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Turn of River School

Q: Is Turn of River School a good school?

Turn of River School ranks 191 st of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Turn of River School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Turn of River School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Turn of River School?

Students at Turn of River School are 58% Hispanic, 22% White, 11% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Turn of River School attend?

Students who attend Turn of River School usually go on to attend Westhill High School

Public Grades 6-8

191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 258 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Turn of River School is a public middle school in Stamford, CT, serving 560 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Stamford School District, which ranks in the bottom 16% of Connecticut districts. The school itself ranks 191st out of 258 Connecticut middle schools (26th percentile, 1 star) for 2025–2026, and its rank has been stuck in the low-to-mid 20s percentile in recent years. A majority of students (58.75%) qualify for free/reduced-price lunch, with a student-teacher ratio of 10.3.

The school's most distinguishing challenge is chronic absenteeism: 26.8% of students are chronically absent — the highest among all nearby middle schools and well above the district average of 19.8% and state average of 16.4%. This rate has remained stubbornly high for five straight years. Academic proficiency also trails district and state averages in nearly every subject. In 8th grade math, 24.6% of students are proficient versus 41.9% statewide; in 8th grade science, 28.7% are proficient versus 50.9% statewide. Within Stamford, Scofield Middle School shows what's possible, ranking at the 51st percentile with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 10.4% — despite spending less per student. Nearby affluent districts look even stronger, with Eastern Middle School in Greenwich, Saxe Middle School in New Canaan, and Middlesex Middle School in Darien all ranking in the top six in the state.

Low-income students face the biggest challenges: this subgroup has ranked at the 8th percentile statewide for three consecutive years, far below the school's overall 26th percentile. Special education and male students have also historically ranked in single digits, though boys improved to the 18th percentile in 2025–2026. There are some bright signs: 8th grade math and science proficiency have improved since 2022–2023, and Turn of River spends more per student than Scofield ($18,584 vs. $16,910) with a slightly lower student-teacher ratio — suggesting the gap may be more about attendance and student supports than resources. Overall, the school remains a 1-star institution in a low-ranked district with significant room for improvement.

560

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,465

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

117 Vine Rd.
Stamford, CT 06905

(203) 977-4284

District: Stamford School District

Students who attend Turn of River School usually attend:

High:

Westhill High School

Feeder schools for Turn of River School:

Elementary:	K. T. Murphy School
	Northeast School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.9%

White:

22.3%

African American:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (27% vs 48% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 16% Connecticut)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg35%

Connecticut avg48%

191^st of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the Stamford School District

129^th of 153Stamford 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	19.1	191 of 258	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	195 of 252	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	193 of 250	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	193 of 249	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	176 of 250	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	168 of 275	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	168 of 259	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	172 of 249	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.0	145 of 250	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.6	155 of 246	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.6	149 of 280	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.0	168 of 278	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.8	176 of 272	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.8	186 of 269	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.5	185 of 268	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.8	171 of 255	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.1	174 of 252	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.3	177 of 250	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.8	180 of 248	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	28.3	61 of 80	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	30.0	62 of 104	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	20 of 20	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	17 of 26	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	15 of 34	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	0.0	13 of 16	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	139 of 164	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	141 of 164	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	135 of 161	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	141 of 160	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	142 of 166	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	161 of 235	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	128 of 169	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	131 of 160	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	83 of 115	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	77 of 105	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	90 of 104	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	88 of 99	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	80 of 97	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	99 of 146	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	64 of 97	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	56 of 75	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	103 of 112	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	108 of 117	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	105 of 114	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	104 of 109	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	101 of 106	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	134 of 218	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.2	87 of 104	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	134 of 164	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	147 of 162	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	147 of 157	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	137 of 158	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	137 of 169	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	140 of 224	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	126 of 167	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	128 of 164	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	18.9	34 of 36	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	182 of 244	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	121 of 150	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	128 of 153	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	127 of 154	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	129 of 158	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	106 of 151	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	103 of 175	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	106 of 166	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.5	61 of 168	63.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2021)40th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile~ school

African American (2021)24th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2022)6th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)<1st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-21 vs state

