Summary:
Zip code 06365, serving the Preston, Connecticut area, is home to just one middle school: Preston Plains School (grades 6-8), part of the Preston School District. With only 141 students enrolled, the school is small by any measure, with roughly 47 students per grade level. The district ranks 74th out of 153 districts in Connecticut, earning 3 stars, and the school itself has consistently ranked in the 112-121 range out of roughly 250-258 middle schools over the past three years, placing it at the 53rd-55th percentile statewide.
Preston Plains School shows a mixed academic profile depending on subject and grade level. The standout results come in 8th grade, where 53.8% of students are proficient in mathematics (about 12 points above the state average of 41.9%) and 60% are proficient in English Language Arts (about 9 points above the state's 50.7%). However, 6th-grade math is a clear weak spot, with only 30-31.7% of students proficient versus the state average of 42.9-44.4%. The school also trails the state in 7th-grade ELA, where 46% of students are proficient compared to the state's 52.2%.
The school serves a moderate share of economically disadvantaged students, with 32.62% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Chronic absenteeism is a concern at 21.0%, below the district's 25.4% but above the state's 16.4%, meaning roughly 1 in 5 students is chronically absent. On a positive note, the school offers a low student-teacher ratio of 11.9-to-1 and benefits from high per-pupil spending of $19,399 (2018-2019). Because Preston Plains is the only middle school in the district, its test scores are essentially identical to district averages. Overall, this is a stable, mid-tier school with strong 8th-grade performance, but early-middle-school math intervention and attendance improvement may be the keys to lifting overall achievement.
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