Cromwell Middle School

Summary:

Cromwell Middle School is a public middle school serving 483 students in grades 6-8 in Cromwell, Connecticut, which is part of the Cromwell School District. This solid-performing school consistently outperforms the state average in academic proficiency, with a diverse student population and a lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools.

Cromwell Middle School's key strengths include its strong academic performance, with 6th grade ELA proficiency rates of 65.1% in 2023-2024 compared to the state average of 48.1%. The school also has a relatively diverse student body, with 69.77% White, 6.21% African American, 13.25% Hispanic, and 6% Asian students. Additionally, Cromwell Middle School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.3, which may contribute to a more personalized learning environment. While the school's free/reduced lunch rate has decreased from 31.56% in 2020-2021 to 26.5% in 2022-2023, it still faces competition from higher-performing nearby schools like Gideon Welles School in Glastonbury and Albert D. Griswold Middle School in Rocky Hill.

Cromwell Middle School's ranking and rating have fluctuated over the years, ranging from 60th out of 259 schools in 2018-2019 to 87th out of 250 schools in 2021-2022, with its SchoolDigger rating varying between 3 and 4 stars. The school's male students generally outperform the female students in statewide rankings, while the school's White students have a lower ranking compared to other subgroups. Overall, Cromwell Middle School is a solid-performing school that could benefit from continued focus on improving academic outcomes, especially for underperforming subgroups, to maintain its strong position among Connecticut middle schools.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 6 Captain James Mann Memorial
       Cromwell, CT  06416


(860) 632-4853

District: Cromwell School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
77th of 250 Connecticut Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,979 Help


Students who attend Cromwell Middle School usually attend:

High:    Cromwell High School

Feeder schools for Cromwell Middle School:

Elementary:    Edna C. Stevens School
    Woodside Intermediate School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.3 Help
Number of students:  483

Racial breakdown:

White:
69.8%
Hispanic:
13.3%
African American:
6.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  26.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Cromwell Middle School ranks better than 69.2% of middle schools in Connecticut. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.13. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cromwell Middle School is $17,979.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cromwell Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cromwell Middle School 77th of 250 Connecticut public middle schools. (See Cromwell Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Cromwell School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Cromwell School District 75th of 158 Connecticut school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Cromwell Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Cromwell Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 65.49 104th 248 58.1%
2007 72.79 76th 250 69.6%
2008 71.00 94th 252 62.7%
2009 72.59 87th 255 65.9%
2010 74.44 82nd 268 69.4%
2011 72.58 91st 269 66.2%
2012 73.38 89th 272 67.3%
2013 71.87 100th 278 64.0%
2015 75.92 76th 280 72.9%
2016 76.34 60th 246 75.6%
2017 69.45 79th 250 68.4%
2018 73.86 71st 249 71.5%
2019 79.10 60th 259 76.8%
2021 74.79 76th 275 72.4%
2022 64.39 87th 250 65.2%
2023 66.85 83rd 249 66.7%
2024 69.13 77th 250 69.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Cromwell Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 71.69 54th 244 77.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cromwell Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 75.91 23rd 104 77.9%
2021 70.59 55th 218 74.8%
2022 55.66 47th 106 55.7%
2023 46.69 55th 109 49.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Cromwell Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.34 67th 160 58.1%
2019 67.66 64th 169 62.1%
2021 64.68 83rd 235 64.7%
2022 59.50 71st 166 57.2%
2023 57.35 69th 160 56.9%
2024 54.02 77th 161 52.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Cromwell Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.95 59th 164 64.0%
2019 76.47 49th 167 70.7%
2021 76.34 56th 224 75.0%
2022 60.77 72nd 169 57.4%
2023 61.10 66th 158 58.2%
2024 69.12 52nd 157 66.9%
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Rank History for White students at Cromwell Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.20 59th 168 64.9%
2019 73.41 42nd 166 74.7%
2021 61.98 65th 175 62.9%
2022 52.93 71st 151 53.0%
2023 51.53 83rd 158 47.5%
2024 49.85 85th 154 44.8%
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Data source: test scores: Connecticut Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Connecticut State Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, July 19, 2018

Open Quote The board of education is very inappropriate, to their employees. Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, March 27, 2017

Open Quote Cromwell Middle School is preparing students for a socialist government and a globalist vision. They are anti-nationalism and anti-American, as reflected in their history/civics programs. Teachers promote a leftist political agenda rather than being politically-neutral. They have assigned socialist-style seating at lunch. No touching in the hallways. Students are coddled and kept from experiencing character-building, every-day life interactions with other children. They push inclusion at the expense of liberty. They strive for diversity unless it is diversity of thought. In civics classes, children debate on whether to ban free speech and guns with a strong emphasis on defining what speech should be eliminated (so-called hate speech) and what guns should be eliminated (all guns). History teachers at the school argue that the Constitution is a fluid, living document meant to be changed. They also argue that the United States has no culture at all. (a push for multi-culturalism). God help the children who attend Cromwell Middle School. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Cromwell Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 381 19 3 9 5 n/a n/a 0 417
1989 397 20 7 9 7 n/a n/a 0 440
1990 401 24 8 14 5 n/a n/a 0 452
1991 421 24 12 13 5 n/a n/a 0 475
1992 466 31 14 12 0 n/a n/a 0 523
1993 483 33 13 24 3 n/a n/a 0 556
1994 501 35 8 20 11 n/a n/a 0 575
1995 518 31 14 17 3 n/a n/a 0 583
1996 518 31 14 17 3 n/a n/a 0 583
1997 535 28 16 20 4 n/a n/a 0 603
1998 536 31 14 16 4 n/a n/a 0 601
1999 544 31 12 17 3 n/a n/a 0 607
2000 551 37 13 26 1 n/a n/a 0 628
2001 522 26 11 26 6 n/a n/a 0 591
2002 556 24 6 28 3 n/a n/a 0 617
2003 556 24 6 28 3 n/a n/a 0 617
2004 561 24 10 27 1 n/a n/a 0 623
2005 565 33 8 27 1 n/a n/a 0 634
2006 557 34 7 26 1 n/a n/a 0 625
2007 439 39 13 19 2 n/a n/a 0 512
2008 383 43 16 28 3 n/a n/a 0 473
2009 363 47 24 27 1 n/a n/a 0 462
2010 368 48 21 28 0 n/a n/a 0 465
2011 371 37 24 41 1 0 1 0 475
2012 398 43 24 34 1 0 0 0 500
2013 384 45 29 42 2 0 7 0 509
2014 342 43 27 36 1 0 5 0 454
2015 335 44 27 42 1 0 6 0 455
2016 335 36 33 40 0 0 3 0 447
2017 361 40 37 37 0 0 4 0 479
2018 340 38 40 39 0 0 8 0 465
2019 339 41 43 43 0 1 10 0 477
2020 314 43 28 56 1 2 10 0 454
2021 329 43 27 50 1 4 15 0 469
2022 315 36 25 57 1 3 22 0 459
2023 337 30 29 64 0 2 20 1 483

