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)
090111001578	181	Derby Middle School	Public	6-8	73 Chatfield Street	Derby	06418	New Haven County	Derby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 736-1426	291	30	9.7	54.3%	78 (26.8%)	59 (20.3%)	132 (45.4%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	$25,925							19.8	21.8	172	9
090021901782	182	Great Oaks Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	375 Howard Avenue	Bridgeport	06605	Fairfield County	Great Oaks Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 870-8188	664	44	15	47.4%	22 (3.3%)	288 (43.4%)	340 (51.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	$17,634							19.5	14.6	202	20
090426000842	183	Sayles School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 Scotland Road	Baltic	06330	New London County	Sprague School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 822-8264	270	25	11	57.4%	170 (63.0%)	7 (2.6%)	47 (17.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	39 (14.4%)	$18,839							19.1	25.7	163	20
090309000656	184	Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	21 Hunters Lane	Norwalk	06850	Fairfield County	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 847-3557	644	59	10.9	57.8%	72 (11.2%)	113 (17.5%)	400 (62.1%)	39 (6.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	$23,265							19.1	17.1	190	6
090192000362	185	STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School	Public, Magnet	K-8	280 Plainfield Street	Hartford	06112	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-3500	344	29	11.7	61.6%	16 (4.7%)	181 (52.6%)	68 (19.8%)	57 (16.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.5%)	$20,016							19.1	25.7	164	21
090126000197	186	East Hartford Middle School	Public	6-8	777 Burnside Ave.	East Hartford	06108	Hartford County	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5600	890	88	10.1	69.9%	63 (7.1%)	263 (29.6%)	500 (56.2%)	29 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.6%)	$20,898							18.4	20.8	174	12
090444000900	187	David Wooster Middle School	Public	7-8	150 Lincoln Street	Stratford	06615	Fairfield County	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4275	539	48	11.3	51.4%	132 (24.5%)	163 (30.2%)	216 (40.1%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)	$19,808							18.3	20.2	176	11
090192000383	188	Webster Micro Society Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5 Cone Street	Hartford	06105	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-5380	615	41	15.1	62.1%	87 (14.1%)	264 (42.9%)	186 (30.2%)	42 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	$19,067							18	31.5	156	32
090279000542	189	Barnard Environmental Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	170 Derby Ave.	New Haven	06511	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(475) 220-3500	467	38	12.2	78.2%	54 (11.6%)	180 (38.5%)	139 (29.8%)	72 (15.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	$20,118							17.7			(n/a)
090279000551	190	Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	35 Davis St.	New Haven	06515	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-7800	481	35	13.6	55.9%	53 (11.0%)	287 (59.7%)	111 (23.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	$19,093							16.9	17.8	182	8

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.