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Wolcott School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Connecticut for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 505 students in Wolcott School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Connecticut.
Public Middle School in Wolcott School District have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the Connecticut public middle school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Connecticut public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CT)
# Schools
5 Schools
304 Schools
# Students
2,096 Students
150,055 Students
# Teachers
196 Teachers
12,633 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Wolcott School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 197 school districts in Connecticut (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#79 out of 200 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
47%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.70
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
3%
5%
% Hispanic
17%
35%
% Black
4%
17%
% White
73%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,471 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,157. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,833 is less than the state median of $25,225. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$45 MM
$12,920 MM
Spending
$44 MM
$12,459 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,471
$26,157
Spending / Student
$20,833
$25,225
Best Wolcott School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Tyrrell Middle School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
500 Todd Rd.
Wolcott, CT 06716
(203) 879-8151
Wolcott, CT 06716
(203) 879-8151
Grades: 6-8
| 505 students
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