Summary:
The Torrington School District has only one middle school, Torrington Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and has an enrollment of 975 students. The school's academic performance is consistently below the state average, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranging from 29.3% to 38.2% and in Mathematics from 13.1% to 21.8%, compared to the state averages of 48.1% to 49.5% and 38.2% to 41.5%, respectively.
Torrington Middle School has a high percentage of students (61.23%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's per-student spending is above the state average at $17,949, and the student-teacher ratio is lower than the state average at 11.7. Despite these resources, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut middle schools, with a ranking between 156 and 174 out of 250 schools in the past three years, and has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state.
The data analysis suggests that Torrington Middle School is an underperforming school within the Torrington School District, with academic performance significantly below the state average and a consistent pattern of low rankings and ratings. Addressing the school's challenges will likely require a multifaceted approach that considers the socioeconomic factors affecting the student population, as well as a thorough review of the school's resource allocation and instructional practices.
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