Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

Summary:

Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School is a public magnet middle school located in Norwich, Connecticut, serving 556 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Norwich School District, which is ranked 153 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School's academic performance is below the state average, it outperforms the Norwich School District in most subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 33.3% of 6th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 25.2% for the district. The school also has a diverse student population, with 27.16% White, 19.6% African American, 37.23% Hispanic, 7.19% Asian, and 7.91% two or more races. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 65.05% to 72.48% over the past few years, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.1 to 15.1.

Despite the school's access to resources, it has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with its Hispanic students ranking 78th out of 104 Connecticut middle schools, while its White students ranked 146th out of 154 schools. While Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School outperforms the nearby Norwich School District schools, the Colchester and Lebanon school districts have significantly higher-performing middle schools, suggesting that the challenges faced by Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School may be unique to the Norwich area.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

 25 Mahan Dr.
       Norwich, CT  06360


(860) 823-4211

District: Norwich School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
180th of 250 Connecticut Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $24,824 Help


Feeder schools for Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School:

Elementary:    Moriarty Magnet School
    Samuel Huntington School
    Veterans' Memorial School
    Wequonnoc Magnet School

Student/teacher ratio:  8.1 Help
Number of students:  556

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
37.2%
White:
27.2%
African American:
19.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  72.5% Help


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Compare Details Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School ranks worse than 72% of middle schools in Connecticut. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.22. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (37.2%), White (27.2%), African American (19.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 72.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School is 8.1. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School is $24,824.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School 180th of 250 Connecticut public middle schools. (See Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Norwich School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Norwich School District 153rd of 158 Connecticut school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 39.01 172nd 248 30.6%
2007 40.51 166th 250 33.6%
2008 30.75 186th 252 26.2%
2009 29.63 187th 255 26.7%
2010 31.77 199th 268 25.7%
2011 28.11 210th 269 21.9%
2012 29.85 208th 272 23.5%
2013 22.92 225th 278 19.1%
2015 17.77 223rd 280 20.4%
2016 13.45 200th 246 18.7%
2017 12.49 204th 250 18.4%
2018 9.06 221st 249 11.2%
2019 14.99 205th 259 20.8%
2021 23.70 197th 275 28.4%
2022 18.37 182nd 250 27.2%
2023 14.39 203rd 249 18.5%
2024 20.22 180th 250 28.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 10.39 8th 8 0.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 12.92 14th 15 6.7%
2021 31.53 29th 34 14.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.68 170th 244 30.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 17.00 89th 104 14.4%
2021 32.57 142nd 218 34.9%
2022 25.63 87th 106 17.9%
2023 15.13 99th 109 9.2%
2024 24.09 92nd 114 19.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.02 153rd 160 4.4%
2019 11.61 147th 169 13.0%
2021 18.29 184th 235 21.7%
2022 10.55 150th 166 9.6%
2023 7.19 150th 160 6.3%
2024 11.01 144th 161 10.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 20.94 89th 104 14.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.75 153rd 164 6.7%
2019 10.96 151st 167 9.6%
2021 22.12 174th 224 22.3%
2022 17.28 139th 169 17.8%
2023 10.72 136th 158 13.9%
2024 14.47 131st 157 16.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.11 10th 10 0.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 17.05 37th 38 2.6%
2021 30.50 57th 80 28.8%
2022 39.61 23rd 40 42.5%
2023 36.84 21st 32 34.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.19 68th 75 9.3%
2019 26.97 74th 97 23.7%
2021 28.51 105th 146 28.1%
2022 30.74 64th 97 34.0%
2023 17.51 89th 99 10.1%
2024 25.34 78th 104 25.0%
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Rank History for White students at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 0.65 166th 168 1.2%
2019 3.41 161st 166 3.0%
2021 10.37 164th 175 6.3%
2022 8.42 141st 151 6.6%
2023 2.43 155th 158 1.9%
2024 8.23 146th 154 5.2%
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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.

Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School Test Scores
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Data source: Connecticut State Department of Education

Review counts

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Reviews:
by a student
Monday, August 12, 2013

Open Quote This school has improved over the years. Though some normal school flaws, the school is a wonderful school. For example, the teachers take interest in which they do, and most importantly they like kids, of any type. The school is fun, as the teachers are pretty cool. The students can be mean, or are up to trouble, but they are a lot of good kids for your children. The school, in my opinion, is pretty good. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, May 5, 2011

Open Quote Too many kids-not enough staff-inconsistent discipline-they've taken my happy adjusted honors student and turned her into a bitter,failing kid who's given up. Close Quote


by a student
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Open Quote I am a seventh grade student at Kelly and I love it for all that it is. Through the lack of doors on the bathroom stalls to the water that looks like a mixture of water and milk. Through fights and the drama. Kelly is an amazing school and some people will walk out saying"that school is so ghetto" and ohers will walk out saying " I have learned so much about people abd life at this school." beacause humans learn from their mistakes and hard times and from the happiness. To me Kelly middle school is more that a school, it's a family.

