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Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

Q: Is Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School a good school?

Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School ranks 183 rd of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School?

Students at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School are 38% Hispanic, 29% White, 18% African American, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 252 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School is a public magnet school located in Norwich, Connecticut, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 548 students. The school is part of the Norwich School District, which is ranked 150 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut middle schools, ranking between 183-223 out of 249-252 schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state and its own district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 26.7% to 35.8% across grades 6-8, compared to the state average of 50% or higher. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 19.5% to 24.4%, significantly lower than the state average of around 40-43%. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 29% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 65.05% to 74.64% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as William J. Johnston Middle School in Colchester, Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School consistently underperforms. In the 2024-2025 school year, William J. Johnston Middle School had proficiency rates in ELA ranging from 47.9% to 68.6% and in mathematics ranging from 53.7% to 67.2%, significantly higher than Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School. Despite the school's low academic performance, its per-student spending is relatively high, ranging from $17,691 to $18,530 in the years reported, which is higher than the state average. However, this does not seem to translate into improved student outcomes.

593

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,513

Per pupil spending ?

73.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25 Mahan Dr.
Norwich, CT 06360

(860) 823-4211

District: Norwich School District

Feeder schools for Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.8%

White:

28.8%

African American:

17.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg22%

Connecticut avg47%

183^rd of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Norwich School District

150^th of 156Norwich 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	20.9	183 of 252	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	180 of 250	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	203 of 249	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	182 of 250	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	197 of 275	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	205 of 259	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	221 of 249	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	204 of 250	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.5	200 of 246	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	223 of 280	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.9	225 of 278	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.9	208 of 272	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.1	210 of 269	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.8	199 of 268	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.6	187 of 255	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.8	186 of 252	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.5	166 of 250	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.0	172 of 248	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	26 of 32	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	21 of 32	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	23 of 40	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	57 of 80	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	37 of 38	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2018	1.1	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	20.9	89 of 104	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	31.5	29 of 34	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	140 of 164	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	144 of 161	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	150 of 160	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	150 of 166	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	184 of 235	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	147 of 169	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	153 of 160	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	83 of 105	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	78 of 104	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	89 of 99	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	64 of 97	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	105 of 146	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	74 of 97	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	68 of 75	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	86 of 117	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	92 of 114	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	99 of 109	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	87 of 106	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	142 of 218	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.0	89 of 104	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	133 of 162	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	131 of 157	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	136 of 158	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	139 of 169	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	174 of 224	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	151 of 167	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	153 of 164	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	10.4	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	31.7	170 of 244	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	144 of 153	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	146 of 154	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	155 of 158	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	141 of 151	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	164 of 175	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	161 of 166	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	166 of 168	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)15th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2021)14th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)<1st percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2018)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-18 vs state

Science32%-18 vs state

Mathematics22%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Monday, August 12, 2013

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

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

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.

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Schools Near Kelly STEAM Magnet 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
Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	25 Mahan Dr.	Norwich	06360	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Norwich School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 823-4211	593	52	11.4	73.9%	171 (28.8%)	105 (17.7%)	224 (37.8%)	47 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (7.3%)	20.9	183^rd of 252 public middle schools	27.4%		20.2	180^th of 250 public middle schools	28.0%	3		32.2		26.7	35.7	35.8		19.5	24.4	22.2	$23,513
Teachers' Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	15 Teachers Dr.	Norwich	06360	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Norwich School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 823-4212	447	41	10.7	82.3%	94 (21.0%)	117 (26.2%)	177 (39.6%)	18 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.5%)	8.6	232^nd of 252 public middle schools	7.9%		8.6	225^th of 250 public middle schools	10.0%	7		21.1		18.4	20.7	25.0		7.4	11.4	4.1	$26,755
Griswold Middle School	Public	5-8	211 Slater Ave.	Griswold	06351	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Griswold School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 376-7630	529	38	14.0	54.3%	390 (73.7%)	17 (3.2%)	68 (12.9%)	11 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.4%)	37.9	147^th of 252 public middle schools	41.7%		47.4	123^rd of 250 public middle schools	50.8%	24	43.5		44.4	46.4		66.0		38.4	30.5	43.7	$16,816
Preston Plains School	Public	6-8	1 Route 164	Preston	06365	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Preston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 889-3831	141	12	11.9	32.6%	109 (77.3%)	5 (3.5%)	16 (11.3%)	5 (3.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	51.5	118^th of 252 public middle schools	53.2%		54.6	112^th of 250 public middle schools	55.2%	6				56.0		60.0		30.0	44.2		$29,544
Ledyard Middle School	Public	6-8	1860 Route 12	Gales Ferry	06335	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Ledyard School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 464-3188	535	45	12.0	28.6%	358 (66.9%)	16 (3.0%)	86 (16.1%)	15 (2.8%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.7%)	44.6	132^nd of 252 public middle schools	47.6%		41.6	137^th of 250 public middle schools	45.2%	5		53.2		40.2	49.7	46.6		31.0	48.2	30.4	$18,170
Leonard J. Tyl Middle School	Public	6-8	166 Chesterfield Rd.	Oakdale	06370	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Montville School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 848-2822	519	45	11.5	46.4%	292 (56.3%)	34 (6.6%)	87 (16.8%)	32 (6.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.3%)	45.1	131^st of 252 public middle schools	48.0%		42.4	136^th of 250 public middle schools	45.6%	5		49.2		51.9	42.7	44.5		36.9	33.1	42.7	$20,797
Lebanon Middle School	Public	5-8	891 Exeter Rd.	Lebanon	06249	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 642-4702	265	31	8.6	28.3%	224 (84.5%)	3 (1.1%)	26 (9.8%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	81.8	46^th of 252 public middle schools	81.7%		78.8	55^th of 250 public middle schools	78.0%	9			67.2	70.5	70.2	68.1	53.7	67.2		56.5	$25,651
Dr. Helen Baldwin Middle School	Public	5-8	45 Westminster Rd.	Canterbury	06331	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Canterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 546-9421	213	17	12.5	33.8%	183 (85.9%)	2 (0.9%)	27 (12.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.7	87^th of 252 public middle schools	65.5%		65.6	88^th of 250 public middle schools	64.8%	1								56.4	52.9	48.3	$21,219
Plainfield Central School	Public	6-8	75 Canterbury Rd.	Plainfield	06374	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Plainfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 564-6437	422	42	10.0	55.9%	367 (87.0%)	20 (4.7%)	12 (2.8%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.4%)	38.6	143^rd of 252 public middle schools	43.3%		32.5	152^nd of 250 public middle schools	39.2%	9		50.8		50.8	41.3	40.2		45.3	23.2	23.6	$20,793
William J. Johnston Middle School	Public	6-9	360 Norwich Ave.	Colchester	06415	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Colchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 537-2313	452	43	10.5	22.3%	367 (81.2%)	9 (2.0%)	45 (10.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	75.9	59^th of 252 public middle schools	76.6%		79.1	53^rd of 250 public middle schools	78.8%	6		67.9		47.9	61.3	68.6		61.1	64.8	62.9	$22,656

Frequently Asked Questions about Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School?

Students at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School are 38% Hispanic, 29% White, 18% African American, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

Is Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School a good school?

Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School ranks 183^rd of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School in?

Norwich School District

How many students attend Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School.

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