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)
090483000970	201	Carrington School	Public	PK, KG-8	24 Kenmore Ave.	Waterbury	06708	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8184	453	28	15.9	70.0%	84 (18.5%)	95 (21.0%)	236 (52.1%)	12 (2.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	$16,504							15.3	13.9	204	3
090279000543	202	Beecher School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	100 Jewel Street	New Haven	06511	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-3800	473	28	16.7	77.8%	39 (8.2%)	252 (53.3%)	141 (29.8%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.1%)	$18,144							14.9	19.6	179	23
090192001295	203	Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	53 Vernon Street	Hartford	06103	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-7201	934	69	13.5	77.1%	96 (10.3%)	233 (24.9%)	536 (57.4%)	29 (3.1%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	30 (3.2%)	$21,159							14.8	17.3	188	15
090070001364	204	Academy of Computer Science and and Engineering Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	337 East River Dr.	East Hartford	06108	Hartford County	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 290-5320	607	61	9.9	69.0%	68 (11.2%)	185 (30.5%)	283 (46.6%)	28 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.4%)	$26,047							14.2	14.7	200	4
090192001369	205	Breakthrough Magnet School South	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	290 Brookfield Street	Hartford	06106	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-5700	322	25	12.8	69.9%	26 (8.1%)	63 (19.6%)	201 (62.4%)	17 (5.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$20,214							14			(n/a)
090483000983	206	Michael F. Wallace Middle School	Public	4-8	3465 East Main St.	Waterbury	06705	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8140	1,048	89	11.7	88.6%	100 (9.5%)	263 (25.1%)	629 (60.0%)	17 (1.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.2%)	$20,618							13.5	10.4	218	12
090279000550	207	Clinton Avenue School	Public	K-8	293 Clinton Ave.	New Haven	06513	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-3300	452	38	11.8	77.7%	16 (3.5%)	46 (10.2%)	375 (83.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	$19,414							13.5	11.6	213	6
090070001592	208	Academy of Science and Innovation	Public, Magnet	6-12	600 Slater Road	New Britain	06053	Hartford County	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 223-0726	740	68	10.8	58.8%	109 (14.7%)	181 (24.5%)	381 (51.5%)	21 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)	$24,373							13.1	15.6	197	11
090070001623	209	Ana Grace Academy of the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	129 Griffin Road North	Bloomfield	06002	Hartford County	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 677-0380	856	71	11.9	62.4%	120 (14.0%)	297 (34.7%)	360 (42.1%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (7.5%)	$24,260							12.1			(n/a)
090006010008	210	Ansonia Middle School	Public	6-8	115 Howard Ave.	Ansonia	06401	New Haven County	Ansonia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 736-5070	571	40	14.2	66.0%	131 (22.9%)	125 (21.9%)	272 (47.6%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.0%)	$17,110							11.6	9.6	221	11

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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.

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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.