Science29%-22 vs state

Mathematics24%-19 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 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
Turn of River School	Public	6-8	117 Vine Rd.	Stamford	06905	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 977-4284	560	54	10.3	58.8%	125 (22.3%)	64 (11.4%)	324 (57.9%)	24 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.6%)	19.1	191^st of 258 public middle schools	26.0%		17.3	195^th of 252 public middle schools	22.6%	4		28.7		28.9	31.4	30.8		26.5	21.4	24.6	$24,465
Rippowam Middle School	Public	6-8	381 High Ridge Rd.	Stamford	06905	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 977-5255	704	61	11.5	62.1%	116 (16.5%)	94 (13.4%)	453 (64.3%)	28 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.7%)	13.6	215^th of 258 public middle schools	16.7%		15.5	201^st of 252 public middle schools	20.2%	14		784.0		24.4	26.7	34.2		12.0	19.9	16.3	$24,606
Dolan School	Public	6-8	51 Toms Rd.	Stamford	06906	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 977-4441	577	53	10.8	59.3%	100 (17.3%)	74 (12.8%)	362 (62.7%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	17.8	195^th of 258 public middle schools	24.4%		19.1	190^th of 252 public middle schools	24.6%	5		30.1		29.0	31.1	30.3		20.7	23.2	19.1	$22,999
Cloonan School	Public	6-8	11 West North St.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 977-4544	447	50	8.9	61.5%	47 (10.5%)	78 (17.4%)	284 (63.5%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	16.3	201^st of 258 public middle schools	22.1%		17.3	196^th of 252 public middle schools	22.2%	5		27.6		18.3	34.2	27.4		20.0	27.6	16.7	$26,225
Scofield Middle School	Public	6-8	641 Scofieldtown Rd.	Stamford	06903	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 977-2750	622	52	11.8	49.2%	206 (33.1%)	42 (6.8%)	313 (50.3%)	36 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	47	126^th of 258 public middle schools	51.2%		43.8	133^rd of 252 public middle schools	47.2%	7		58.1		51.1	46.0	49.5		41.4	37.1	31.1	$21,363
Middlesex Middle School	Public	6-8	204 Hollow Tree Ridge Rd.	Darien	06820	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 655-2518	1,043	105	9.9	1.6%	827 (79.3%)	9 (0.9%)	72 (6.9%)	79 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (5.3%)	94.4	6^th of 258 public middle schools	97.7%		95.3	6^th of 252 public middle schools	97.6%			85.0		78.2	82.6	85.0		80.1	80.2	79.3	$23,525
Saxe Middle School	Public	5-8	468 South Ave.	New Canaan	06840	Western Connecticut Planning Region	New Canaan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 594-4564	1,271	117	10.8	—	982 (77.3%)	16 (1.3%)	84 (6.6%)	106 (8.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (6.1%)	96.8	1^st of 258 public middle schools	99.6%		96.9	1^st of 252 public middle schools	99.6%		88.9	86.1	92.6	84.6	90.2	88.9	83.9	84.3	89.2	90.2	$26,835
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	9 Indian Rock Ln.	Greenwich	06830	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 661-8500	483	52	9.2	19.9%	315 (65.2%)	7 (1.4%)	85 (17.6%)	37 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.9%)	86.7	31^st of 258 public middle schools	88.0%		87.3	25^th of 252 public middle schools	90.1%	6		77.2		77.5	70.2	69.0		76.6	67.1	63.5	$30,872
Eastern Middle School	Public	6-8	51 Hendrie Ave.	Riverside	06878	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 637-1744	797	67	11.8	5.9%	488 (61.2%)	8 (1.0%)	123 (15.4%)	123 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.9%)	96.4	2^nd of 258 public middle schools	99.2%		96.8	2^nd of 252 public middle schools	99.2%			88.7		87.2	86.7	84.0		83.6	84.3	86.6	$26,475
Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	21 Hunters Lane	Norwalk	06850	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 847-3557	637	53	12.0	62.5%	62 (9.7%)	100 (15.7%)	423 (66.4%)	30 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	17	196^th of 258 public middle schools	24.0%		18.4	193^rd of 252 public middle schools	23.4%	3		27.0		23.9	33.3	34.4		15.1	24.3	18.9	$24,725

Frequently Asked Questions about Turn of River School

How many students attend Turn of River School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Turn of River School.

Is Turn of River School a good school?

Turn of River School ranks 191^st of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Turn of River School in?

Stamford School District

What is the racial makeup of Turn of River School?

Students at Turn of River School are 58% Hispanic, 22% White, 11% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Turn of River School attend?

Students who attend Turn of River School usually go on to attend Westhill High School

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