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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 06365

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141

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Top rankedPreston Plains School118^th of 252 Connecticut middle schools

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Summary:

The 06365 zip code is home to a single middle school, Preston Plains School, which serves grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 130 students. The school is part of the Preston School District, which is ranked 85 out of 156 districts in Connecticut and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Preston Plains School has seen its statewide ranking among Connecticut middle schools fluctuate in recent years, going from 79th out of 249 in 2022-2023 to 112th out of 250 in 2023-2024 and 118th out of 252 in 2024-2025. The school's SchoolDigger rating has remained steady at 3 out of 5 stars. While the school outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, it lags behind in Math proficiency. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%.

Despite these challenges, Preston Plains School appears to be well-resourced, with a low student-teacher ratio of 13.8 and per-student spending of $19,399 for the 2018-2019 school year. The school also serves a population with significant economic challenges, as indicated by the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 35.38%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SBAC English Language Arts (2025)		SBAC Mathematics (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	Total
Preston Plains School	Public	6-8	1 Route 164	Preston	06365	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Preston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 889-3831	141	12	11.9	32.6%	109 (77.3%)	5 (3.5%)	16 (11.3%)	5 (3.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	51.5	118^th of 252 public middle schools	53.2%		54.6	112^th of 250 public middle schools	55.2%	6	56.0	60.0	30.0	44.2	$29,544

Cities Near Zip Code 06365

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Preston	1.37 mi	2	110^th
Norwich	3.39 mi	15	162^nd
Taftville	4.81 mi	1	177^th
Ledyard	5.23 mi	2	97^th
Uncasville	5.52 mi	1	149^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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