Beta You're viewing our redesigned school page. Prefer the classic layout?

New rankings! SchoolDigger recently updated its Connecticut rankings with newly released test scores for the 2025-26 school year.

Be the first to know when we post new rankings!

Torrington Middle School

Q: Is Torrington Middle School a good school?

Torrington Middle School ranks 164 th of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 258 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 36% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Torrington Middle School is a 7th–8th grade school in Torrington, CT, serving 981 students as part of the Torrington School District. The school currently ranks 164th out of 258 Connecticut middle schools (36th percentile), a position it has held fairly consistently over the past decade. Academically, the school trails state averages in most subjects, with math being the clearest area of concern: only 25.4% of 7th graders and 19.2% of 8th graders scored proficient in math, compared with state averages of 44.1% and 41.9%. About 67% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, the highest rate among nearby middle schools, which is important context for understanding these results.

Torrington's academic profile stands out most clearly when compared with neighboring schools. Its 8th grade math proficiency rate of 19.2% is far below the 70.1% at Avon Middle School, 67.0% at Plumb Hill Middle School, and 56.1% at Har-Bur Middle School. Similarly, 8th grade ELA proficiency is 39.1%, well behind Avon (78.7%) and Har-Bur (71.5%). That said, the school's 7th grade ELA score of 47.9% is much closer to the state average and comparable to schools like Chippens Hill Middle School (45.9%) and Eli Terry Junior Middle School (47.7%). Torrington also serves a very different population than its higher-performing neighbors, with a poverty rate roughly five times that of Avon and three times that of Har-Bur.

There are some encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 28.0% in 2021–2022 to 17.0% in 2025–2026. The school also earned 5 stars for English Learner student performance in 2020–2021 and 2021–2022, ranking in the 94th–96th percentile statewide. Notably, Torrington spends more per student ($17,949) than several higher-performing nearby schools, suggesting that funding alone doesn't explain the gaps. Since the school's scores closely mirror district averages, the challenges appear systemic across the Torrington School District rather than unique to this building. Families considering Torrington Middle School should expect a large school environment where math intervention and attendance support are likely to be important priorities.

981

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,154

Per pupil spending ?

67%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Major Besse Drive
Torrington, CT 06790

(860) 496-4050

District: Torrington School District

Students who attend Torrington Middle School usually attend:

High:

Torrington High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.9%

Hispanic:

43.4%

African American:

5.7%

See top rated Connecticut middle schools

Compare Torrington Middle School to nearby middle schools!

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (34% vs 48% 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 school34%

District avg34%

Connecticut avg48%

164^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Connecticut Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	164 of 258	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.2	158 of 252	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	174 of 250	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	159 of 249	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	156 of 250	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	173 of 275	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	171 of 259	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	181 of 249	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.9	190 of 250	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.6	184 of 246	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.7	183 of 280	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.1	155 of 278	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.4	155 of 272	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.3	155 of 269	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.7	153 of 268	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.1	155 of 255	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.7	151 of 252	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.6	154 of 250	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.9	152 of 248	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	21.1	85 of 104	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	50.3	1 of 26	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	73.4	2 of 34	94.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	127 of 164	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	125 of 164	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	138 of 161	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	118 of 160	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	117 of 166	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	148 of 235	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	135 of 169	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	138 of 160	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	65 of 115	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.5	67 of 105	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	75 of 104	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	72 of 99	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	53 of 97	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	82 of 146	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	57 of 97	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	52 of 75	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	71 of 112	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.1	74 of 117	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	85 of 114	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	63 of 109	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	69 of 106	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	113 of 218	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	71 of 104	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	125 of 164	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	128 of 162	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	135 of 157	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	128 of 158	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	128 of 169	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	163 of 224	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	131 of 167	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	127 of 164	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	24 of 27	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.6	135 of 244	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	8.3	138 of 150	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	142 of 153	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	144 of 154	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	146 of 158	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	137 of 151	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	159 of 175	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	151 of 166	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	156 of 168	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)96th percentile+59 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile~ school

Male (2026)24th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2021)18th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-26 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts44%-8 vs state

Science39%-12 vs state

Mathematics22%-21 vs state

2.3

3 ratings · 2 written reviews

5★1

4★0

3★0

2★0

1★2

Rate Torrington Middle School

Have first-hand experience? A quick rating - and a sentence or two about what stands out (teachers, academics, safety, communication) - helps other families know what to expect.

Takes about a minute. We email you a link to verify your review - your address is never shown publicly.

