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)
090054000112	41	Whisconier Middle School	Public	5-8	17 West Whisconier Rd.	Brookfield	06804	Fairfield County	Brookfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 775-7710	782	69	11.4	21.6%	564 (72.1%)	20 (2.6%)	124 (15.9%)	55 (7.0%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	$19,112							80.7	75.1	62	21
090273001224	42	New Fairfield Middle School	Public	6-8	56 Gillotti Rd.	New Fairfield	06812	Fairfield County	New Fairfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 312-5885	492	45	10.9	17.1%	344 (69.9%)	18 (3.7%)	101 (20.5%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$22,953							80.6	82.2	42
090096000141	43	Capt. Nathan Hale School	Public	6-8	1776 Main Street	Coventry	06238	Tolland County	Coventry School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 742-7334	389	39	10	24.7%	327 (84.1%)	4 (1.0%)	39 (10.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$19,914							80.4	85.9	33	10
090353700751	44	Rochambeau Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Peter Rd.	Southbury	06488	New Haven County	Regional School District 15	No	No	No	No	(203) 264-2711	384	29	13.3	12.2%	304 (79.2%)	11 (2.9%)	42 (10.9%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$21,893							80.3	74.9	63	19
090279000588	45	Worthington Hooker School	Public	K-8	180 Canner St.	New Haven	06511	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(475) 220-7200	371	31	11.8	24.8%	156 (42.0%)	74 (19.9%)	46 (12.4%)	75 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	$18,934							80.3	85	37	8
090492001017	46	King Philip Middle School	Public	6-8	100 King Philip Dr.	West Hartford	06117	Hartford County	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 233-8236	815	74	10.9	26.5%	421 (51.7%)	79 (9.7%)	176 (21.6%)	82 (10.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (6.3%)	$20,755							80.2	77.3	56	10
090132000224	47	East Lyme Middle School	Public	5-8	31 Society Rd.	Niantic	06357	New London County	East Lyme School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 739-4491	715	64	11	24.1%	501 (70.1%)	11 (1.5%)	78 (10.9%)	75 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.6%)	$19,626							79.9	73.5	72	25
090456000915	48	Tolland Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Falcon Way	Tolland	06084	Tolland County	Tolland School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 870-6860	519	45	11.5	17.1%	421 (81.1%)	15 (2.9%)	58 (11.2%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$19,849							79.8	79.1	52	4
090252000468	49	Harborside Middle School	Public	6-8	175 High St.	Milford	06460	New Haven County	Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 783-3523	403	43	9.2	22.8%	261 (64.8%)	18 (4.5%)	53 (13.2%)	58 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (3.0%)	$25,423							79.6	84.3	38	11
090291000616	50	Newtown Middle School	Public	7-8	11 Queen St.	Newtown	06470	Fairfield County	Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 426-7638	607	59	10.3	14.5%	490 (80.7%)	14 (2.3%)	70 (11.5%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	$20,419							79.4	81.7	45	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.