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Swift Middle School

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Swift Middle School ranks 145 th of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

145^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 258 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 44% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Swift Middle School in Oakville, CT, serves 591 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Watertown School District, which ranks in the lower-middle tier of Connecticut’s 153 districts. The school’s state ranking has fallen steadily over five years — from the 71st percentile in 2021–2022 to the 44th percentile in 2025–2026 (145th of 258 middle schools). Test data confirms the slide: ELA proficiency averages about 43.7% across grades 6–8 versus 51.5% statewide, while math sits at 36.8% versus 43.5% statewide. Nearly every grade and subject has declined, including 8th-grade science, which fell from 62% proficient in 2023–2024 to 46.4% in 2025–2026.

Geographically, Swift sits between affluent suburbs and higher-poverty urban districts, and its metrics reflect that position. It clearly outperforms the Waterbury middle schools — North End Middle School, West Side Middle School, and Michael F. Wallace Middle School — where math proficiency often falls below 20%. But it trails its immediate suburban neighbors by 10 to 20 percentage points in most subjects. Memorial Middle School, less than 3 miles away, posts an 8th-grade science proficiency rate of 80.8% versus Swift’s 46.4%, and both Tyrrell Middle School and Woodbury Middle School rank in the 60th percentile overall. One genuine bright spot is attendance: chronic absenteeism is just 10.2%, well below the state rate of 16.4%.

Swift operates with the lowest per-pupil spending in its competitive set — $15,179 per student versus $18,459 at Memorial and $19,561 at Woodbury — while serving a student body in which 44.3% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a far higher share than at neighboring suburban schools. Despite those constraints, the school’s economically disadvantaged students have performed near the statewide midpoint for that group, suggesting some supports are working. Still, the broad, sustained decline across grades and subjects is the most pressing issue. For families, Swift offers strong attendance and resilience among its highest-need students, but its academic trend — and the resource gap with nearby districts — are worth careful consideration.

591

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,884

Per pupil spending ?

44.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 Colonial St.
Oakville, CT 06779

(860) 945-4830

District: Watertown School District

Students who attend Swift Middle School usually attend:

High:

Watertown High School

Feeder schools for Swift Middle School:

Elementary:	Fletcher W. Judson School
	John Trumbull Primary School
	Polk School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.5%

Hispanic:

13.0%

African American:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (41% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

Connecticut avg48%

145^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

108^th of 153Watertown 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	40.3	145 of 258	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.8	128 of 252	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	107 of 250	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.6	90 of 249	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.9	72 of 250	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	105 of 275	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	113 of 259	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	96 of 249	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.1	103 of 250	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.8	116 of 246	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.5	112 of 280	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.3	123 of 278	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.5	125 of 272	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.1	112 of 269	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.9	95 of 268	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.7	85 of 255	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.9	68 of 252	73.0%	★★★★☆
2007	73.5	71 of 250	71.6%	★★★★☆
2006	72.1	77 of 248	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	33.2	58 of 104	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	104 of 164	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.2	99 of 164	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	86 of 161	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	72 of 160	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.5	49 of 166	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	91 of 235	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	91 of 169	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	82 of 160	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	70.6	19 of 99	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	41 of 146	71.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	52 of 112	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.0	56 of 117	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	40 of 114	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.6	16 of 109	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	95.7	3 of 106	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	80.1	34 of 218	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	40 of 104	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	117 of 164	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.7	106 of 162	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	96 of 157	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	78 of 158	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	60 of 169	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	95 of 224	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.2	107 of 167	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.6	78 of 164	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	73.2	52 of 244	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	35.7	15 of 25	40.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	133 of 150	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	126 of 153	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	116 of 154	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.3	93 of 158	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	69 of 151	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	104 of 175	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	111 of 166	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	100 of 168	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)81st percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2021)79th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2021)44th percentile-18 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science46%-4 vs state

English Language Arts44%-8 vs state

Mathematics37%-7 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 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
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%)	40.3	145^th of 258 public middle schools	43.8%		45.8	128^th of 252 public middle schools	49.2%	17		46.4			46.4	44.0	40.6			32.5	44.2	33.7	$22,884
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Memorial Dr	Middlebury	06762	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 15	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 758-2496	420	37	11.3	11.4%	332 (79.0%)	13 (3.1%)	37 (8.8%)	23 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	68.7	83^rd of 258 public middle schools	67.8%		68.4	82^nd of 252 public middle schools	67.5%	1		80.8			53.7	50.3	61.5			54.1	51.7	59.2	$23,410
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%)	39.2	146^th of 258 public middle schools	43.4%		41.5	139^th of 252 public middle schools	44.8%	7		57.4			42.4	39.8	45.2			31.5	25.2	37.0	$37,229
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%)	13	217^th of 258 public middle schools	15.9%		12.6	208^th of 252 public middle schools	17.5%	9		18.5			30.5	31.3	31.4			15.6	14.7	5.9	$22,056
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%)	8.7	237^th of 258 public middle schools	8.1%		8.5	233^rd of 252 public middle schools	7.5%	4		23.6			21.1	18.5	22.8			9.6	9.9	8.2	$22,469
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
Woodbury Middle School	Public	6-8	67 Washington Ave.	Woodbury	06798	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 14	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 263-4306	300	31	9.6	25.3%	237 (79.0%)	5 (1.7%)	40 (13.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	70.5	80^th of 258 public middle schools	69.0%		73.8	66^th of 252 public middle schools	73.8%	14		56.6			60.4	64.3	59.4			56.3	54.8	56.6	$26,313
Tyrrell Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Todd Rd.	Wolcott	06716	Capitol Planning Region	Wolcott School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 879-8151	498	54	9.2	35.7%	355 (71.3%)	20 (4.0%)	99 (19.9%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	68.3	88^th of 258 public middle schools	65.9%		71.9	79^th of 252 public middle schools	68.7%	9		54.4			58.6	63.1	68.3			49.3	51.0	54.0	$20,849
Hillside Intermediate School	Public	5-6	51 Hillside Ave.	Naugatuck	06770	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5260	292	28	10.4	64.4%	110 (37.7%)	24 (8.2%)	140 (47.9%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)								(n/a)	479.0			37.6	50.6				24.8	36.1			$18,697
Michael F. Wallace Middle School	Public	4-8	3465 East Main St.	Waterbury	06705	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8140	1,059	93	11.4	85.9%	104 (9.8%)	240 (22.7%)	647 (61.1%)	24 (2.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.7%)	18.1	194^th of 258 public middle schools	24.8%		18.8	191^st of 252 public middle schools	24.2%	3	510.0	32.1	65.0	2557.0	31.6	32.9	36.8	2484.0	2527.0	16.3	17.7	14.5	$20,172

Frequently Asked Questions about Swift Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Swift Middle School?

Students at Swift Middle School are 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Swift Middle School in?

Watertown School District

Is Swift Middle School a good school?

Swift Middle School ranks 145^th of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Swift Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended Swift Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Swift Middle School attend?

Students who attend Swift Middle School usually go on to attend Watertown High School

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