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Hall Memorial School

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Hall Memorial School ranks 107 th of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 258 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 59% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Hall Memorial School is a small public middle school in Willington, CT, serving just 167 students in grades 5 through 8 as the only middle school in the Willington School District. The school stands out regionally for its size and resources: it has the lowest student-teacher ratio in the area at 7.1:1 (compared to 10.5:1 at nearby Tolland Middle School) and spends roughly $22,000 per student, the highest of any comparison school in the region.

Academically, math is a clear bright spot. In 2024-2025, 8th-grade math proficiency reached 72.2% versus 40.8% statewide, and in 2023-2024, 7th-grade math hit 70.7% versus 41.5% statewide. English language arts results are more uneven. The most recent year shows 5th-grade ELA at just 32.4% proficiency compared to 53.5% statewide, yet a year earlier 6th-grade ELA was 60.0%, above the state's 50.0%. These swings are likely due to very small grade-level cohorts of roughly 40 students, where a single class can dramatically shift the school's averages from year to year.

Attendance and support for vulnerable students are notable strengths. Chronic absenteeism is just 7.4%, well below the state average of 16.4%. Historical data also shows strong outcomes for special education and low-income students, with rankings in the 91st and 86th percentiles respectively in 2020-2021. That said, the school's overall state ranking sits at the 59th percentile (107th of 258 middle schools), while Tolland Middle School, just 2.8 miles away, ranks in the 81st percentile with lower per-pupil spending and larger class sizes. In short, Hall Memorial offers a highly personalized, well-funded environment with strong attendance, but converting those advantages into consistently higher ELA proficiency remains its biggest challenge.

167

Students ?

7.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,317

Per pupil spending ?

38.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 River Rd.
Willington, CT 06279

(860) 429-9391

District: Willington School District

Students who attend Hall Memorial School usually attend:

High:

E. O. Smith High School

Feeder schools for Hall Memorial School:

Elementary:

Center School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.8%

Hispanic:

11.4%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Connecticut median (59th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Connecticut avg49%

107^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

91^st of 153Willington 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	58.3	107 of 258	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.6	68 of 252	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	106 of 250	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	88 of 249	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	116 of 250	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	93 of 275	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	95 of 259	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	109 of 249	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	77.5	56 of 246	77.2%	★★★★☆
2015	62.7	108 of 280	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.1	68 of 278	75.5%	★★★★☆
2012	67.3	120 of 272	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.8	104 of 269	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.1	131 of 268	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.4	51 of 255	80.0%	★★★★☆
2008	66.3	111 of 252	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.4	110 of 250	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.3	82 of 248	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	75.4	58 of 235	75.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	83.4	31 of 218	85.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	52.4	98 of 224	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	82.9	21 of 244	91.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	111 of 150	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	107 of 158	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.4	130 of 151	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	110 of 175	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	98 of 166	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2021)91st percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)86th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2021)75th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2021)56th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics55%+11 vs state

