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)
090411000811	31	Henry James Memorial School	Public	7-8	155 Firetown Rd.	Simsbury	06070	Hartford County	Simsbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 651-3341	620	53	11.7	16.5%	437 (70.5%)	33 (5.3%)	69 (11.1%)	51 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	$21,548							85.9	90.1	21	10
090255000920	32	Jockey Hollow School	Public	6-8	365 Fan Hill Rd.	Monroe	06468	Fairfield County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-2905	774	60	13	16.4%	542 (70.0%)	28 (3.6%)	119 (15.4%)	48 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.5%)	$18,509							84.7	85.7	34	2
090462000933	33	Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	4630 Madison Ave.	Trumbull	06611	Fairfield County	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-4499	786	65	12	18.1%	481 (61.2%)	51 (6.5%)	156 (19.8%)	82 (10.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.5%)	$18,237							84.1	88	25	8
090171000295	34	Central Middle School	Public	6-8	9 Indian Rock Ln.	Greenwich	06830	Fairfield County	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 661-8500	506	55	9.2	18.4%	327 (64.6%)	8 (1.6%)	103 (20.4%)	30 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.3%)	$28,121							83.9	83.3	40	6
090423000833	35	Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School	Public	6-8	385 Pleasant St.	Southington	06489	Hartford County	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3260	694	59	11.8	23.8%	526 (75.8%)	19 (2.7%)	84 (12.1%)	27 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.2%)	$17,446							83.6	78.4	53	18
090144000238	36	Ellington Middle School	Public	7-8	46 Middle Butcher Rd.	Ellington	06029	Tolland County	Ellington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 896-2339	398	34	11.5	17.3%	303 (76.1%)	14 (3.5%)	27 (6.8%)	45 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$19,281							83.4	75.5	60	24
090153000258	37	Fairfield Woods Middle School	Public	6-8	1115 Fairfield Woods Rd.	Fairfield	06824	Fairfield County	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8334	743	80	9.3	18.0%	502 (67.6%)	24 (3.2%)	116 (15.6%)	63 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.7%)	$23,246							83.2	80.9	50	13
090417000827	38	Timothy Edwards School	Public	6-8	100 Arnold Way	South Windsor	06074	Hartford County	South Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 648-5030	1,142	117	9.8	16.4%	516 (45.2%)	73 (6.4%)	118 (10.3%)	377 (33.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.0%)	$17,851							82.6	81.2	48	10
090234000433	39	Mansfield Middle School	Public	5-8	205 Spring Hill Rd.	Storrs Mansfield	06268	Tolland County	Mansfield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 429-9341	463	51	9.1	28.7%	303 (65.4%)	15 (3.2%)	78 (16.8%)	42 (9.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	$27,008							81.8	81.8	43	4
090352000727	40	Har-Bur Middle School	Public	5-8	26 Lyon Rd.	Burlington	06013	Hartford County	Regional School District 10	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 673-6163	653	63	10.3	13.5%	435 (66.6%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (25.4%)	$18,236							81.3	78	55	15

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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.