Schaghticoke Middle School

Summary:

Schaghticoke Middle School is a public middle school in New Milford, Connecticut, serving 811 students in grades 6-8. The school faces several challenges, including lower academic performance, declining rankings, and a diverse student population with significant disparities in subgroup performance.

Compared to nearby schools like Swift Middle School, Broadview Middle School, and Newtown Middle School, Schaghticoke Middle School has lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as a ranking in the bottom half of Connecticut middle schools. The school's student population is more racially diverse, with a higher percentage of minority students, and a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Schaghticoke Middle School's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups, with White students performing significantly worse than their peers in other nearby schools. This suggests that the school may need to focus on addressing the unique needs of specific student populations, such as low-socioeconomic status students, to improve overall academic outcomes. The school's declining ranking over the past several years also indicates that it is struggling to keep pace with other middle schools in the New Milford School District, which is ranked 117 out of 158 districts in Connecticut.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 23 Hipp Rd.
       New Milford, CT  06776


(860) 354-2204

District: New Milford School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
147th of 250 Connecticut Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,580 Help


Students who attend Schaghticoke Middle School usually attend:

High:    New Milford High School

Feeder schools for Schaghticoke Middle School:

Elementary:    Hill And Plain School
    Northville Elementary School
    Sarah Noble Intermediate School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.2 Help
Number of students:  811

Racial breakdown:

White:
65.6%
Hispanic:
23.4%
African American:
4.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  35.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Schaghticoke Middle School ranks worse than 58.8% of middle schools in Connecticut. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.2. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (65.6%), Hispanic (23.4%), African American (4.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 35.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Schaghticoke Middle School is 11.2. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Schaghticoke Middle School is $19,580.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Schaghticoke Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Schaghticoke Middle School 147th of 250 Connecticut public middle schools. (See Schaghticoke Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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New Milford School District:

SchoolDigger ranks New Milford School District 117th of 158 Connecticut school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Schaghticoke Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Schaghticoke Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 65.48 105th 248 57.7%
2007 68.00 102nd 250 59.2%
2008 69.27 101st 252 59.9%
2009 70.91 94th 255 63.1%
2010 68.90 109th 268 59.3%
2011 66.27 127th 269 52.8%
2012 69.60 113th 272 58.5%
2013 67.24 117th 278 57.9%
2015 51.34 138th 280 50.7%
2016 51.02 121st 246 50.8%
2017 53.29 118th 250 52.8%
2018 55.58 121st 249 51.4%
2019 60.31 106th 259 59.1%
2021 48.91 129th 275 53.1%
2022 42.97 130th 250 48.0%
2023 43.74 131st 249 47.4%
2024 37.20 147th 250 41.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Schaghticoke Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 30.54 5th 8 37.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Schaghticoke Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.35 11th 23 52.2%
2019 59.12 9th 25 64.0%
2021 51.24 115th 244 52.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Schaghticoke Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 61.70 39th 104 62.5%
2021 57.84 85th 218 61.0%
2022 29.13 82nd 106 22.6%
2023 29.15 79th 109 27.5%
2024 31.14 84th 114 26.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Schaghticoke Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.82 101st 160 36.9%
2019 54.86 90th 169 46.7%
2021 45.29 118th 235 49.8%
2022 39.10 105th 166 36.7%
2023 30.28 110th 160 31.3%
2024 27.07 120th 161 25.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Schaghticoke Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.21 53rd 104 49.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Schaghticoke Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.37 93rd 164 43.3%
2019 49.60 95th 167 43.1%
2021 43.65 120th 224 46.4%
2022 36.06 107th 169 36.7%
2023 31.55 108th 158 31.6%
2024 26.68 113th 157 28.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Schaghticoke Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 63.99 23rd 97 76.3%
2021 52.49 61st 146 58.2%
2022 47.07 43rd 97 55.7%
2023 37.39 56th 99 43.4%
2024 33.06 66th 104 36.5%
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Rank History for White students at Schaghticoke Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.82 125th 168 25.6%
2019 37.12 109th 166 34.3%
2021 22.41 142nd 175 18.9%
2022 20.26 125th 151 17.2%
2023 18.44 132nd 158 16.5%
2024 9.78 142nd 154 7.8%
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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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by a parent
Monday, November 22, 2010

Open Quote This School is In Trouble. My Son Was Doing Well in SNIS and went he went to SMS his grades plummeted. Now ThE school is trying save his grades by giving tutoring.
It Needs a Overhaul staff change.They don't communicate with the home at all. Very Disappointed in SMS. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Schaghticoke Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 892 13 18 10 5 n/a n/a 0 938
1989 919 16 24 9 5 n/a n/a 0 973
1990 907 6 11 10 2 n/a n/a 0 936
1991 858 15 22 12 2 n/a n/a 0 909
1992 869 23 17 15 10 n/a n/a 0 934
1993 875 18 18 22 14 n/a n/a 0 947
1994 954 25 24 16 10 n/a n/a 0 1029
1995 965 17 22 19 7 n/a n/a 0 1030
1996 965 17 22 19 7 n/a n/a 0 1030
1997 968 28 26 19 9 n/a n/a 0 1050
1998 1017 14 24 25 5 n/a n/a 0 1085
1999 1092 17 36 21 7 n/a n/a 0 1173
2000 1142 24 31 18 4 n/a n/a 0 1219
2001 1199 28 32 36 0 n/a n/a 0 1295
2002 807 15 27 30 0 n/a n/a 0 879
2003 807 15 27 30 0 n/a n/a 0 879
2004 798 16 18 36 1 n/a n/a 0 869
2005 762 17 12 44 1 n/a n/a 0 836
2006 689 15 10 48 1 n/a n/a 0 763
2007 692 19 21 50 1 n/a n/a 0 783
2008 687 13 28 54 0 n/a n/a 0 782
2009 671 10 29 66 0 n/a n/a 0 776
2010 677 13 27 57 0 n/a n/a 0 774
2011 640 17 30 58 0 0 4 0 749
2012 574 15 31 69 0 0 8 0 697
2013 564 18 32 82 0 0 18 0 714
2014 555 16 23 66 4 0 11 0 675
2015 569 13 23 62 1 0 13 0 681
2016 842 20 37 107 0 0 25 0 1031
2017 800 24 42 130 0 0 29 0 1025
2018 758 31 38 136 1 0 43 0 1007
2019 729 24 40 152 1 0 44 0 990
2020 668 24 30 164 1 0 52 0 939
2021 584 35 31 161 0 0 57 0 868
2022 531 37 24 181 2 0 35 0 810
2023 532 40 29 190 2 0 18 0 811

