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New Milford School District

50 East Street
New Milford, CT 06776
(District boundaries shown in map)
4/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 777 students in New Milford School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Connecticut.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle School in New Milford School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Connecticut public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 34% 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
3,564 Students
150,055 Students
# Teachers
308 Teachers
12,633 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

New Milford School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 197 school districts in Connecticut (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has decreased from 92% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (CT)
#137 out of 198 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
32%
41%
50%
50%
50%
47%
88%
89%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.51
0.70
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
4%
5%
% Hispanic
25%
35%
% Black
4%
17%
% White
65%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $21,594 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 $21,411 is less than the state median of $25,225. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (CT)
Total Revenue
$77 MM
$12,920 MM
Spending
$76 MM
$12,459 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,594
$26,157
Spending / Student
$21,411
$25,225

Best New Milford School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Schaghticoke Middle School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
23 Hipp Rd.
New Milford, CT 06776
(860) 354-2204
Gr: 6-8 | 777 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 34%

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Quick Facts (2025)

  • District size: 5 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 3,564 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 35%
  • : 88% (Top 50% in CT)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 32% (Btm 50%)
  • : 50% (Btm 50%)
  • : 50% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CT Dept. of Education

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