Summary:
Zip code 06488 contains just one middle school, Rochambeau Middle School, a 4-star institution serving grades 6 through 8 in Southbury, CT, as part of Regional School District 15. With 412 students, it is the only middle school in the area, so the analysis focuses on how it compares to the district and state rather than to nearby schools.
Rochambeau Middle School is a consistently high-performing school. It ranks 63rd out of 258 Connecticut middle schools for 2025–2026, placing it in the 76th percentile, and has earned 4 stars for three consecutive years. The school outperforms the state in both ELA and math by wide margins: roughly 10 points above the state average in ELA (61.4% vs. 51.5%) and about 18 points above in math (61.4% vs. 43.5%). Its chronic absenteeism rate of 8.3% is less than half the state average of 16.4%, and only 12.86% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a low-poverty student population. The student-teacher ratio is a favorable 11.7, and per-pupil spending is $19,123.
Math is the school's strongest subject, with 6th graders scoring 67.9% proficiency versus 44.4% statewide, a 23.5-point advantage. ELA proficiency declines by grade, from 68.9% in 6th grade to 56.6% in 8th grade. Year-over-year trends are mixed: 6th-grade ELA improved by 13.3 points and 6th-grade math by 9.3 points, while 8th-grade ELA fell 6.1 points and 7th-grade math fell 5.5 points. In 8th-grade science, Rochambeau Middle School scores 69.1% proficiency, well above the state's 50.9% but below the district's 74.5%. The school's state percentile ranking has slipped from the 82nd to the 76th percentile since 2023–2024, but it remains a strong, well-resourced school with excellent attendance.
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