Best Middle Schools in Connecticut

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NGSS and SBAC test scores by the Connecticut Department of Education. The most recent update was on Tuesday, August 27, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 250)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
090353800756	81	Long River Middle School	Public	6-8	38 Columbia Ave.	Prospect	06712	New Haven County	Regional School District 16	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 758-4421	434	39	11.1	27.2%	354 (81.6%)	19 (4.4%)	45 (10.4%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$19,470							68.5	73.5	71	10
090306000635	82	Wheeler High School	Public	7-12	297 Norwich/Westerly Rd.	North Stonington	06359	New London County	North Stonington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 535-0377	330	42	7.8	20.9%	298 (90.3%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.5%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$20,693							68.2	83.6	39	43
090027000025	83	Bethel Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Whittlesey Dr.	Bethel	06801	Fairfield County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 794-8670	766	59	12.9	33.7%	433 (56.5%)	28 (3.7%)	202 (26.4%)	56 (7.3%)	10 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	33 (4.3%)	$17,746							68.1	67.3	81	2
090507001066	84	Silas Deane Middle School	Public	7-8	551 Silas Deane Hwy.	Wethersfield	06109	Hartford County	Wethersfield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 571-8300	572	48	11.9	32.2%	364 (63.6%)	25 (4.4%)	132 (23.1%)	29 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	$18,823							67.8	59.7	101	17
090492001021	85	Sedgwick Middle School	Public	6-8	128 Sedgwick Rd.	West Hartford	06107	Hartford County	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 570-6500	876	74	11.9	32.1%	459 (52.4%)	60 (6.8%)	215 (24.5%)	93 (10.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (5.1%)	$20,711							67.7	69.5	77	8
090123000188	86	East Hampton Middle School	Public	6-8	19 Childs Rd.	East Hampton	06424	Middlesex County	East Hampton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 365-4060	427	36	11.9	23.9%	365 (85.5%)	4 (0.9%)	33 (7.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$19,992							67	61.1	96	10
090252000474	87	West Shore Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Kay Ave.	Milford	06460	New Haven County	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 783-3553	419	40	10.5	36.3%	227 (54.2%)	21 (5.0%)	96 (22.9%)	41 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (7.6%)	$23,656							66	53.4	114	27
090066001187	88	Dr. Helen Baldwin Middle School	Public	5-8	45 Westminster Rd.	Canterbury	06331	Windham County	Canterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 546-9421	198	16	12.3	32.3%	171 (86.4%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$21,137							65.6	58.3	104	16
090528001102	89	Tyrrell Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Todd Rd.	Wolcott	06716	New Haven County	Wolcott School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 879-8151	505	53	9.5	35.8%	384 (76.0%)	15 (3.0%)	82 (16.2%)	12 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$19,257							63.4	67.1	82	7
090001000775	90	Integrated Day Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	68 Thermos Ave.	Norwich	06360	New London County	Integrated Day Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 892-1900	362	25	14.4	44.2%	157 (43.4%)	40 (11.0%)	82 (22.7%)	50 (13.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.0%)	$14,674							63.3	55.5	110	20

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SBAC English Language Arts, SBAC Mathematics, NGSS Science test scores released by the Connecticut Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 27, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Connecticut Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Connecticut Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.