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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 06417


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Top rankedJohn Winthrop Middle School99th of 258 Connecticut middle schools
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Summary:

Zip code 06417, covering Deep River, Connecticut, is served by a single public middle school, John Winthrop Middle School, which enrolls 197 students in grades 7 and 8 as part of Regional School District 04. Because there is only one middle school in this area, this summary focuses on how the school compares to state and district benchmarks rather than local school-to-school competition.

John Winthrop Middle School is a small, above-average school with notable strengths in attendance and 8th grade English. In the 2025-2026 school year, 61.6% of 8th graders met proficiency in ELA, a strong 10.5-point edge over the state average of 51.1%. Math proficiency also exceeded state averages in both grades, though it remains the school's weaker subject: 48.9% of 7th graders and 47.7% of 8th graders were proficient, compared to 44.1% and 41.9% statewide, respectively. The school also reports very low chronic absenteeism at 9.0%, well below the district rate of 12.2% and the state rate of 16.4%, and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. About 1 in 4 students (25.89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most concerning trend is a sharp, across-the-board decline in test scores. In 2024-2025, the school's average proficiency across all subjects was roughly 61.0%, about 14 points above the state; by 2025-2026, that average fell to about 52.7%, just under 5 points above the state. The biggest drops were in 7th grade math (down 10.2 points), 7th grade ELA (down 9.1 points), and 8th grade math (down 9.0 points). Notably, 7th grade ELA fell slightly below the state average. This volatility is reflected in the school's statewide rank, which moved from 118th in 2023-2024, to a peak of 61st in 2024-2025, and back to 99th in 2025-2026. A reported per-student spending figure of $53,789 is unusually high and dated, so it should be interpreted with caution. Overall, John Winthrop Middle School remains a solid performer with strong attendance, but the recent decline across all subjects is worth monitoring.

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