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Hamden Middle School

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Hamden Middle School ranks 149 th of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

149^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 252 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 41% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Hamden Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Hamden, Connecticut, with 814 students. The school is part of the Hamden School District, which is ranked 133 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Hamden Middle School's performance is generally below the state average, with only 39% of 7th graders and 45.6% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 50.4% and 50.7%, respectively. In mathematics, the proficiency rates were even lower, with 29.9% of 7th graders and 35.4% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding the standards, compared to the state averages of 43.2% and 40.8%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, ranking relatively well for African American and Hispanic students but struggling with other subgroups.

Hamden Middle School faces additional challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 17.7% to 27.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's spending per student, around $21,000 in recent years, is higher than the state average, but this does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes. Compared to nearby higher-performing schools, such as Dodd Middle School in Cheshire, Amity Middle School in Orange, and North Haven Middle School, Hamden Middle School's performance is generally lower, suggesting opportunities for the school and district to learn from their practices and strategies to improve student achievement.

845

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,617

Per pupil spending ?

48.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2623 Dixwell Ave.
Hamden, CT 06518

(203) 407-3140

District: Hamden School District

Students who attend Hamden Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hamden High School

Feeder schools for Hamden Middle School:

Elementary:	Bear Path School
	Church Street School
	Dunbar Hill School
	Helen Street School
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	Ridge Hill School
	Shepherd Glen School
	Spring Glen School
	West Woods School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

31.8%

Hispanic:

30.3%

White:

24.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (38% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg37%

Connecticut avg47%

149^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

133^rd of 156Hamden 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	36.1	149 of 252	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	144 of 250	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	138 of 249	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	140 of 250	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	149 of 275	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	147 of 259	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	160 of 249	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.4	154 of 250	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.4	149 of 246	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.0	158 of 280	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.6	160 of 278	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.8	182 of 272	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.1	177 of 269	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.3	169 of 268	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.6	160 of 255	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.7	175 of 252	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.3	174 of 250	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.8	162 of 248	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	11 of 32	65.6%	★★★★☆
2024	48.5	17 of 33	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	13 of 32	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	14 of 40	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	37 of 80	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	16 of 38	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	16 of 31	48.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	14.0	24 of 27	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	21.1	87 of 104	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	117 of 164	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	115 of 161	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	106 of 160	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	116 of 166	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	137 of 235	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	118 of 169	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	124 of 160	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	57 of 105	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	46 of 104	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.8	62 of 99	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	48 of 97	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	81 of 146	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	42 of 97	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	79 of 117	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	75 of 114	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	78 of 109	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	80 of 106	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	70.9	54 of 218	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	25.6	79 of 104	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	116 of 162	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	108 of 157	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	112 of 158	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	118 of 169	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	142 of 224	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	115 of 167	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	121 of 164	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	77.6	36 of 244	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	29.1	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	81 of 153	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.0	61 of 154	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	73 of 158	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	62 of 151	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.1	99 of 175	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	83 of 166	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	111 of 168	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2025)66th percentile+25 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2021)16th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2021)11th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-8 vs state

Science39%-11 vs state

Mathematics33%-9 vs state

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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
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
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
Amity Middle School: Bethany	Public	7-8	190 Luke Hill Rd.	Bethany	06524	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Regional School District 05	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 393-3102	373	35	10.8	17.7%	233 (62.5%)	7 (1.9%)	47 (12.6%)	62 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	91	14^th of 252 public middle schools	94.4%		93	8^th of 250 public middle schools	96.8%	6					81.1	74.1			80.1	65.9	$23,765
Dag Hammarskjold Middle School	Public	6-8	106 Pond Hill Road	Wallingford	06492	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 294-3700	593	54	10.9	35.4%	396 (66.8%)	5 (0.8%)	132 (22.3%)	29 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	51.2	120^th of 252 public middle schools	52.4%		46.7	125^th of 250 public middle schools	50.0%	5		53.8		50.7	51.8	50.5		36.5	45.4	38.8	$22,231
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
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
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
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
James H. Moran Middle School	Public	6-8	141 Hope Hill Road	Wallingford	06492	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 741-2900	531	55	9.6	34.7%	359 (67.6%)	9 (1.7%)	121 (22.8%)	26 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	46.9	125^th of 252 public middle schools	50.4%		48	121^st of 250 public middle schools	51.6%	4		50.8		45.9	43.6	52.9		35.9	40.6	39.7	$22,396

Frequently Asked Questions about Hamden Middle School

Is Hamden Middle School a good school?

Hamden Middle School ranks 149^th of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Hamden Middle School attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Hamden Middle School?

Students at Hamden Middle School are 32% African American, 30% Hispanic, 24% White, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hamden Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 845 students attended Hamden Middle School.

What district is Hamden Middle School in?

Hamden School District

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