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)
090001100797	141	Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication	Public, Charter	6-8	190 Governor Winthrop Blvd.	New London	06320	New London County	Interdistrict School for Arts and Community District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 447-1003	281	26	10.8	70.8%	34 (12.1%)	51 (18.1%)	171 (60.9%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)	$16,897							39.7	25.2	166	25
090147000249	142	John F. Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Raffia Rd.	Enfield	06082	Hartford County	Enfield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 763-8855	1,096	101	10.8	45.5%	720 (65.7%)	78 (7.1%)	217 (19.8%)	26 (2.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.2%)	$18,050							39.4	32.3	153	11
090453000910	143	Thompson Middle School	Public	5-8	785 Riverside Dr.	North Grosvenordale	06255	Windham County	Thompson School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 923-9380	285	25	11.4	42.8%	240 (84.2%)	2 (0.7%)	30 (10.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$18,074							39	24.8	167	24
090186000342	144	Hamden Middle School	Public	7-8	2623 Dixwell Ave.	Hamden	06518	New Haven County	Hamden School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 407-3140	811	75	10.8	39.5%	227 (28.0%)	262 (32.3%)	224 (27.6%)	47 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (6.2%)	$24,147							38.5	38	138	6
090045001163	145	High Horizons Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	700 Palisade Ave.	Bridgeport	06610	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 576-7807	414	31	13.1	79.2%	47 (11.4%)	146 (35.3%)	201 (48.6%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$16,798							37.9	17.9	181	36
090129000605	146	Carbone School/East Haven Academy	Public	1-8	200 Tyler St.	East Haven	06512	New Haven County	East Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 468-3219	333	27	12.2	37.8%	224 (67.3%)	12 (3.6%)	75 (22.5%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$16,329							37.2	35.9	143	3
090285000603	147	Schaghticoke Middle School	Public	6-8	23 Hipp Rd.	New Milford	06776	Litchfield County	New Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 354-2204	811	72	11.2	35.5%	532 (65.6%)	40 (4.9%)	190 (23.4%)	29 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	$19,580							37.2	43.7	131	16
090045000052	148	Black Rock School	Public	PK, KG-8	545 Brewster St.	Bridgeport	06605	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7500	445	33	13.4	70.1%	119 (26.7%)	53 (11.9%)	261 (58.7%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$18,211							36.2	36.2	142	6
090495001036	149	Harry M. Bailey Middle School	Public	7-8	106 Morgan Ln.	West Haven	06516	New Haven County	West Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 937-4380	861	85	10.1	57.5%	227 (26.4%)	188 (21.8%)	367 (42.6%)	36 (4.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.4%)	$18,619							34.4	32.2	154	5
090045000090	150	John Winthrop School	Public	PK, KG-8	85 Eckart St.	Bridgeport	06606	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7769	600	48	12.5	70.0%	89 (14.8%)	125 (20.8%)	340 (56.7%)	26 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.8%)	$17,454							34.3	31.6	155	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.