Summary:
McDonough Middle School is a public middle school located in Hartford, Connecticut, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 317 students. The school is part of the Hartford School District, which is ranked 154 out of 158 districts in Connecticut and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
McDonough Middle School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in Connecticut, with proficiency rates in SBAC/English Language Arts and SBAC/Mathematics that are significantly lower than the state and district averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 7.8% of 6th-grade students, 5.5% of 7th-grade students, and 11.8% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in SBAC/English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 48.1%, 49.5%, and 49.1%, respectively. The school's student subgroups, such as female students, male students, and various racial/ethnic groups, all rank among the lowest in the state. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 82.65% in the 2022-2023 school year.
When comparing McDonough Middle School to other nearby schools in the Hartford School District, such as Milner Middle School and M.L. King Junior Middle School, the academic performance and student subgroup rankings are consistently lower. However, when comparing McDonough to schools outside the Hartford School District, such as Sedgwick Middle School and Bristow Middle School in the West Hartford School District, the performance gap is even more pronounced, with those schools significantly outperforming McDonough across various metrics. The Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy, a public magnet school in Hartford, stands out as a high-performing school, highlighting the potential for high-quality education within the Hartford School District when resources and programs are targeted towards specific student populations.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Hartford School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
247th of 250 Connecticut Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,621
Feeder schools for McDonough Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 16.4
Number of students: 346
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
79.8%
African American:
11.0%
White:
6.4%
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Asian:
2.0%
American Indian:
0.3%
Two or more races:
0.3%
Not Specified:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.1%
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