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)
090045001127	101	Multicultural Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	700 Palisade Ave.	Bridgeport	06610	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 576-7505	422	27	15.5	88.2%	60 (14.2%)	48 (11.4%)	291 (69.0%)	5 (1.2%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$18,217							58.6			(n/a)
090057000114	102	Brooklyn Middle School	Public	5-8	119 Gorman Rd.	Brooklyn	06234	Windham County	Brooklyn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 774-9153	372	35	10.6	33.9%	288 (77.4%)	9 (2.4%)	48 (12.9%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$19,529							57.8	57.3	107	5
090353500739	103	Frank Ward Strong School	Public	6-8	191 Main Street	Durham	06422	Middlesex County	Regional School District 13	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 349-7222	310	30	10.3	17.1%	271 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.7%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$25,163							57.7	75.3	61	42
090390000787	104	Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Hartford Rd.	Salem	06420	New London County	Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 859-0267	383	33	11.7	23.2%	312 (81.5%)	5 (1.3%)	35 (9.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.0%)	$20,714							57.7	74.6	65	39
090429000061	105	Stafford Middle School	Public	6-8	21 Levinthal Run	Stafford Springs	06076	Tolland County	Stafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 684-2785	301	31	9.7	48.2%	252 (83.7%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (9.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$21,871							56.8	46.2	128	23
090510001070	106	Hall Memorial School	Public	5-8	111 River Rd.	Willington	06279	Tolland County	Willington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 429-9391	178	24	7.5	35.4%	148 (83.1%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (9.6%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.5%)	$26,703							56.3	63.8	88	18
090489001007	107	Swift Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Colonial St.	Oakville	06779	Litchfield County	Watertown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 945-4830	585	53	11	43.4%	463 (79.1%)	25 (4.3%)	68 (11.6%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	$20,272							55.7	63.6	90	17
090450000908	108	Thomaston High School	Public	7-12	185 Branch Rd.	Thomaston	06787	Litchfield County	Thomaston School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 283-3030	295	30	9.9	36.3%	246 (83.4%)	5 (1.7%)	31 (10.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$23,180							55.6	48.9	122	14
090288001120	109	John Wallace Middle School	Public	5-8	71 Halleran Drive	Newington	06111	Hartford County	Newington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 667-5888	595	51	11.6	35.3%	330 (55.5%)	40 (6.7%)	141 (23.7%)	55 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	$19,947							55.5	58.6	103	6
090432000864	110	Rogers International School	Public, Magnet	K-8	202 Blachley Rd.	Stamford	06902	Fairfield County	Stamford School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 977-4560	770	54	14.2	48.2%	274 (35.6%)	56 (7.3%)	370 (48.1%)	48 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	$18,995							55.4	68.9	78	32

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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.