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Squadron Line School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Squadron Line School is a public elementary school in Simsbury, CT, serving roughly 710 students in grades PK–6 as the largest elementary school in the Simsbury School District. The school currently ranks 38th out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools, placing it in the 92nd percentile with a 5-star rating, and it has shown a clear upward trajectory over the past decade, moving from the 83rd percentile in 2015–2016 to the mid-90s in recent years.

Academically, Squadron Line is a standout, particularly in English Language Arts, where proficiency exceeds the district at every grade level — from 77.1% in 3rd grade to 84.4% in 5th grade, compared to roughly 47–54% statewide. Science scores are also consistently strong, with 5th grade NGSS results around 78.9% versus 52.2% statewide. Math is the one relative soft spot: proficiency is still far above state averages but slightly trails the district in every grade, and 5th grade math (69.8%) shows a noticeable dip. The latest data also shows an emerging gap between female students, who ranked in the 98th percentile statewide, and male students, who ranked in the 84th percentile — though both groups perform well above average.

Beyond test scores, Squadron Line stands out for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 4.7%, roughly one-third the state average, and its efficiency: per-pupil spending of $15,310 is lower than nearby Simsbury peers like Tariffville School ($18,227) and Tootin' Hills School ($17,192). Despite enrolling nearly twice as many students as neighboring Central School, Latimer Lane School, and Tootin' Hills, Squadron Line matches or exceeds their academic outcomes. It also dramatically outperforms nearby schools such as Wells Road Intermediate School in Granby and Ana Grace Academy of the Arts in Bloomfield, where 3rd grade math proficiency is just 23.1%. The main areas to watch are math support in upper elementary and the recent gender gap, but overall Squadron Line offers strong, stable, and efficient elementary education in the Farmington Valley.

710

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,525

Per pupil spending ?

11.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

44 Squadron Line Rd.
Simsbury, CT 06070

(860) 658-2251

District: Simsbury School District

Students who attend Squadron Line School usually attend:

Middle:	Henry James Memorial School
High:	Simsbury High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.2%

Hispanic:

8.3%

Asian:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (78% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Connecticut elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg78%

Connecticut avg50%

38^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	89.4	38 of 492	92.3%	★★★★★
2025	91.2	24 of 493	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	31 of 497	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	53 of 491	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	82 of 490	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	87.9	67 of 538	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	71 of 522	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	58 of 532	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	85.7	66 of 519	87.3%	★★★★☆
2016	83.5	90 of 518	82.6%	★★★★☆
2015	86.2	68 of 551	87.7%	★★★★☆
2013	81.2	73 of 557	86.9%	★★★★☆
2012	78.5	105 of 564	81.4%	★★★★☆
2011	80.7	76 of 565	86.5%	★★★★☆
2010	81.6	64 of 579	88.9%	★★★★☆
2009	80.8	68 of 566	88.0%	★★★★☆
2008	79.2	99 of 565	82.5%	★★★★☆
2007	83.2	38 of 568	93.3%	★★★★★
2006	82.9	58 of 570	89.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	88.9	5 of 228	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	85.6	23 of 232	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	24 of 237	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	42 of 230	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	45 of 234	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	89 of 455	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	50 of 242	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	47 of 259	81.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	38 of 234	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	88.8	10 of 239	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	23 of 233	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	23 of 231	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	79.6	52 of 232	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	88.8	47 of 445	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	35 of 247	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	25 of 262	90.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	51 of 246	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	82.8	24 of 248	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	31 of 250	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	41 of 262	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	83 of 252	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.5	63 of 327	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	41 of 295	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	63 of 296	78.7%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)84th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)79th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts81%+30 vs state

Mathematics76%+27 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Kelly Lane Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	60 Kelly Ln.	Granby	06035	Capitol Planning Region	Granby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 844-3041	353	29	12.3	18.4%	267 (75.6%)	19 (5.4%)	42 (11.9%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)								(n/a)															$21,306
Allgrove School	Public	PK, KG-2	33 Turkey Hills Rd.	East Granby	06026	Capitol Planning Region	East Granby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 653-2505	215	19	11.2	10.2%	170 (79.1%)	10 (4.7%)	14 (6.5%)	13 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)								(n/a)															$20,574
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Squadron Line School

How many students attend Squadron Line School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 710 students attended Squadron Line School.

What district is Squadron Line School in?

Simsbury School District

Is Squadron Line School a good school?

Yes. Squadron Line School ranks in the top 7.7% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Squadron Line School attend?

Students who attend Squadron Line School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Henry James Memorial School
High : Simsbury High School

What is the racial makeup of Squadron Line School?

Students at Squadron Line School are 77% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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