 109	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	132 of 218	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	126 of 164	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	130 of 158	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	126 of 169	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	179 of 224	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	35.7	157 of 244	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	143 of 150	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.6	146 of 153	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	151 of 154	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	153 of 158	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	142 of 151	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.0	172 of 175	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	146 of 166	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	139 of 168	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2021)36th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science45%-7 vs state

English Language Arts42%-10 vs state

Mathematics23%-21 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
Putnam Middle School	Public	5-8	35 Wicker St.	Putnam	06260	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Putnam School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 963-6920	353	31	11.5	54.1%	253 (71.7%)	10 (2.8%)	56 (15.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.9%)	27.3	171^st of 258 public middle schools	33.7%		25.2	170^th of 252 public middle schools	32.5%	1	45.2	791.0	45.3	2505.0	49.0	31.8	16.4	26.1	34.7	12.9	$17,967
Woodstock Middle School	Public	5-8	147 B-Route 169	Woodstock	06281	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Woodstock School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 963-6575	360	30	12.0	26.7%	312 (86.7%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	70.1	82^nd of 258 public middle schools	68.2%		54.1	113^th of 252 public middle schools	55.2%	31	65.4	58.8	64.2	71.4	65.9	54.6	49.4	59.2	43.2	55.2	$20,706
Thompson Middle School	Public	5-8	785 Riverside Dr.	North Grosvenordale	06255	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Thompson School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 923-9380	262	26	10.0	46.2%	221 (84.4%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (9.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	27.2	172^nd of 258 public middle schools	33.3%		42.8	138^th of 252 public middle schools	45.2%	34	51.3	799.0	44.2	2508.0	39.1	2545.0	28.6	25.0	30.4	29.4	$24,453
Killingly Intermediate School	Public	5-8	1599 Upper Maple St.	Dayville	06241	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Killingly School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 779-6700	692	56	12.3	52.3%	508 (73.4%)	16 (2.3%)	90 (13.0%)	12 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (9.0%)	35.9	154^th of 258 public middle schools	40.3%		31.1	154^th of 252 public middle schools	38.9%		38.5	52.1	45.6	47.8	34.9	47.1	21.9	30.3	23.1	30.3	$17,715
Brooklyn Middle School	Public	5-8	119 Gorman Rd.	Brooklyn	06234	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Brooklyn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 774-9153	373	35	10.8	36.7%	287 (76.9%)	8 (2.1%)	49 (13.1%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	61.3	98^th of 258 public middle schools	62.0%		57.3	107^th of 252 public middle schools	57.5%	9	62.8	61.3	58.1	54.9	65.2	57.0	41.9	30.4	48.9	55.4	$19,499
Dr. Helen Baldwin Middle School	Public	5-8	45 Westminster Rd.	Canterbury	06331	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Canterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 546-9421	213	17	12.5	33.8%	183 (85.9%)	2 (0.9%)	27 (12.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.4	90^th of 258 public middle schools	65.1%		66.7	87^th of 252 public middle schools	65.5%	3	501.0	810.0	2487.0	59.1	2564.0	2571.0	51.1	2554.0	48.3	55.1	$21,219
Plainfield Central School	Public	6-8	75 Canterbury Rd.	Plainfield	06374	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Plainfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 564-6437	422	42	10.0	55.9%	367 (87.0%)	20 (4.7%)	12 (2.8%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.4%)	36.9	152^nd of 258 public middle schools	41.1%		38.6	143^rd of 252 public middle schools	43.3%	9		799.0		42.4	50.4	38.1		44.7	37.1	19.7	$20,793
Mansfield Middle School	Public	5-8	205 Spring Hill Rd.	Storrs	06268	Capitol Planning Region	Mansfield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 429-9341	414	46	9.0	31.6%	250 (60.4%)	19 (4.6%)	89 (21.5%)	38 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	81.8	42^nd of 258 public middle schools	83.7%		81.8	45^th of 252 public middle schools	82.1%	3	61.7	72.8	49.5	64.6	67.7	68.8	50.0	61.6	62.0	69.6	$30,893
Stafford Middle School	Public	6-8	21 Levinthal Run	Stafford Springs	06076	Capitol Planning Region	Stafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 684-2785	285	29	9.6	42.5%	237 (83.2%)	4 (1.4%)	30 (10.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	48.6	124^th of 258 public middle schools	51.9%		48	124^th of 252 public middle schools	50.8%			62.2		42.4	51.0	47.8		30.6	40.0	46.1	$24,513

Frequently Asked Questions about Putnam Middle School

What high school do graduates of Putnam Middle School attend?

Students who attend Putnam Middle School usually go on to attend Putnam High School

How many students attend Putnam Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Putnam Middle School.

What district is Putnam Middle School in?

Putnam School District

What is the racial makeup of Putnam Middle School?

Students at Putnam Middle School are 72% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Putnam Middle School a good school?

Putnam Middle School ranks 171^st of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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