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Thomaston Center School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Thomaston Center School is a public middle school serving grades 4-6 in Thomaston, Connecticut, with an enrollment of 197 students. The school faces several challenges, including lower academic performance, higher chronic absenteeism, and a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students compared to nearby schools.

Thomaston Center School's test scores are generally below the state average, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, only 23.8% of 4th graders were proficient or better in SBAC Mathematics, compared to the state average of 51.4%. This pattern holds true across grade levels and subject areas. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 30.77% in 2021-2022 to 42.64% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, Thomaston Center School has a student-teacher ratio of 13.3 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the nearby Wamogo Regional Middle School (10.8) and Litchfield Intermediate School (10.2), suggesting larger class sizes.

When comparing Thomaston Center School to nearby middle schools, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming academically. For instance, Wamogo Regional Middle School and Litchfield Intermediate School both have significantly higher test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics than Thomaston Center School. Additionally, the increasing chronic absenteeism rate at Thomaston Center School, rising from 11.0% in 2023-2024 to 20.0% in 2022-2023, is a concerning trend that warrants further investigation.

196

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,155

Per pupil spending ?

46.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Thomas Ave.
Thomaston, CT 06787

(860) 283-3036

District: Thomaston School District

Students who attend Thomaston Center School usually attend:

High:

Thomaston High School

Feeder schools for Thomaston Center School:

Elementary:

Black Rock School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.6%

Hispanic:

11.7%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2013 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (43% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

Connecticut avg49%

283^rd of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2025	39.0	283 of 493	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	278 of 497	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	229 of 491	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	245 of 490	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	300 of 538	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	324 of 532	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.8	267 of 519	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.1	268 of 518	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	62.1	239 of 551	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.3	273 of 557	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.8	253 of 564	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.3	216 of 565	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.9	168 of 579	71.0%	★★★★☆
2009	57.4	327 of 566	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.9	342 of 565	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.8	367 of 568	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.6	360 of 570	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	47.7	136 of 234	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	251 of 455	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	43.6	143 of 232	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	279 of 445	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	186 of 247	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	32.5	248 of 371	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	238 of 248	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	239 of 250	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	218 of 262	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	214 of 252	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	307 of 327	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	256 of 295	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	281 of 296	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)42nd percentile-8 vs school

Male (2022)38th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2021)33rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science52%~ state avg

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Mathematics32%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Virtually no education here. They are still learing basic addition in 5th grade.Art teacher ripped up my son's project right in front of him. That should never be done to a child. Kids receive more training on how to be nice to lonely people than actual class learning. There is no discipline at this school. Teachers are rude to kids. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)					SBAC Mathematics (2025)					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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th 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 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Thomaston Center School	Public	4-6	1 Thomas Ave.	Thomaston	06787	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Thomaston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 283-3036	196	14	14.2	46.4%	156 (79.6%)	3 (1.5%)	23 (11.7%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)								(n/a)	52.1		47.6	47.9	57.4			23.8	28.2	44.3			$22,155
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%)	46.6	127^th of 252 public middle schools	49.6%		51.5	115^th of 250 public middle schools	54.0%	12		62.0			37.4	54.5	50.6			30.8	37.3	43.0	$24,077
North End Middle School	Public	6-8	534 Bucks Hill Rd.	Waterbury	06704	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8097	766	77	9.9	86.3%	44 (5.7%)	175 (22.8%)	509 (66.4%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	8.5	233^rd of 252 public middle schools	7.5%		8.4	231^st of 250 public middle schools	7.6%	2		17.5			20.9	19.8	22.7			8.0	10.6	12.3	$22,469
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%)	49.3	123^rd of 252 public middle schools	51.2%		43.2	131^st of 250 public middle schools	47.6%	8		59.4			44.3	49.3	49.7			34.7	43.0	39.3	$23,326
Swift Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Colonial St.	Oakville	06779	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Watertown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 945-4830	591	54	10.9	44.3%	458 (77.5%)	23 (3.9%)	77 (13.0%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	45.8	128^th of 252 public middle schools	49.2%		55.7	107^th of 250 public middle schools	57.2%	21		57.3			44.3	41.0	46.5			38.0	39.6	40.0	$22,884
Plumb Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	14 Plumb Hill Road	Litchfield	06759	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Regional School District 20	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 567-7530	351	33	10.5	25.6%	305 (86.9%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)								(n/a)		70.0			65.8	71.0	76.5			60.7	62.6	54.2	$21,933
Har-Bur Middle School	Public	5-8	26 Lyon Rd.	Burlington	06013	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Regional School District 10	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 673-6163	669	58	11.6	17.8%	451 (67.4%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	161 (24.1%)	75	63^rd of 252 public middle schools	75.0%		81.3	40^th of 250 public middle schools	84.0%	23	68.1	67.3		72.4	61.7	70.1	62.5		56.2	53.9	59.8	51.8	$19,440
West Side Middle School	Public	6-8	483 Chase Parkway	Waterbury	06708	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8120	848	80	10.6	82.2%	68 (8.0%)	161 (19.0%)	576 (67.9%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.7%)	12.6	208^th of 252 public middle schools	17.5%		10.4	219^th of 250 public middle schools	12.4%	11		22.2			28.1	25.6	30.9			16.4	12.0	8.5	$22,056
ACES Chase Academy	Public, Magnet	6-10	565 Chase Parkway	Waterbury	06708	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Area Cooperative Educational Services	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 639-8403	556	42	13.3	41.7%	192 (34.5%)	94 (16.9%)	216 (38.8%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.4%)	41.5	139^th of 252 public middle schools	44.8%		45.5	128^th of 250 public middle schools	48.8%	11		49.7			33.1	53.1	43.2			23.6	50.0	32.1	$37,229
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%)	65.1	91^st of 252 public middle schools	63.9%		62.9	91^st of 250 public middle schools	63.6%			62.6			53.9	64.8	60.7			46.1	39.8	53.4	$23,784

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomaston Center School

What district is Thomaston Center School in?

Thomaston School District

What high school do graduates of Thomaston Center School attend?

Students who attend Thomaston Center School usually go on to attend Thomaston High School

How many students attend Thomaston Center School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 196 students attended Thomaston Center School.

What is the racial makeup of Thomaston Center School?

Students at Thomaston Center School are 80% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

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