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)
090117000182	71	East Granby Middle School	Public	6-8	95 South Main St.	East Granby	06026	Hartford County	East Granby School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 653-7113	204	21	9.6		150 (73.5%)	13 (6.4%)	15 (7.4%)	18 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	$21,607							72.3	67.7	80	9
090414000818	72	Mabelle B. Avery Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Vision Boulevard	Somers	06071	Tolland County	Somers School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 749-2270	308	29	10.7		269 (87.3%)	8 (2.6%)	20 (6.5%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$23,237							72	76.3	57	15
090372001226	73	Northwestern Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Battistoni Dr.	Winsted	06098	Litchfield County	Regional School District 07	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 379-7243	235	26	9	26.4%	217 (92.3%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$25,704							71.3	86	32	41
090036000036	74	Bolton Center School	Public	PK, KG-8	108 Notch Rd.	Bolton	06043	Tolland County	Bolton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 643-2411	481	42	11.3	24.3%	369 (76.7%)	27 (5.6%)	52 (10.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	$18,979							70.7	81.1	49	25
090353600746	75	Woodbury Middle School	Public	6-8	67 Washington Ave.	Woodbury	06798	Litchfield County	Regional School District 14	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 263-4306	313	30	10.5	24.9%	266 (85.0%)	5 (1.6%)	25 (8.0%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$23,898							70.6	73.8	70	5
090126001275	76	Sunset Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Forbes St.	East Hartford	06118	Hartford County	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5800	322	29	11.2	42.9%	62 (19.3%)	87 (27.0%)	149 (46.3%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$17,015							70.5	63.8	89	13
090099000147	77	Cromwell Middle School	Public	6-8	6 Captain James Mann Memorial	Cromwell	06416	Middlesex County	Cromwell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 632-4853	471	44	10.8	26.5%	333 (70.7%)	29 (6.2%)	63 (13.4%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$17,979							69.1	66.9	83	6
090303000632	78	North Haven Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Bailey Rd.	North Haven	06473	New Haven County	North Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 239-1683	750	59	12.6	24.0%	525 (70.0%)	46 (6.1%)	102 (13.6%)	54 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.7%)	$18,887							69	72.4	73	5
090279001519	79	Engineering - Science University Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-12	500 Boston Post Road	West Haven	06516	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-6000	600	52	11.5	50.5%	173 (28.8%)	184 (30.7%)	145 (24.2%)	56 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.7%)	$21,018							68.8	69.6	76	3
090330000048	80	Middle School of Plainville	Public	6-8	150 Northwest Dr.	Plainville	06062	Hartford County	Plainville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 793-3250	507	49	10.4	42.8%	321 (63.3%)	29 (5.7%)	123 (24.3%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.1%)	$20,230							68.8	59.6	102	22

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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