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)
090021201528	171	Achievement First Hartford Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	305 Greenfield Street	Hartford	06112	Hartford County	Achievement First Hartford Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-6685	1,041	86	12	47.0%	3 (0.3%)	780 (74.9%)	228 (21.9%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.6%)	$15,747							24	21.8	173	2
090045001590	172	Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4510 Park Avenue	Bridgeport	06606	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 275-1801	482	35	13.9	63.3%	109 (22.6%)	131 (27.2%)	206 (42.7%)	20 (4.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$17,281							23.9	22	171	1
090231000421	173	Illing Middle School	Public	7-8	227 Middle Tpke E	Manchester	06040	Hartford County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 647-3400	846	88	9.6	57.6%	260 (30.7%)	211 (24.9%)	309 (36.5%)	44 (5.2%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.9%)	$22,240							23.1	12.1	210	37
090459000925	174	Torrington Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Middle School Rd.	Torrington	06790	Litchfield County	Torrington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 496-4050	975	83	11.7	61.2%	480 (49.2%)	49 (5.0%)	373 (38.3%)	33 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.7%)	$20,135							23.1	27.7	159	15
090022101803	175	Capital Preparatory Harbor School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	777 Main Street	Bridgeport	06604	Fairfield County	Capital Preparatory Harbor School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(475) 422-5900	772	31	25.3	70.2%	4 (0.5%)	518 (67.1%)	240 (31.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$14,059							22.7	15.8	196	21
090279001386	176	John S. Martinez Sea and Sky STEM School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 James St.	New Haven	06513	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-2000	476	32	14.8	86.3%	9 (1.9%)	28 (5.9%)	429 (90.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	$17,693							22.2	19.9	178	2
090021501644	177	Brass City Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	289 Willow St.	Waterbury	06710	New Haven County	Brass City Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 527-5942	360	32	11.2	57.2%	18 (5.0%)	118 (32.8%)	189 (52.5%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	$16,231							22	40.6	136	41
090070001513	178	Academy of Aerospace and Engineering	Public, Magnet	6-12	1101 Kennedy Road	Windsor	06095	Hartford County	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 243-0857	768	59	12.9	55.6%	102 (13.3%)	250 (32.6%)	325 (42.3%)	65 (8.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.9%)	$24,285							21.7	17.5	185	7
090045000075	179	Classical Studies Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Linwood Ave.	Bridgeport	06604	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7188	396	27	14.8	81.1%	24 (6.1%)	187 (47.2%)	159 (40.2%)	10 (2.5%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	$17,131							20.3	17.8	183	4
090312000670	180	Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	25 Mahan Dr.	Norwich	06360	New London County	Norwich School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 823-4211	556	68	8.1	72.5%	151 (27.2%)	109 (19.6%)	207 (37.2%)	40 (7.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.9%)	$24,824							20.2	14.4	203	23

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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.