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cromwell Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 417 36.0 11.5 n/a
1989 440 35.5 12.3 n/a
1990 452 40.5 11.1 n/a
1991 475 44.5 10.6 n/a
1992 523 46.0 11.3 3.4
1993 556 41.7 13.3 0.4
1994 575 41.7 13.8 7
1995 583 46.9 12.4 8.7
1996 583 46.9 12.4 8.7
1997 603 46.4 13.0 10.1
1998 601 49.6 12.1 11
1999 607 49.9 12.2 94.9
2000 628 51.8 12.1 11
2001 591 52.0 11.4 n/a
2002 617 52.9 11.7 8.8
2003 617 52.9 11.7 8.8
2004 623 53.1 11.7 8.8
2005 634 44.7 14.2 n/a
2006 625 44.7 14.0 8
2007 512 35.0 14.6 9
2008 473 42.6 11.1 11.4
2009 462 46.7 10.9 11
2010 465 42.3 10.9 12.9
2011 475 43.8 10.8 14.9
2012 500 43.0 11.6 20.2
2013 509 41.7 12.2 18.5
2014 454 39.2 11.5 17.8
2015 455 39.0 11.6 22
2016 447 38.0 11.7 22.4
2017 479 41.2 11.6 19.8
2018 465 43.9 10.5 17.4
2019 477 43.0 11.0 21.6
2020 454 39.0 11.6 28.9
2021 469 40.5 11.5 31.6
2022 459 38.5 11.9 28.5
2023 483 42.5 11.3 26.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Cromwell Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 417 36.0 11.5 n/a
1989 440 35.5 12.3 n/a
1990 452 40.5 11.1 n/a
1991 475 44.5 10.6 n/a
1992 523 46.0 11.3 3.4
1993 556 41.7 13.3 0.4
1994 575 41.7 13.8 7
1995 583 46.9 12.4 8.7
1996 583 46.9 12.4 8.7
1997 603 46.4 13.0 10.1
1998 601 49.6 12.1 11
1999 607 49.9 12.2 94.9
2000 628 51.8 12.1 11
2001 591 52.0 11.4 n/a
2002 617 52.9 11.7 8.8
2003 617 52.9 11.7 8.8
2004 623 53.1 11.7 8.8
2005 634 44.7 14.2 n/a
2006 625 44.7 14.0 8
2007 512 35.0 14.6 9
2008 473 42.6 11.1 11.4
2009 462 46.7 10.9 11
2010 465 42.3 10.9 12.9
2011 475 43.8 10.8 14.9
2012 500 43.0 11.6 20.2
2013 509 41.7 12.2 18.5
2014 454 39.2 11.5 17.8
2015 455 39.0 11.6 22
2016 447 38.0 11.7 22.4
2017 479 41.2 11.6 19.8
2018 465 43.9 10.5 17.4
2019 477 43.0 11.0 21.6
2020 454 39.0 11.6 28.9
2021 469 40.5 11.5 31.6
2022 459 38.5 11.9 28.5
2023 483 42.5 11.3 26.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Cromwell Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $15,000
2019 $15,306
2020 $16,252
2021 $17,106
2022 $18,316
2023 $17,979

Data source: Connecticut Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Cromwell Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 60th of 259 Middle schoolsRanks 83rd of 249 Middle schools
 10.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Cromwell Middle School)72.154.7
 17.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Cromwell School District)71.653.7
 17.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)55.348
 7.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Cromwell Middle School)54.545.3
 9.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Cromwell School District)54.244.4
 9.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)45.439.6
 5.8%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Cromwell Middle School)6951.6
 17.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Cromwell School District)68.550.6
 17.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)56.148.8
 7.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Cromwell Middle School)62.850.3
 12.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Cromwell School District)62.849.4
 13.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)46.139.9
 6.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Cromwell Middle School)76.464.9
 11.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Cromwell School District)76.464.5
 11.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)55.848.5
 7.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Cromwell Middle School)64.649.4
 15.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Cromwell School District)64.649.1
 15.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)43.536.2
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students477483
 1.3%
African American4130
 26.8%
American Indian00
Asian4329
 32.6%
Hispanic4364
 48.8%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White339337
 0.6%
Two or More Races1020
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients21.6%26.5%
 4.9%


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Cromwell Middle School ranks 77th of 250 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Cromwell Middle School usually go on to attend Cromwell High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 483 students attended Cromwell Middle School.

Students at Cromwell Middle School are 70% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.


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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.

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