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)
090012000012	21	Avon Middle School	Public	7-8	375 West Avon Rd.	Avon	06001	Hartford County	Avon School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 404-4770	524	44	12	11.1%	313 (59.7%)	28 (5.3%)	46 (8.8%)	119 (22.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$19,714							89.3	85.3	35	14
090366000769	22	Amity Middle School: Orange	Public	7-8	100 Ohman Ave.	Orange	06477	New Haven County	Regional School District 05	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 392-3200	357	31	11.7	16.0%	251 (70.3%)	15 (4.2%)	33 (9.2%)	46 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$20,549							89	89.1	22
090462000930	23	Hillcrest Middle School	Public	6-8	530 Daniels Farm Rd.	Trumbull	06611	Fairfield County	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-4466	767	58	13.1	21.4%	465 (60.6%)	51 (6.6%)	138 (18.0%)	87 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.0%)	$17,919							88.8	88.6	23
090393000788	24	Salisbury Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	45 Lincoln City Road	Lakeville	06039	Litchfield County	Salisbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 435-9871	296	34	8.6	17.6%	231 (78.0%)	11 (3.7%)	31 (10.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.4%)	$27,969							88.8	87.6	27	3
090022001807	25	Stamford Charter School for Excellence	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1 Schuyler Ave.	Stamford	06902	Fairfield County	Stamford Charter School for Excellence District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 989-0000	561	20	28	50.6%	21 (3.7%)	241 (43.0%)	143 (25.5%)	133 (23.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.0%)	$10,994							87.5	74.1	68	43
090384000782	26	Albert D. Griswold Middle School	Public	6-8	144 Bailey Rd.	Rocky Hill	06067	Hartford County	Rocky Hill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 258-7741	633	52	12.2	20.1%	322 (50.9%)	21 (3.3%)	77 (12.2%)	188 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	$18,907							87.5	85.2	36	10
090075000125	27	Dodd Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Park Place	Cheshire	06410	New Haven County	Cheshire School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 272-3249	622	55	11.4	15.9%	464 (74.6%)	29 (4.7%)	46 (7.4%)	63 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	$19,179							87.5	87.7	26	1
090300000626	28	North Canaan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	90 Pease Street	Canaan	06018	Litchfield County	North Canaan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 824-5149	238	28	8.6	34.9%	188 (79.0%)	6 (2.5%)	36 (15.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$25,249							86.9	74.7	64	36
090408000808	29	Sherman School	Public	PK, KG-8	2 Route 37 East	Sherman	06784	Fairfield County	Sherman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 355-3793	264	32	8.3	2.3%	218 (82.6%)	5 (1.9%)	22 (8.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	$28,662							86.6	90.2	20	9
090353001632	30	Shepaug Valley School	Public	6-12	159 South Street	Washington	06793	Litchfield County	Regional School District 12	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 868-7326	494	51	9.6	20.9%	414 (83.8%)	5 (1.0%)	48 (9.7%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$28,388							86.1	81.2	47	17

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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