Summary:
Zip code 06032 in Farmington, CT is home to two middle schools—West Woods Upper Elementary School and Irving A. Robbins Middle School—serving grades 5–8 and 7–8 respectively, with a combined enrollment of 1,346 students within the Farmington School District, which ranks 18th out of 153 districts statewide.
Both schools are high performers, but they shine in different ways. Irving A. Robbins Middle School stands out for its sustained top-tier state ranking, placing in the top 10% of Connecticut middle schools for three consecutive years, including a peak at the 93rd percentile in 2023–2024. West Woods Upper Elementary School does not have a state rank in the data, but its test scores are exceptional, particularly in the lower middle grades—5th grade science proficiency is 78.4% and 6th grade ELA is 77.7%. The two schools likely function as a feeder pattern, with West Woods covering upper elementary/lower middle grades and Irving serving grades 7–8.
Academically, both schools outperform Connecticut state averages by 20 or more percentage points in nearly every tested subject. Science is a shared strength, with 5th grade science at West Woods (78.4%) and 8th grade science at Irving (76.7%) both far exceeding state averages. ELA runs ahead of math at both schools, though the gap is larger at Irving (about 7.7 points) than at West Woods (about 3.9 points). Chronic absenteeism is strikingly low—roughly 8% at each school, about half the state average of 16.4%. Irving spends slightly more per student ($18,513 vs. $18,109) and has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio (12.5 vs. 13.3). With about 1 in 5 students qualifying for free/reduced lunch and nearly identical enrollments, these two schools offer families a consistently strong, well-resourced middle school experience.
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