English Language Arts43%-8 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 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
Hall Memorial School	Public	5-8	111 River Rd.	Willington	06279	Capitol Planning Region	Willington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 429-9391	167	24	7.1	38.9%	135 (80.8%)	2 (1.2%)	19 (11.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.0%)	58.3	107^th of 258 public middle schools	58.5%		73.6	68^th of 252 public middle schools	73.0%	39	488.0	795.0	32.4	2524.0	55.8	39.5	2494.0	53.7	55.8	2577.0	$31,317
Tolland Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Falcon Way	Tolland	06084	Capitol Planning Region	Tolland School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 870-6860	468	45	10.5	17.1%	371 (79.3%)	12 (2.6%)	49 (10.5%)	19 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	80.3	48^th of 258 public middle schools	81.4%		81.1	49^th of 252 public middle schools	80.6%	1		814.0		75.4	67.1	71.3		61.1	51.4	65.1	$22,545
Capt. Nathan Hale School	Public	6-8	1776 Main Street	Coventry	06238	Capitol Planning Region	Coventry School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 742-7334	363	38	9.5	27.8%	294 (81.0%)	3 (0.8%)	37 (10.2%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	87.2	28^th of 258 public middle schools	89.1%		81.6	47^th of 252 public middle schools	81.3%	19		818.0		73.7	73.8	80.8		60.2	68.6	71.3	$21,843
Mansfield Middle School	Public	5-8	205 Spring Hill Rd.	Storrs	06268	Capitol Planning Region	Mansfield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 429-9341	414	46	9.0	31.6%	250 (60.4%)	19 (4.6%)	89 (21.5%)	38 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	81.8	42^nd of 258 public middle schools	83.7%		81.8	45^th of 252 public middle schools	82.1%	3	61.7	72.8	49.5	64.6	67.7	68.8	50.0	61.6	62.0	69.6	$30,893
Stafford Middle School	Public	6-8	21 Levinthal Run	Stafford Springs	06076	Capitol Planning Region	Stafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 684-2785	285	29	9.6	42.5%	237 (83.2%)	4 (1.4%)	30 (10.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	48.6	124^th of 258 public middle schools	51.9%		48	124^th of 252 public middle schools	50.8%			62.2		42.4	51.0	47.8		30.6	40.0	46.1	$24,513
Vernon Center Middle School	Public	6-8	777 Hartford Tpke.	Vernon	06066	Capitol Planning Region	Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 870-6070	651	64	10.1	60.7%	321 (49.3%)	67 (10.3%)	173 (26.6%)	33 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (8.6%)	60.6	100^th of 258 public middle schools	61.2%		55.2	109^th of 252 public middle schools	56.7%	9		52.9		51.4	62.6	59.8		47.4	50.5	43.3	$19,346
Ellington Middle School	Public	7-8	46 Middle Butcher Rd.	Ellington	06029	Capitol Planning Region	Ellington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 896-2339	393	35	11.0	20.4%	282 (71.8%)	23 (5.9%)	28 (7.1%)	50 (12.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	76.4	61^st of 258 public middle schools	76.4%		85.2	28^th of 252 public middle schools	88.9%	33		65.7			66.8	60.9			60.8	56.8	$21,672
Windham Middle School	Public	5-8	123 Quarry St.	Willimantic	06226	Capitol Planning Region	Windham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 465-2351	583	56	10.4	76.3%	97 (16.6%)	17 (2.9%)	452 (77.5%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	16.6	198^th of 258 public middle schools	23.3%		19.4	188^th of 252 public middle schools	25.4%	10	28.2	785.0	27.6	26.4	33.3	33.1	26.7	14.9	24.2	16.9	$23,976
Timothy Edwards School	Public	6-8	100 Arnold Way	South Windsor	06074	Capitol Planning Region	South Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 648-5030	1,221	109	11.2	17.9%	540 (44.2%)	54 (4.4%)	126 (10.3%)	431 (35.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (5.7%)	81.1	46^th of 258 public middle schools	82.2%		82.6	40^th of 252 public middle schools	84.1%	6		68.5		62.6	72.6	66.6		60.8	67.6	63.5	$18,553
Illing Middle School	Public	7-8	227 Middle Tpke E	Manchester	06040	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 647-3400	763	78	9.7	58.5%	219 (28.7%)	207 (27.1%)	256 (33.6%)	58 (7.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	17 (2.2%)	25.1	179^th of 258 public middle schools	30.6%		21.2	180^th of 252 public middle schools	28.6%	1		39.9			36.5	32.7			26.7	21.6	$24,481

Frequently Asked Questions about Hall Memorial School

What high school do graduates of Hall Memorial School attend?

Students who attend Hall Memorial School usually go on to attend E. O. Smith High School

What district is Hall Memorial School in?

Willington School District

What is the racial makeup of Hall Memorial School?

Students at Hall Memorial School are 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Hall Memorial School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 167 students attended Hall Memorial School.

Is Hall Memorial School a good school?

Hall Memorial School ranks 107^th of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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