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)
090423000832	51	John F. Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	1071 South Main St.	Plantsville	06479	Hartford County	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3275	699	60	11.6	21.6%	536 (76.7%)	16 (2.3%)	80 (11.4%)	35 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.4%)	$18,517							79.3	74.6	66	15
090222001809	52	Litchfield Middle School	Public	7-8	14 Plumb Hill Road	Litchfield	06759	Litchfield County	Litchfield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 567-7540	125	11	11.5	20.8%	109 (87.2%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.6%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$19,510							79.2	90.9	18	34
090084000136	53	William J. Johnston Middle School	Public	6-8	360 Norwich Ave.	Colchester	06415	New London County	Colchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 537-2313	477	43	11	22.4%	388 (81.3%)	12 (2.5%)	38 (8.0%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$20,808							79.1	82.6	41	12
090353901201	54	Haddam-Killingworth Middle School	Public	6-8	451 Route 81	Killingworth	06419	Middlesex County	Regional School District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 663-1241	399	41	9.8	12.0%	352 (88.2%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.3%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$25,126							79	81.4	46	8
090213000028	55	Lebanon Middle School	Public	5-8	891 Exeter Rd.	Lebanon	06249	New London County	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 642-4702	264	30	8.8	26.9%	235 (89.0%)	3 (1.1%)	20 (7.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	$22,446							78.8	63.4	91	36
090447000902	56	Suffield Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Mountain Rd.	Suffield	06078	Hartford County	Suffield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 668-3820	445	47	9.4	16.0%	361 (81.1%)	26 (5.8%)	30 (6.7%)	22 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$21,266							78.7	81.7	44	12
090318000007	57	Old Saybrook Middle School	Public	5-8	60 Sheffield St.	Old Saybrook	06475	Middlesex County	Old Saybrook School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 395-3168	317	43	7.4	26.5%	245 (77.3%)	2 (0.6%)	44 (13.9%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.7%)	$27,834							78.5	66	87	30
090021000017	58	Catherine M. McGee Middle School	Public	6-8	899 Norton Rd.	Berlin	06037	Hartford County	Berlin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 828-0323	582	56	10.3	22.2%	454 (78.0%)	10 (1.7%)	74 (12.7%)	26 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	$21,085							78.3	74.3	67	9
090438000877	59	Stonington Middle School	Public	6-8	204 Mistuxet Ave.	Mystic	06355	New London County	Stonington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 536-9613	379	55	6.9	26.1%	304 (80.2%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.4%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	$24,621							78	78.4	54	5
090339000713	60	Portland Middle School	Public	7-8	93 High Street	Portland	06480	Middlesex County	Portland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 342-1880	201	22	9	30.8%	142 (70.6%)	14 (7.0%)	34 (16.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$17,889							77.3	66.4	85	25

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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.