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Central School

Public Grades K-6

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Central School is a K–6 elementary school in Simsbury, CT, serving 393 students in the highly regarded Simsbury School District. For the 2025–2026 school year, Central ranks 34th out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools — placing it in the 93rd percentile with a 5-star rating — and it stands as the top-ranked elementary school within its district, ahead of Squadron Line School, Tootin' Hills School, and Latimer Lane School.

Academically, Central students perform far above state averages in both English Language Arts and math. For example, 5th-grade ELA proficiency is 87.0% versus 53.5% statewide, and 3rd-grade math proficiency is 86.5% versus 52.2% statewide. The school shows a particularly remarkable strength with female students, who ranked 4th out of 225 schools statewide — the 98th percentile — while male students also scored well at the 84th percentile. Chronic absenteeism has also fallen sharply, from 15.2% in 2022–2023 to just 5.3% today, roughly one-third the state average. By contrast, Tariffville School, just 2.7 miles away, has a higher absenteeism rate of 8.5% and lower proficiency, while nearby non-district schools like Reggio Magnet School of the Arts, Museum Academy, and Ana Grace Academy of the Arts show much wider achievement gaps.

Central also maintains a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5 to 1 and spends less per student ($15,682) than most comparable Simsbury schools while producing top-tier results — a sign of strong cost-effectiveness. Its free/reduced lunch rate of 14.5% is similar to Tootin' Hills (14.4%) and lower than Tariffville (32.6%), reflecting a comparatively more advantaged student population. The main areas to watch are 4th-grade math and 6th-grade ELA, where Central slips just below district averages, and limited science data that may warrant attention. Overall, Central School is a model of academic excellence, efficient resource use, and strong attendance within Simsbury and across Connecticut.

393

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,179

Per pupil spending ?

14.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

29 Massaco St.
Simsbury, CT 06070

(860) 658-4732

District: Simsbury School District

Students who attend Central School usually attend:

Middle:	Henry James Memorial School
High:	Simsbury High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.2%

Hispanic:

9.4%

Asian:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (80% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Connecticut elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Simsbury School District

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg78%

Connecticut avg50%

34^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Simsbury School District

15^th of 153Simsbury 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	90.6	34 of 492	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	91.2	23 of 493	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	46 of 497	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.8	97 of 491	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	39 of 490	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	61 of 538	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	89.4	40 of 522	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	45 of 532	91.5%	★★★★★
2017	89.7	30 of 519	94.2%	★★★★★
2016	90.3	27 of 518	94.8%	★★★★★
2015	88.3	48 of 551	91.3%	★★★★★
2013	78.8	109 of 557	80.4%	★★★★☆
2012	73.6	182 of 564	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	78.1	121 of 565	78.6%	★★★★☆
2010	79.9	91 of 579	84.3%	★★★★☆
2009	79.0	100 of 566	82.3%	★★★★☆
2008	79.3	98 of 565	82.7%	★★★★☆
2007	85.2	13 of 568	97.7%	★★★★★
2006	83.9	37 of 570	93.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	88.8	6 of 228	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	87.9	12 of 232	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	37 of 237	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	81 of 230	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.2	23 of 234	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	52 of 455	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	29 of 242	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	21 of 259	91.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	81.2	37 of 234	84.2%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	71 of 239	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	36 of 233	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	48 of 231	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	30 of 232	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	87.3	52 of 445	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	9 of 247	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	80.5	51 of 262	80.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	19 of 246	92.3%	★★★★★
2025	87.2	11 of 248	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	77.7	42 of 250	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	39 of 262	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	21 of 252	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	76.6	69 of 327	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	57 of 295	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	59 of 296	80.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)97th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)84th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts81%+30 vs state

