Middle Schools in Stafford School District

Stafford School District in Connecticut has only one middle school, Stafford Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's academic performance and rankings have shown some fluctuations in recent years, with mixed results in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency compared to state averages, but stronger performance in Science. Stafford Middle School has a predominantly white student population and a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with higher-than-average per-student spending and a low student-to-teacher ratio.

Stafford Middle School's statewide ranking has ranged from 105th out of 250 Connecticut middle schools in 2023-2024 to 128th out of 249 in 2022-2023, and its SchoolDigger rating has varied between 3 and 2 stars out of 5 over the past few years. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in SBAC/English Language Arts were above the state average for 6th and 8th grades, but below the state average for 7th grade. In SBAC/Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were below the state average for all three grade levels. However, in NGSS/Science for 8th grade, Stafford Middle School's proficiency rate was above the state average.

Demographically, Stafford School District has a predominantly white student population at Stafford Middle School, with 83.73% of students identifying as white. The school also has a relatively low percentage of minority students, with 11.14% Hispanic, 0.3% Asian, and 0.3% Native American students. Additionally, the school has a 36.14% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating a significant portion of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The school's higher-than-average per-student spending and low student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3 to 1 suggest that it may have access to more resources and potentially smaller class sizes.