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)
090279000545	191	Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School	Public, Magnet	5-8	150 Kimberly Ave.	New Haven	06519	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-5300	334	35	9.5	74.3%	35 (10.5%)	144 (43.1%)	133 (39.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	$23,481							16.7	16.9	191
090192001478	192	Classical Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-12	85 Woodland Street	Hartford	06105	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-9100	472	38	12.3	78.0%	31 (6.6%)	187 (39.6%)	223 (47.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.1%)	$23,058							16.5	8.4	227	35
090432000870	193	Turn of River School	Public	6-8	117 Vine Rd.	Stamford	06905	Fairfield County	Stamford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 977-4284	624	62	10	51.3%	146 (23.4%)	74 (11.9%)	350 (56.1%)	34 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.9%)	$21,100							16.5	16.4	193
090045000076	194	Jettie S. Tisdale School	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Hollister Avenue	Bridgeport	06607	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-8037	577	47	12.4	93.9%	39 (6.8%)	231 (40.0%)	294 (51.0%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$20,545							16.5	13.1	209	15
090432000851	195	Cloonan School	Public	6-8	11 West North St.	Stamford	06902	Fairfield County	Stamford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 977-4544	511	56	9.1	59.3%	75 (14.7%)	102 (20.0%)	282 (55.2%)	28 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	$20,379							16.4	20.6	175	20
090519001081	196	Windham Middle School	Public	6-8	123 Quarry St.	Willimantic	06226	Windham County	Windham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 465-2351	565	50	11.3	78.8%	79 (14.0%)	16 (2.8%)	453 (80.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$21,884							16.2	11.9	211	15
090432001353	197	Rippowam Middle School	Public	6-8	381 High Ridge Rd.	Stamford	06905	Fairfield County	Stamford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 977-5255	675	55	12.2	58.7%	159 (23.6%)	93 (13.8%)	384 (56.9%)	24 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.8%)	$21,974							15.8	16.3	195	2
090192001616	198	Betances STEM Magnet School	Public, Magnet	5-8	400 Wethersfield Avenue	Hartford	06114	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-2970	212	16	13.2	78.3%	16 (7.5%)	42 (19.8%)	123 (58.0%)	22 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$23,219							15.6	16.3	194	4
090282001949	199	Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for Middle Grades	Public, Magnet	6-8	36 Waller Avenue	New London	06320	New London County	New London School District	No	Yes	No	No	(860) 437-6480	99	10	10.4	85.9%	17 (17.2%)	15 (15.2%)	42 (42.4%)	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (21.2%)	$24,704							15.6	16.5	192	7
090483001602	200	Duggan School	Public	PK, KG-8	952 Bank Street	Waterbury	06708	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8875	410	32	12.9	89.0%	36 (8.8%)	97 (23.7%)	247 (60.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	$19,205							15.4	17.3	189	11

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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.