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)
090279000554	241	Fair Haven School	Public	PK, KG-8	164 Grand Ave.	New Haven	06513	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-2600	713	60	11.8	81.1%	26 (3.6%)	47 (6.6%)	583 (81.8%)	43 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.7%)	$20,277							6.4	5.4	240	1
090045000049	242	Barnum School	Public	PK, KG-8	495 Waterview Avenue	Bridgeport	06608	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 275-2300	587	50	11.7	94.5%	34 (5.8%)	134 (22.8%)	405 (69.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$20,106							6.2			(n/a)
090192000368	243	Kennelly School	Public	PK, KG-8	180 White Street	Hartford	06114	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-3860	650	45	14.4	83.8%	26 (4.0%)	84 (12.9%)	494 (76.0%)	28 (4.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$20,960							6.1	6.5	236	7
090267000522	244	Slade Middle School	Public	6-8	183 Steele St.	New Britain	06052	Hartford County	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-6395	692	61	11.3	76.9%	65 (9.4%)	72 (10.4%)	513 (74.1%)	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.8%)	$21,576							5.6	4.9	242	2
090267000510	245	DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School	Public	K-8	732 Slater Rd.	New Britain	06053	Hartford County	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-2885	824	52	15.8	72.1%	75 (9.1%)	45 (5.5%)	678 (82.3%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.1%)	$17,280							4.9	4.6	244	1
090282000596	246	Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	36 Waller St.	New London	06320	New London County	New London School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 437-6480	330	41	8	95.8%	16 (4.8%)	53 (16.1%)	229 (69.4%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.0%)	$24,704							4.7	6.6	235	11
090192000371	247	McDonough Middle School	Public	6-8	111 Hillside Avenue	Hartford	06106	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-4260	346	21	16.4	84.1%	22 (6.4%)	38 (11.0%)	276 (79.8%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$22,621							3.8	4.1	245	2
090045000070	248	Cesar Batalla School	Public	PK, KG-8	606 Howard Ave.	Bridgeport	06605	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 579-8501	1,020	63	16.1	90.1%	55 (5.4%)	181 (17.7%)	754 (73.9%)	13 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.3%)	$16,411							3.8	2.6	249	1
090192000358	249	Burr Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Wethersfield Avenue	Hartford	06114	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-3080	307	23	13.3	85.3%	10 (3.3%)	45 (14.7%)	243 (79.2%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$27,155							3.4	3.6	247	2
090267000518	250	Pulaski Middle School	Public	6-8	757 Farmington Ave.	New Britain	06053	Hartford County	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-7665	872	62	13.9	79.8%	135 (15.5%)	86 (9.9%)	587 (67.3%)	20 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (4.6%)	$18,818							3.2	3.8	246	4

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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.