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 Schaghticoke Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 938 72.0 13.0 n/a
1989 973 74.0 13.1 n/a
1990 936 75.0 12.4 n/a
1991 909 74.6 12.1 n/a
1992 934 77.4 12.0 5.2
1993 947 75.7 12.5 0.7
1994 1029 74.1 13.9 9.9
1995 1030 79.0 13.0 10.4
1996 1030 79.0 13.0 10.4
1997 1050 79.4 13.2 7.2
1998 1085 80.7 13.4 6.8
1999 1173 84.9 13.8 8.9
2000 1219 88.5 13.8 6.7
2001 1295 90.5 14.3 n/a
2002 879 69.6 12.6 6.7
2003 879 69.6 12.6 6.7
2004 869 69.3 12.5 8.4
2005 836 58.2 14.4 n/a
2006 763 59.0 12.9 11.1
2007 783 59.7 13.1 10.2
2008 782 66.9 11.7 11.5
2009 776 70.3 11.7 12.4
2010 774 62.4 12.3 18.1
2011 749 56.2 13.3 17.9
2012 697 57.3 12.1 20.1
2013 714 55.4 12.8 22.7
2014 675 51.7 13.0 20.6
2015 681 53.0 12.8 20.1
2016 1031 80.0 12.8 13.3
2017 1025 79.2 12.9 22.3
2018 1007 81.1 12.4 23.3
2019 990 75.9 13.0 32.8
2020 939 82.5 11.3 37.3
2021 868 69.2 12.5 39.4
2022 810 68.5 11.8 31
2023 811 72.1 11.2 35.5

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 Schaghticoke Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 938 72.0 13.0 n/a
1989 973 74.0 13.1 n/a
1990 936 75.0 12.4 n/a
1991 909 74.6 12.1 n/a
1992 934 77.4 12.0 5.2
1993 947 75.7 12.5 0.7
1994 1029 74.1 13.9 9.9
1995 1030 79.0 13.0 10.4
1996 1030 79.0 13.0 10.4
1997 1050 79.4 13.2 7.2
1998 1085 80.7 13.4 6.8
1999 1173 84.9 13.8 8.9
2000 1219 88.5 13.8 6.7
2001 1295 90.5 14.3 n/a
2002 879 69.6 12.6 6.7
2003 879 69.6 12.6 6.7
2004 869 69.3 12.5 8.4
2005 836 58.2 14.4 n/a
2006 763 59.0 12.9 11.1
2007 783 59.7 13.1 10.2
2008 782 66.9 11.7 11.5
2009 776 70.3 11.7 12.4
2010 774 62.4 12.3 18.1
2011 749 56.2 13.3 17.9
2012 697 57.3 12.1 20.1
2013 714 55.4 12.8 22.7
2014 675 51.7 13.0 20.6
2015 681 53.0 12.8 20.1
2016 1031 80.0 12.8 13.3
2017 1025 79.2 12.9 22.3
2018 1007 81.1 12.4 23.3
2019 990 75.9 13.0 32.8
2020 939 82.5 11.3 37.3
2021 868 69.2 12.5 39.4
2022 810 68.5 11.8 31
2023 811 72.1 11.2 35.5

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Schaghticoke Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $15,380
2019 $16,143
2020 $16,301
2021 $17,125
2022 $18,371
2023 $19,580

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Schaghticoke 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 106th of 259 Middle schoolsRanks 131st of 249 Middle schools
 11.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Schaghticoke Middle School)62.743.3
 19.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Milford School District)62.743.1
 19.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)55.348
 7.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Schaghticoke Middle School)49.835.3
 14.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Milford School District)49.835.2
 14.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)45.439.6
 5.8%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Schaghticoke Middle School)56.550.4
 6.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Milford School District)56.550.2
 6.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)56.149.7
 6.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Schaghticoke Middle School)50.233.5
 16.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Milford School District)50.233.5
 16.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)46.137.9
 8.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Schaghticoke Middle School)57.944
 13.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Milford School District)57.843.9
 13.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)55.848.5
 7.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Schaghticoke Middle School)50.930.3
 20.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Milford School District)50.830.2
 20.6%
   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 Students990811
 18.1%
African American2440
 66.7%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian4029
 27.5%
Hispanic152190
 25%
Pacific Islander00
White729532
 27%
Two or More Races4418
 59.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients32.8%35.5%
 2.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Schaghticoke Middle School

Students at Schaghticoke Middle School are 66% White, 23% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 811 students attended Schaghticoke Middle School.

Schaghticoke Middle School ranks 147th of 250 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Schaghticoke Middle School usually go on to attend New Milford High School


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