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)
090513001073	1	Middlebrook School	Public	6-8	131 School Rd.	Wilton	06897	Fairfield County	Wilton School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 762-8388	833	76	11		610 (73.2%)	4 (0.5%)	64 (7.7%)	97 (11.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.7%)	$23,466							96.5	95.7	3	2
090171000298	2	Eastern Middle School	Public	6-8	51 Hendrie Ave.	Riverside	06878	Fairfield County	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 637-1744	793	69	11.4	6.8%	506 (63.8%)	6 (0.8%)	120 (15.1%)	114 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.9%)	$24,762							96.5	95.9	2
090270000532	3	Saxe Middle School	Public	5-8	468 South Ave.	New Canaan	06840	Fairfield County	New Canaan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 594-4564	1,261	115	10.9		979 (77.6%)	20 (1.6%)	82 (6.5%)	96 (7.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (6.4%)	$23,572							96	95.4	4	1
090105000169	4	Middlesex Middle School	Public	6-8	204 Hollow Tree Ridge Rd.	Darien	06820	Fairfield County	Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 655-2518	1,047	106	9.8		840 (80.2%)	10 (1.0%)	76 (7.3%)	67 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.1%)	$23,216							95.4	94.1	5	1
090141000233	5	Helen Keller Middle School	Public	6-8	360 Sport Hill Rd.	Easton	06612	Fairfield County	Easton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 268-8651	285	26	10.7	10.5%	221 (77.5%)	6 (2.1%)	27 (9.5%)	19 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (3.9%)	$22,182							95.3	93.8	6	1
090381000776	6	East Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	10 East Ridge Rd.	Ridgefield	06877	Fairfield County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 894-5500	481	46	10.4	8.3%	376 (78.2%)	3 (0.6%)	50 (10.4%)	30 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	$22,493							94.3	91.8	13	7
090504001052	7	Coleytown Middle School	Public	6-8	255 North Ave.	Westport	06880	Fairfield County	Westport School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 341-1610	486	48	10.1		369 (75.9%)	13 (2.7%)	30 (6.2%)	38 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.2%)	$25,265							93.3	92.4	10	3
090366001114	8	Amity Middle School: Bethany	Public	7-8	190 Luke Hill Rd.	Bethany	06524	New Haven County	Regional School District 05	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 393-3102	352	34	10.3	13.9%	235 (66.8%)	11 (3.1%)	38 (10.8%)	44 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	$21,725							93	92	12	4
090498001043	9	Westbrook Middle School	Public	5-8	154 McVeagh Rd.	Westbrook	06498	Middlesex County	Westbrook School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 399-2010	160	22	7.3	32.5%	119 (74.4%)	2 (1.3%)	34 (21.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$34,639							92.8	92.2	11	2
090381001361	10	Scotts Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	750 North Salem Rd.	Ridgefield	06877	Fairfield County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 894-5725	527	49	10.7	5.7%	425 (80.6%)	3 (0.6%)	46 (8.7%)	32 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$22,805							92.4	91.7	14	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.