Mathematics79%+30 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 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th 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 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Central School	Public	K-6	29 Massaco St.	Simsbury	06070	Capitol Planning Region	Simsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 658-4732	393	31	12.5	14.5%	276 (70.2%)	25 (6.4%)	37 (9.4%)	31 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	90.6	34^th of 492 public elementary schools	93.1%		91.2	23^rd of 493 public elementary schools	95.3%	11	515.0		78.8	78.3	87.0	78.6			86.5	78.3	75.9	74.5			$20,179
Squadron Line School	Public	PK, KG-6	44 Squadron Line Rd.	Simsbury	06070	Capitol Planning Region	Simsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 658-2251	710	54	13.1	11.3%	548 (77.2%)	31 (4.4%)	59 (8.3%)	37 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.9%)	89.4	38^th of 492 public elementary schools	92.3%		91.2	24^th of 493 public elementary schools	95.1%	14	511.0		77.1	79.0	84.4	82.6			79.2	79.0	69.8	74.3			$19,525
Tariffville School	Public	K-6	42 Winthrop St.	Tariffville	06081	Capitol Planning Region	Simsbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 658-5825	236	21	11.3	32.6%	138 (58.5%)	33 (14.0%)	41 (17.4%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	76.2	144^th of 492 public elementary schools	70.7%		86.3	58^th of 493 public elementary schools	88.2%	86	503.0		67.6	2547.0	55.6	85.7			75.7	2558.0	54.1	71.4			$24,781
Latimer Lane School	Public	PK, KG-6	33 Mountain View Rd.	Weatogue	06089	Capitol Planning Region	Simsbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 658-4774	483	33	14.6	16.4%	343 (71.0%)	30 (6.2%)	45 (9.3%)	41 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	89.2	42^nd of 492 public elementary schools	91.5%		86.3	57^th of 493 public elementary schools	88.4%	15	72.6		79.3	79.8	79.0	83.1			79.3	82.1	75.8	71.4			$19,028
Tootin' Hills School	Public	K-6	25 Nimrod Rd.	West Simsbury	06092	Capitol Planning Region	Simsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 658-7629	368	28	12.9	14.4%	266 (72.3%)	19 (5.2%)	49 (13.3%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	89.4	39^th of 492 public elementary schools	92.1%		90	33^rd of 493 public elementary schools	93.3%	6	71.4		80.4	74.5	83.9	2612.0			88.2	78.4	2601.0	84.0			$23,192
Ana Grace Academy of the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	129 Griffin Road North	Bloomfield	06002	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 677-0380	855	75	11.4	68.3%	116 (13.6%)	294 (34.4%)	371 (43.4%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.4%)	13.1	409^th of 492 public elementary schools	16.9%		12.4	416^th of 493 public elementary schools	15.6%	7	480.0	17.2	33.8	2396.0	38.6	25.2	25.5	19.6	23.1	17.7	19.3	17.0	15.1	13.2	$27,981
R. Dudley Seymour School	Public	3-5	185 Hartford Ave.	East Granby	06026	Capitol Planning Region	East Granby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 653-7214	191	14	13.2	18.3%	145 (75.9%)	9 (4.7%)	14 (7.3%)	13 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	79.7	108^th of 492 public elementary schools	78.0%		80.5	105^th of 493 public elementary schools	78.7%	3	74.2		71.9	72.6	72.7				73.0	2524.0	57.6				$24,494
Laurel Literacy Academy	Public	PK, KG-2	1 Filley St.	Bloomfield	06002	Capitol Planning Region	Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 286-2675	247	30	8.2	60.3%	20 (8.1%)	159 (64.4%)	50 (20.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)								(n/a)															$33,129
Museum Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	11 Turkey Hill Road	Bloomfield	06002	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 231-7800	511	36	14.1	65.0%	49 (9.6%)	248 (48.5%)	169 (33.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.6%)	11.5	423^rd of 492 public elementary schools	14.0%		21.5	364^th of 493 public elementary schools	26.2%	59	26.9		22.7	22.8	2456.0				2370.0	29.8	15.4				$25,167
Reggio Magnet School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	59 Waterville Road	Avon	06001	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 674-8549	511	39	13.1	59.7%	119 (23.3%)	136 (26.6%)	199 (38.9%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.6%)	18.2	383^rd of 492 public elementary schools	22.2%		18.1	380^th of 493 public elementary schools	22.9%	3	476.0		33.3	2432.0	30.0				24.6	43.3	21.7				$26,100

Frequently Asked Questions about Central School

Is Central School a good school?

Yes. Central School ranks in the top 6.9% of Connecticut elementary schools.

How many students attend Central School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Central School.

What district is Central School in?

Simsbury School District

What schools do graduates of Central School attend?

Students who attend Central School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Henry James Memorial School
High : Simsbury High School

What is the racial makeup of Central School?

Students at Central School are 70% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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