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)
090070000880	211	Academy of International Studies 6-12	Public, Magnet	6-12	1551 Blue Hills Ave.	Bloomfield	06002	Hartford County	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 242-7834	709	60	11.8	68.1%	60 (8.5%)	368 (51.9%)	217 (30.6%)	19 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.9%)	$24,800							11.4	10.4	217	6
090102000160	212	Rogers Park Middle School	Public	6-8	21 Memorial Dr.	Danbury	06810	Fairfield County	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4881	950	80	11.9	55.9%	191 (20.1%)	73 (7.7%)	635 (66.8%)	27 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.3%)	$16,172							11.4	11.1	214	2
090279000584	213	Conte/West Hills Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	511 Chapel St.	New Haven	06511	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(475) 220-5400	606	48	12.5	82.3%	29 (4.8%)	224 (37.0%)	317 (52.3%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.1%)	$18,289							11.3	8.4	228	15
090045001918	214	Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	240 Ocean Terrace	Bridgeport	06605	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 275-1285	395	30	13.3	85.1%	20 (5.1%)	149 (37.7%)	216 (54.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$15,965							11	8.2	229	15
090045000081	215	Roosevelt School	Public	PK, KG-8	680 Park Ave.	Bridgeport	06604	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-8032	466	35	13.3	90.8%	41 (8.8%)	137 (29.4%)	261 (56.0%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$18,278							11	8.7	226	11
090045000086	216	Waltersville School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 Hallett Street	Bridgeport	06608	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 275-2400	451	37	12.1	92.5%	22 (4.9%)	144 (31.9%)	276 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$19,720							10.7	17.7	184	32
090022601581	217	Connecticut River Academy at Goodwin University	Public, Magnet	6-12	9 Riverside Drive	East Hartford	06118	Hartford County	Goodwin University Educational Services (GUES)	No	Yes	No	No	(860) 913-2200	664	52	12.8	70.5%	81 (12.2%)	208 (31.3%)	316 (47.6%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.6%)	$18,437							10.4			(n/a)
090045000087	218	Geraldine Johnson School	Public	PK, KG-8	475 Lexington Avenue	Bridgeport	06604	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 275-2500	806	55	14.7	87.6%	42 (5.2%)	189 (23.4%)	530 (65.8%)	18 (2.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	$17,088							10.4	7.5	231	13
090483000991	219	West Side Middle School	Public	6-8	483 Chase Parkway	Waterbury	06708	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8120	817	84	9.7	81.4%	82 (10.0%)	178 (21.8%)	513 (62.8%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	$22,504							10.4	9.3	222	3
090279001387	220	Ross/Woodward School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	185 Barnes Ave.	New Haven	06513	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(475) 220-3100	603	44	13.7	76.9%	53 (8.8%)	213 (35.3%)	294 (48.8%)	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	$19,002							10.3	8.9	225	5

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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.