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The Gilbert School

Public Grades 7-12

108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 135 Connecticut High Schools

Better than 20% of Connecticut high schools

Summary

The Gilbert School is a public grades 7–12 school in Winsted, Connecticut, serving 452 students and operating as the only school in The Gilbert School District. The school currently ranks 108th of 133 statewide (19th percentile), placing it well below nearly every nearby comprehensive high school, including Simsbury High School (95th percentile), Avon High School (90th percentile), Canton High School (87th percentile), and Lewis S. Mills High School (86th percentile). Only Oliver Wolcott Technical High School ranks in a similar low range. The school's ranking has declined steadily over the past decade, from roughly the 48th percentile in 2015–2016 to the bottom quintile today.

Gilbert serves a considerably more economically disadvantaged student body than its neighbors, with a free/reduced-price lunch rate of 56.4%—far above the 14.5% to 23.5% range seen in nearby districts like the Granby School District, Avon School District, Simsbury School District, Canton School District, and Regional School District 10. Academic proficiency reflects this challenge: SAT Math proficiency is 10.9% versus 31.3% statewide, and science proficiency is 25.9% versus 50.5% statewide. Chronic absenteeism, at 21.9%, is the highest among non-alternative schools in the surrounding area, though it has improved significantly from a pandemic peak of 39.0%. There is a notable bright spot: the graduation rate reached 96.5% in 2024–2025, above the state average of 91.2% and competitive with much wealthier districts.

Perhaps the most important finding is that 7th grade students at Gilbert have recently matched or exceeded state averages in ELA and math, but those gains fade sharply by high school. By 11th grade, SAT Math proficiency is only about one-third the state rate. The contrast with Northwestern Regional High School, located just 1.85 miles away in the same town, is striking: Northwestern ranks in the 80th percentile with 75.7% science proficiency, while Gilbert ranks in the 19th percentile with 25.9% science proficiency. The poverty gap between the two schools (56% vs. 24% free/reduced lunch) explains part of the difference, but the scale of the academic gap suggests real room for improvement. Reducing chronic absenteeism and strengthening math and science instruction from middle school through high school are the most promising levers for reversing Gilbert's downward trend.

452

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

56.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Williams Ave.
Winsted, CT 06098

(860) 379-8521

District: The Gilbert School District

Feeder schools for The Gilbert School:

Elementary:

Pearson School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.8%

Hispanic:

21.0%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Connecticut average (91%)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Connecticut avg47%

Middle school

158^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

108^th of 135

Connecticut public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

137^th of 153The Gilbert 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	158 of 258	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.2	157 of 252	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	144 of 249	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	153 of 250	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	161 of 275	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	122 of 259	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.2	155 of 250	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.1	164 of 246	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.1	191 of 280	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.3	178 of 278	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.7	170 of 272	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	37.8	139 of 235	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	47.1	54 of 109	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	70 of 106	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	111 of 218	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	122 of 164	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	114 of 169	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	158 of 224	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	37.9	149 of 244	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	139 of 150	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	140 of 153	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	129 of 154	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	134 of 158	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	140 of 151	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	163 of 175	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	104 of 166	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	3.9	159 of 168	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	108 of 135	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	102 of 141	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	90 of 145	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	88 of 142	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.8	154 of 200	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	86 of 121	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.8	70 of 121	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.3	71 of 140	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.7	69 of 132	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.3	165 of 196	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.0	130 of 193	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.8	134 of 188	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.6	137 of 189	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.7	128 of 186	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.7	120 of 176	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.9	129 of 176	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	58.1	109 of 176	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2018	15.0	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	30.2	127 of 189	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	27.5	47 of 65	27.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	17.5	86 of 100	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	108 of 116	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	104 of 116	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	141 of 155	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	108 of 113	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)50th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2021)41st percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)39th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-31 vs school

High school

Female (2021)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)28th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2024)14th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2018)9th percentile-33 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-11 vs state

Mathematics33%-10 vs state

Science26%-25 vs state

Math11%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

My son has been in middle school at Gilbert. He is very happy there and doing great. I don't know what the previous parent was talking about regarding "the chosen few". There are opportunities for every student at Gilbert! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, February 9, 2009

