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)
090069001376	61	Canton Middle School	Public	7-8	76 Simonds Avenue	Canton	06019	Hartford County	Canton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 693-7712	240	18	13.1	20.4%	189 (78.8%)	18 (7.5%)	16 (6.7%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	$19,884							77	75.7	58	3
090432001916	62	Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers International	Public, Magnet	K-8	200 Strawberry Hill Ave.	Stamford	06902	Fairfield County	Stamford School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 977-6600	797	64	12.4	43.4%	237 (29.7%)	86 (10.8%)	313 (39.3%)	92 (11.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.3%)	$19,871							76.6			(n/a)
090153000271	63	Tomlinson Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Unquowa Rd.	Fairfield	06824	Fairfield County	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8336	590	61	9.6	28.1%	367 (62.2%)	41 (6.9%)	114 (19.3%)	40 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	$24,533							76.3	71.2	75	12
090353700748	64	Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Memorial Dr	Middlebury	06762	New Haven County	Regional School District 15	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 758-2496	408	34	12	14.0%	323 (79.2%)	11 (2.7%)	36 (8.8%)	23 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$21,239							75.4	61.1	95	31
090171000309	65	Western Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Western Junior Hwy.	Greenwich	06830	Fairfield County	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 531-5700	611	64	9.5	41.2%	271 (44.4%)	28 (4.6%)	237 (38.8%)	37 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.9%)	$26,588							75	75.6	59	6
090168000291	66	Granby Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	321 Salmon Brook St.	Granby	06035	Hartford County	Granby School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 844-3029	393	33	11.8	16.5%	319 (81.2%)	26 (6.6%)	28 (7.1%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	$18,985							74.3	72.3	74	8
090375001210	67	RHAM Middle School	Public	7-8	25 Rham Rd.	Hebron	06248	Tolland County	Regional School District 08	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 228-9423	369	42	8.7	15.4%	311 (84.3%)	6 (1.6%)	35 (9.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$24,196							73.2	66.5	84	17
090492001419	68	Bristow Middle School	Public	6-8	34 Highland St.	West Hartford	06102	Hartford County	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 231-2100	312	29	10.7	29.8%	161 (51.6%)	24 (7.7%)	80 (25.6%)	29 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	$23,697							73	79.3	51	17
090324000690	69	Oxford Middle School	Public	6-8	40 Great Oak Rd.	Oxford	06478	New Haven County	Oxford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 888-5418	378	37	10.3	17.2%	306 (81.0%)	12 (3.2%)	41 (10.8%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$19,488							72.5	54	112	43
090219000403	70	Lisbon Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Newent Rd.	Lisbon	06351	New London County	Lisbon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 376-2403	434	33	13.2	38.2%	332 (76.5%)	6 (1.4%)	58 (13.4%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.1%)	$18,529							72.4	73.9	69	1

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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.