Summary:
ZIP code 03052 has one middle school, Litchfield Middle School, serving grades 5–8 in the Litchfield area, with 344 students and an 11.5-to-1 student-teacher ratio.
Litchfield Middle School has shown notable recent improvement. Its ranking rose from the 32nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 72nd percentile in 2025–2026, while its rating increased from 2 stars to 4 stars. In the latest year, students performed above the state average in every reported subject: 46% were proficient in mathematics, 60% in reading, and 47% in science. Science was a particular strength compared with the state, with a 9-point advantage. The school was slightly below the Litchfield School District average in mathematics and reading and matched the district in science.
The strongest results came from eighth grade, where 64% of students were proficient in mathematics and 67% in reading—24 and 16 points above the respective state averages. Science also improved from 38% proficiency in 2024–2025 to 47% in 2025–2026, while mathematics rose 15 points to 46%. Parents may want to pay particular attention to earlier-grade mathematics: fifth-grade proficiency was 35%, and sixth-grade proficiency was 40%, both below state results. Overall, the data describe a school with strong momentum, especially in the later grades, although future results will show whether the recent gains continue across all grade levels.
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