Too many kids fall between the cracks. Lots of emphasis placed on the chosen few, the rest are left to themselves. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Math (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 8th Grade	NGSS Science 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
The Gilbert School	Public	7-12	200 Williams Ave.	Winsted	06098	Northwest Hills Planning Region	The Gilbert School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 379-8521	452	38	11.9	56.4%	302 (66.8%)	14 (3.1%)	95 (21.0%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	17.7	108^th of 135 public high schools	20.0%		23	102^nd of 141 public high schools	27.7%	6	785.0	25.9		10.9	43.2	39.1	33.8	32.2
Explorations	Public, Charter	9-12	71 Spencer St.	Winsted	06098	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Explorations District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 738-9070	77	8	9.5	58.4%	53 (68.8%)	5 (6.5%)	9 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.1%)								(n/a)									$22,438
Northwestern Regional High School	Public	9-12	100 Battistoni Dr.	Winsted	06098	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Regional School District 07	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 379-8525	536	55	9.6	23.5%	503 (93.8%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	83.5	26^th of 135 public high schools	80.7%		75.4	38^th of 141 public high schools	73.0%	12		75.7	74.5						$28,876
Torrington High School	Public	9-12	50 Major Besse Dr.	Torrington	06790	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Torrington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 489-2294	1,034	87	11.9	62.3%	386 (37.3%)	81 (7.8%)	475 (45.9%)	57 (5.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (2.6%)								(n/a)		32.7							$24,761
Oliver Wolcott Technical High School	Public	9-12	75 Oliver St.	Torrington	06790	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	No	(860) 496-5300	643	53	12.2	36.4%	466 (72.5%)	7 (1.1%)	121 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.6%)	27.3	87^th of 135 public high schools	35.6%		12.6	125^th of 141 public high schools	11.3%	38		44.1		5.8					$29,886
Canton High School	Public	9-12	76 Simonds Avenue	Canton	06019	Capitol Planning Region	Canton School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 693-7707	443	46	9.6	21.9%	348 (78.6%)	41 (9.3%)	28 (6.3%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	87.6	17^th of 135 public high schools	87.4%		90	14^th of 141 public high schools	90.1%	3		85.3	77.3	47.3					$25,743
Lewis S. Mills High School	Public	9-12	26 Lyon Rd.	Burlington	06013	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Regional School District 10	No	No	No	No	(860) 673-0423	614	54	11.4	14.8%	398 (64.8%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (9.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	146 (23.8%)	85.9	19^th of 135 public high schools	85.9%		79.6	31^st of 141 public high schools	78.0%	12		74.4	77.0	50.0					$22,005
Simsbury High School	Public	9-12	34 Farms Village Rd.	Simsbury	06070	Capitol Planning Region	Simsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 658-0451	1,187	100	11.8	17.9%	828 (69.8%)	70 (5.9%)	138 (11.6%)	86 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (5.0%)	94	6^th of 135 public high schools	95.6%		92.4	9^th of 141 public high schools	93.6%	3		88.5	86.1	58.3					$23,112
Granby Memorial High School	Public	9-12	54 North Granby Road	Granby	06035	Capitol Planning Region	Granby School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 844-3014	564	48	11.8	15.2%	448 (79.4%)	49 (8.7%)	36 (6.4%)	14 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	84.3	24^th of 135 public high schools	82.2%		86.3	20^th of 141 public high schools	85.8%	4		75.2	76.4	45.9					$23,387
Avon High School	Public	9-12	510 West Avon Rd.	Avon	06001	Capitol Planning Region	Avon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 404-4740	946	81	11.7	14.5%	546 (57.7%)	61 (6.4%)	96 (10.1%)	205 (21.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.4%)	89	13^th of 135 public high schools	90.4%		92.8	6^th of 141 public high schools	95.7%	7		71.2	82.4	58.6					$23,910

Frequently Asked Questions about The Gilbert School

Is The Gilbert School a good school?

The Gilbert School ranks in the bottom 20.0% of Connecticut high schools.

What schools feed into The Gilbert School?

The Gilbert School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Pearson School

What is the racial makeup of The Gilbert School?

Students at The Gilbert School are 67% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

How many students attend The Gilbert School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended The Gilbert School.

What district is The Gilbert School in?

The Gilbert School District

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