Summary:
Zip code 06076, encompassing Stafford Springs, Connecticut, is served by a single middle school: Stafford Middle School, which educates approximately 285 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Stafford School District. Stafford Middle School is the standout school in this area by default, but it earns that status through several notable characteristics, including a favorable 9.6:1 student–teacher ratio, a chronic absenteeism rate of 14.7% that is below the state average of 16.4%, and a moderate free/reduced lunch eligibility rate of 42.46%.
Academically, the school's strongest area is 8th grade science, where 62.2% of students were proficient on the NGSS assessment in 2025–2026, surpassing the state average by 11.3 percentage points. Mathematics performance shows a fascinating grade-level trend: 6th grade math proficiency is dramatically below the state average (-13.8 points in 2025–2026), yet by 8th grade, students outperform the state by +4.2 points, suggesting the school effectively helps students catch up over their three years. English Language Arts scores are mixed, with 7th grade showing a +4.9-point advantage over the state in 2024–2025, while other grades lag slightly behind.
Stafford Middle School's school-level ranking places it in the 52nd percentile of Connecticut middle schools with a 3-star rating, notably stronger than its district's 30th percentile ranking (107th out of 153 districts). This suggests the middle school is a bright spot within the Stafford School District. However, the school's percentile ranking has slipped from 58th in 2023–2024 to 52nd in 2025–2026, indicating it has not fully kept pace with peer schools. With per-student spending of $17,057 and a low student–teacher ratio, the school appears well-resourced to continue supporting student growth across all grade levels.
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