Tap a star to rate

What people are saying

by a student
Wednesday, August 8, 2018

As a student who has gone to Torrington Middle School for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade I have to say it wasn’t that great to begin with and only kept going down hill. The students themselves were pretty awful to deal with since they took the greatest pleasure in making my time here miserable. I was only able to find a few diamonds in the rough that have been with me since day one and I hope to keep them with me for they proved to me to be great people. I can only count maybe five or six teachers throughout all the years I’ve been there that were actually good. One of the bad ones was a complete menace and always went after this one kid for doing very little to nothing wrong. Another teacher would get very angry with the students in his class for things happening in his own life that we had absolutely nothing to do with. Along with many teachers having toxic personalities and not teaching their classes, many students have tried to commit suicide in the school. One account I remember vividly was a girl tried to hang herself in the bathroom on the second to last day of school. I’m very glad to have graduated from that school with subpar grades and to have gotten accepted into a much better high school out of town. I still carry some bad memories and trama from being around horrible people 24/7. Anyone that goes to the school I went to I wish you the best. You’re going to need the good luck. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, November 12, 2009

Safety is a huge issue at this school. Close Quote

Schools Near Torrington Middle School

Load more schools when map is moved

Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

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 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
Torrington Middle School	Public	7-8	50 Major Besse Drive	Torrington	06790	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Torrington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 496-4050	981	81	12.0	67.0%	431 (43.9%)	56 (5.7%)	426 (43.4%)	41 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.3%)	29.7	164^th of 258 public middle schools	36.4%		30.2	158^th of 252 public middle schools	37.3%	6		38.6				47.9	39.1				25.4	19.2	$19,154
Torrington Intermediate School	Public	4-6	295 East Pearl Rd	Torrington	06790	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Torrington School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(860) 496-4050	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)	47.0		47.2	52.2	52.9			43.0	42.5	37.3
Northwestern Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Battistoni Dr.	Winsted	06098	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Regional School District 07	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 379-7243	218	26	8.4	22.0%	193 (88.5%)	2 (0.9%)	17 (7.8%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	79.2	52^nd of 258 public middle schools	79.8%		71.3	81^st of 252 public middle schools	67.9%	29		76.5				68.0	66.7				59.4	52.6	$31,271
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%)	78.4	56^th of 258 public middle schools	78.3%		75	63^rd of 252 public middle schools	75.0%	7	64.7	69.3		64.9	71.5	63.5	71.5		55.9	63.7	52.2	56.1	$19,440
Canton Intermediate School	Public	4-6	39 Dyer Ave.	Canton	06019	Capitol Planning Region	Canton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 693-7717	333	31	10.6	21.0%	278 (83.5%)	14 (4.2%)	24 (7.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.9%)								(n/a)	512.0		64.2	66.3	72.9			70.6	67.3	61.0			$23,218
Canton Middle School	Public	7-8	76 Simonds Avenue	Canton	06019	Capitol Planning Region	Canton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 693-7712	214	16	13.0	22.9%	166 (77.6%)	16 (7.5%)	17 (7.9%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	79.2	51^st of 258 public middle schools	80.2%		77	57^th of 252 public middle schools	77.4%	6		69.5				72.2	64.2				59.3	55.8	$24,912
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%)	79	53^rd of 258 public middle schools	79.5%					(n/a)		71.4			66.0	72.2	62.1			55.7	57.8	67.0	$21,933
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%)	46.8	128^th of 258 public middle schools	50.4%		49.3	123^rd of 252 public middle schools	51.2%	5		53.4			49.0	45.9	51.6			36.9	31.0	44.0	$23,326
Avon Middle School	Public	7-8	375 West Avon Rd.	Avon	06001	Capitol Planning Region	Avon School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 404-4770	461	43	10.7	13.2%	287 (62.3%)	26 (5.6%)	36 (7.8%)	92 (20.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	90.1	18^th of 258 public middle schools	93.0%		89.4	18^th of 252 public middle schools	92.9%			72.6				76.9	78.7				73.9	70.1	$23,314
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)	45.9		45.0	37.7	48.6			31.7	11.5	31.1			$22,155

Frequently Asked Questions about Torrington Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Torrington Middle School?

Students at Torrington Middle School are 44% White, 43% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Torrington Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Torrington Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 981 students attended Torrington Middle School.

Is Torrington Middle School a good school?

Torrington Middle School ranks 164^th of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Torrington Middle School in?

Torrington School District

Rate Torrington Middle School!

Other helpful SchoolDigger resources...

Compare to nearby schools

CTConnecticut Middle School Rankings

CTConnecticut District Rankings

Schools in Torrington, CT

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Torrington Middle School!

Latest Connecticut data All new data »

2024–25 through 2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesAug 31, 2026

2025–26 NGSS, SAT & SBAC test scoresAug 31, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataApr 2, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataNov 6, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.