- Madeline-Grace Sanchi Close Quote



Enrollment information for Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 307 25 4 18 4 n/a n/a 0 358
1989 282 34 4 17 11 n/a n/a 0 348
1990 307 46 4 18 9 n/a n/a 0 384
1991 378 47 5 19 0 n/a n/a 0 449
1992 370 38 5 23 6 n/a n/a 0 442
1993 383 33 2 32 5 n/a n/a 0 455
1994 365 37 1 35 13 n/a n/a 0 451
1995 403 43 5 27 19 n/a n/a 0 497
1996 403 43 5 27 19 n/a n/a 0 497
1997 405 53 11 27 12 n/a n/a 0 508
1998 367 49 8 31 12 n/a n/a 0 467
1999 378 52 4 32 9 n/a n/a 0 475
2000 365 73 12 41 9 n/a n/a 0 500
2001 531 94 12 64 11 n/a n/a 0 712
2002 509 106 10 78 9 n/a n/a 0 712
2003 509 106 10 78 9 n/a n/a 0 712
2004 493 136 18 95 6 n/a n/a 0 748
2005 452 123 21 85 8 n/a n/a 0 689
2006 321 78 18 65 9 n/a n/a 0 491
2007 438 151 17 112 20 n/a n/a 0 738
2008 403 155 22 138 28 n/a n/a 0 746
2009 334 164 19 137 24 n/a n/a 0 678
2010 283 165 22 139 22 n/a n/a 0 631
2011 253 136 24 148 9 1 48 0 619
2012 256 121 30 161 7 1 48 0 624
2013 285 128 37 171 7 1 70 0 699
2014 286 120 23 173 5 1 50 0 658
2015 289 121 25 186 2 1 48 0 672
2016 288 149 45 209 3 0 60 0 754
2017 230 147 48 201 6 1 67 0 700
2018 196 153 49 207 5 3 61 0 674
2019 182 109 42 226 0 2 70 0 631
2020 180 115 31 239 2 1 70 0 638
2021 182 119 35 246 1 1 72 0 656
2022 177 122 44 232 5 1 57 0 638
2023 151 109 40 207 3 2 44 0 556

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 Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 358 30.0 11.9 n/a
1989 348 29.0 12.0 n/a
1990 384 30.0 12.8 n/a
1991 449 31.7 14.1 n/a
1992 442 34.6 12.7 25.1
1993 455 36.1 12.6 2
1994 451 36.4 12.4 33.5
1995 497 35.6 14.0 37.2
1996 497 35.6 14.0 37.2
1997 508 34.0 14.9 30.3
1998 467 34.7 13.5 29.6
1999 475 33.1 14.4 40
2000 500 39.6 12.6 39.6
2001 712 51.7 13.8 n/a
2002 712 48.0 14.8 38.6
2003 712 48.0 14.8 38.6
2004 748 47.0 15.9 44.8
2005 689 40.1 17.2 n/a
2006 491 43.1 11.4 63.1
2007 738 44.6 16.5 37
2008 746 50.5 14.8 46.4
2009 678 54.2 13.2 61.5
2010 631 50.5 12.5 63.2
2011 619 47.0 13.1 66.7
2012 624 43.0 14.5 71.2
2013 699 49.6 14.0 68.8
2014 658 47.5 13.8 70.7
2015 672 42.0 16.0 77.7
2016 754 49.0 15.3 69.2
2017 700 48.2 14.5 78.3
2018 674 54.7 12.3 78.2
2019 631 50.0 12.6 66.9
2020 638 43.0 14.8 66.3
2021 656 44.0 14.9 71.2
2022 638 42.0 15.1 65
2023 556 68.0 8.1 72.5

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 Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 358 30.0 11.9 n/a
1989 348 29.0 12.0 n/a
1990 384 30.0 12.8 n/a
1991 449 31.7 14.1 n/a
1992 442 34.6 12.7 25.1
1993 455 36.1 12.6 2
1994 451 36.4 12.4 33.5
1995 497 35.6 14.0 37.2
1996 497 35.6 14.0 37.2
1997 508 34.0 14.9 30.3
1998 467 34.7 13.5 29.6
1999 475 33.1 14.4 40
2000 500 39.6 12.6 39.6
2001 712 51.7 13.8 n/a
2002 712 48.0 14.8 38.6
2003 712 48.0 14.8 38.6
2004 748 47.0 15.9 44.8
2005 689 40.1 17.2 n/a
2006 491 43.1 11.4 63.1
2007 738 44.6 16.5 37
2008 746 50.5 14.8 46.4
2009 678 54.2 13.2 61.5
2010 631 50.5 12.5 63.2
2011 619 47.0 13.1 66.7
2012 624 43.0 14.5 71.2
2013 699 49.6 14.0 68.8
2014 658 47.5 13.8 70.7
2015 672 42.0 16.0 77.7
2016 754 49.0 15.3 69.2
2017 700 48.2 14.5 78.3
2018 674 54.7 12.3 78.2
2019 631 50.0 12.6 66.9
2020 638 43.0 14.8 66.3
2021 656 44.0 14.9 71.2
2022 638 42.0 15.1 65
2023 556 68.0 8.1 72.5

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 Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $17,691
2019 $18,530
2020 $17,598
2021 $21,080
2022 $21,836
2023 $24,824

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 205th of 259 Middle schoolsRanks 203rd of 249 Middle schools
 2.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School)35.827.9
 7.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Norwich School District)32.418.6
 13.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)55.348
 7.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School)22.617
 5.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Norwich School District)21.413.4
 8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)45.439.6
 5.8%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School)29.523.4
 6.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Norwich School District)24.523.2
 1.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)56.148.8
 7.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School)18.920.3
 1.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Norwich School District)14.917.1
 2.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)46.139.9
 6.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School)2926.5
 2.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Norwich School District)25.224.7
 0.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)55.848.5
 7.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School)21.810.1
 11.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Norwich School District)17.68.5
 9.1%
   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 Students631556
 11.9%
African American109109
American Indian03
Asian4240
 4.8%
Hispanic226207
 8.4%
Pacific Islander22
White182151
 17%
Two or More Races7044
 37.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients66.9%72.5%
 5.6%


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Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School ranks 180th of 250 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 556 students attended Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School.

Students at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School are 37% Hispanic, 27% White, 20% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian.


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