Summary:
Zip code 06084 covers Tolland, Connecticut, where four public schools in the Tolland School District serve roughly 2,122 students from pre-K through 12th grade, including two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. The district is ranked 40th out of 153 Connecticut districts, placing it in the 74th percentile with a 4-star rating. Enrollment ranges from 468 students at Tolland Middle School to 639 at Tolland High School, and an average free/reduced lunch rate of roughly 17% suggests a relatively low level of economic disadvantage.
Tolland Intermediate School is the standout academic performer among schools with ranking data. In 2025-2026 it ranked 65th out of 491 elementary schools statewide (87th percentile), with 5th grade proficiency far above state averages: 82.3% in ELA and 79.8% in math. Tolland Middle School has ranked at the 81st percentile for three consecutive years, making it a model of consistency. Tolland High School posts a strong 96.2% graduation rate and 76.6% 11th-grade ELA proficiency, but its 18.3% chronic absenteeism rate is the district's most pressing concern, more than double the district average of 8.1%. Birch Grove Primary School, which lacks test data due to its PK-2 grade span, has the best attendance record in the district at just 1.9%.
Math is the consistent weakness across all grade levels. At the high school, ELA proficiency is 76.6% but math is only 41.9% — a 34.7-point gap. A 7th-grade dip also appears at Tolland Middle School, where proficiency in both ELA (67.1%) and math (51.4%) is lower than in 6th or 8th grade. While the high school's ranking has slipped from its 84th-percentile peak in 2022-2023 to 70th, grades 3-8 remain reliable state leaders, indicating a strong academic pipeline. If the district can address high school attendance and math performance, it has the potential to become one of Connecticut's very best school systems.
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