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Joseph Melillo Middle School

Q: Is Joseph Melillo Middle School a good school?

Joseph Melillo Middle School ranks 164 th of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 252 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 35% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Joseph Melillo Middle School is a public middle school located in East Haven, Connecticut, serving 475 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the East Haven School District, which is ranked 139 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $18,319 to $19,019, Joseph Melillo Middle School consistently performs below the state average in academic proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 6th-grade proficiency rates were 37.8% in English Language Arts and 21.3% in Math, compared to the state averages of 50% and 42.9%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as White students and Special Education students, whose rankings are in the bottom 10-50% of Connecticut middle schools. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.2% to 22.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as East Shore Middle School in Milford and A. Baldwin Middle School in Guilford, Joseph Melillo Middle School consistently underperforms in academic proficiency, with significantly lower scores in both English Language Arts and Math. This suggests that the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and instructional practices to better support student learning and address the unique needs of its diverse student population.

461

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,295

Per pupil spending ?

65.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

67 Hudson St.
East Haven, CT 06512

(203) 468-3227

District: East Haven School District

Students who attend Joseph Melillo Middle School usually attend:

High:

East Haven High School

Feeder schools for Joseph Melillo Middle School:

Elementary:	Deer Run School
	Dominick H. Ferrara School
	Grove J. Tuttle School
	Momauguin School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.5%

White:

32.5%

African American:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 40th percentile in 2022 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 40th-percentile peak (2022) to 35th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg33%

Connecticut avg47%

164^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

139^th of 156East Haven School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	164 of 252	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	155 of 250	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	165 of 249	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	149 of 250	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	174 of 275	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	176 of 259	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.4	202 of 249	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.4	173 of 250	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.8	183 of 246	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.8	215 of 280	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.2	208 of 278	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.4	200 of 272	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.7	195 of 269	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.3	186 of 268	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.2	168 of 255	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.0	161 of 252	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.6	143 of 250	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.0	173 of 248	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	126 of 164	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	128 of 161	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	127 of 160	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	129 of 166	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	159 of 235	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.5	143 of 169	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	148 of 160	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	60 of 105	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	48 of 104	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	55 of 99	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	32 of 97	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	78 of 146	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	78 of 117	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	64 of 114	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	65 of 109	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	60 of 106	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	109 of 218	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.4	67 of 104	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	129 of 162	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	123 of 157	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	124 of 158	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	119 of 169	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	148 of 224	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	134 of 167	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	148 of 164	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	45.1	131 of 244	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	138 of 153	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	148 of 154	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	149 of 158	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	138 of 151	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	158 of 175	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	156 of 166	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	163 of 168	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2021)46th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-11 vs state

Science32%-18 vs state

Mathematics25%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Joseph Melillo Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Joseph Melillo Middle School	Public	6-8	67 Hudson St.	East Haven	06512	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	East Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 468-3227	461	49	9.4	65.3%	150 (32.5%)	38 (8.2%)	242 (52.5%)	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	26.9	164^th of 252 public middle schools	34.9%		29.4	155^th of 250 public middle schools	38.0%	9		32.3		37.8	40.6	39.5		21.3	34.3	20.6	$22,295
Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School	Public, Magnet	5-8	150 Kimberly Ave.	New Haven	06519	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-5300	348	34	10.2	73.9%	36 (10.3%)	139 (39.9%)	146 (42.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	12.5	209^th of 252 public middle schools	17.1%		16.7	191^st of 250 public middle schools	23.6%	18	25.8	28.1		24.4	28.7	22.2		13.4	14.0	10.3	$24,308
Francis Walsh Intermediate School	Public	5-8	185 Damascus Rd.	Branford	06405	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Branford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 488-8317	775	72	10.7	42.5%	505 (65.2%)	44 (5.7%)	138 (17.8%)	42 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.4%)	56.4	108^th of 252 public middle schools	57.1%		60.3	96^th of 250 public middle schools	61.6%	12	50.8		60.8	52.7	54.3	51.3	49.7	53.4	45.3	40.4	$35,515
North Branford Intermediate School	Public	6-8	654 Foxon Rd.	North Branford	06471	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	North Branford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 484-1500	352	33	10.6	23.9%	294 (83.5%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	57.4	106^th of 252 public middle schools	57.9%		59.1	99^th of 250 public middle schools	60.4%	7				57.8	53.2	59.2		43.1	38.5	47.3	$22,689
Carrigan 5/6 Intermediate School	Public	5-6	2 Tetlow St.	West Haven	06516	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	West Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 937-4390	829	78	10.6	55.5%	188 (22.7%)	179 (21.6%)	344 (41.5%)	60 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.8%)								(n/a)	45.1		41.5	38.7			33.2	30.7			$20,453
North Haven Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Bailey Rd.	North Haven	06473	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	North Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 239-1683	752	64	11.7	22.6%	519 (69.0%)	39 (5.2%)	108 (14.4%)	57 (7.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.6%)	71.9	80^th of 252 public middle schools	68.3%		69	78^th of 250 public middle schools	68.8%	2		61.4		69.1	68.8	59.9		51.4	54.8	47.3	$19,786
Harry M. Bailey Middle School	Public	7-8	106 Morgan Ln.	West Haven	06516	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	West Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 937-4380	885	88	10.0	57.4%	224 (25.3%)	196 (22.1%)	360 (40.7%)	60 (6.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.6%)	49.6	122^nd of 252 public middle schools	51.6%		34.4	149^th of 250 public middle schools	40.4%	27		51.5			45.8	50.9			39.5	40.5	$19,685
Hamden Middle School	Public	7-8	2623 Dixwell Ave.	Hamden	06518	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Hamden School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 407-3140	845	74	11.4	48.8%	206 (24.4%)	269 (31.8%)	256 (30.3%)	59 (7.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.0%)	36.1	149^th of 252 public middle schools	40.9%		38.5	144^th of 250 public middle schools	42.4%	5		39.3			39.0	45.6			29.9	35.4	$26,617
Amity Middle School: Orange	Public	7-8	100 Ohman Ave.	Orange	06477	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Regional School District 05	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 392-3200	380	34	11.3	16.3%	244 (64.2%)	10 (2.6%)	45 (11.8%)	55 (14.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	83	38^th of 252 public middle schools	84.9%		89	22^nd of 250 public middle schools	91.2%	16					69.3	66.7			66.5	63.9	$22,121
East Shore Middle School	Public	6-8	240 Chapel St.	Milford	06460	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 783-3559	339	40	8.4	27.7%	239 (70.5%)	17 (5.0%)	47 (13.9%)	17 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	61.7	96^th of 252 public middle schools	61.9%		61	93^rd of 250 public middle schools	62.8%	3		53.7		46.2	54.7	47.5		59.1	54.3	54.5	$28,725

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph Melillo Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Joseph Melillo Middle School?

Students at Joseph Melillo Middle School are 52% Hispanic, 33% White, 8% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Joseph Melillo Middle School a good school?

Joseph Melillo Middle School ranks 164^th of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Joseph Melillo Middle School attend?

Students who attend Joseph Melillo Middle School usually go on to attend East Haven High School

How many students attend Joseph Melillo Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Joseph Melillo Middle School.

What district is Joseph Melillo Middle School in?

East Haven School District

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