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)
090002400981	151	Amistad Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 Edgewood Avenue	New Haven	06511	New Haven County	Amistad Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 772-7000	1,116	112	9.9	76.7%	15 (1.3%)	673 (60.3%)	396 (35.5%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.9%)	$14,184							33.5	40.8	135	16
090327000693	152	Plainfield Central School	Public	6-8	75 Canterbury Rd.	Plainfield	06374	Windham County	Plainfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 564-6437	445	43	10.3	57.3%	354 (79.6%)	21 (4.7%)	49 (11.0%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	$19,396							32.5	41.4	134	18
090207000393	153	Killingly Intermediate School	Public	5-8	1599 Upper Maple St.	Dayville	06241	Windham County	Killingly School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 779-6700	667	59	11.3	51.9%	515 (77.2%)	14 (2.1%)	79 (11.8%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (7.0%)	$17,291							32	37.3	141	12
090309000661	154	West Rocks Middle School	Public	6-8	81 West Rocks Road	Norwalk	06851	Fairfield County	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 899-2970	700	63	11.2	50.3%	140 (20.0%)	106 (15.1%)	404 (57.7%)	31 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.6%)	$21,478							30.2	32.9	151	3
090129000217	155	Joseph Melillo Middle School	Public	6-8	67 Hudson St.	East Haven	06512	New Haven County	East Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 468-3227	516	51	10.1	58.7%	224 (43.4%)	31 (6.0%)	224 (43.4%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$19,076							29.4	25.5	165	10
090051001624	156	West Bristol School	Public	K-8	500 Clark Avenue	Bristol	06010	Hartford County	Bristol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 584-7815	819	69	11.8	64.6%	340 (41.5%)	64 (7.8%)	338 (41.3%)	21 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.7%)	$16,893							28.8	24.3	168	12
090249000459	157	Beman Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Wilderman's Way	Middletown	06457	Middlesex County	Middletown School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 347-8594	968	90	10.7	48.8%	417 (43.1%)	198 (20.5%)	183 (18.9%)	45 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	119 (12.3%)	$21,940							28.4	26.3	162	5
090279001564	158	Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	191 Fountain St.	New Haven	06515	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-2800	507	39	12.8	66.5%	78 (15.4%)	259 (51.1%)	130 (25.6%)	18 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	$19,721							27.6	27	160	2
090020801493	159	Achievement First Bridgeport Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	655 Stillman St.	Bridgeport	06608	Fairfield County	Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 338-0593	1,084	53	20.4	74.4%	21 (1.9%)	556 (51.3%)	483 (44.6%)	10 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.8%)	$14,219							27.4	40.4	137	22
090240001194	160	Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	1225 North Broad St.	Meriden	06450	New Haven County	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 235-6606	622	50	12.5	80.7%	140 (22.5%)	88 (14.1%)	360 (57.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.7%)	$19,160							27.3	33.5	148	12

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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.