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Long River Middle School

Q: Is Long River Middle School a good school?

Long River Middle School ranks 60 th of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

60^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 252 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 76% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Long River Middle School is a public middle school in Prospect, Connecticut, serving 434 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Regional School District 16, which is ranked 44 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Long River Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in SBAC/English Language Arts were 59.9% for 6th grade, 70.2% for 7th grade, and 60.4% for 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 50%, 50.4%, and 50.7%, respectively. The school also has strong performance among various student subgroups, ranking 50th out of 162 Connecticut middle schools for male students and 28th out of 114 for low socioeconomic status students, both with 4 or 5 SchoolDigger stars.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Long River Middle School generally outperforms them in academic performance. For example, Amity Middle School: Bethany, which is ranked 14th out of 252 Connecticut middle schools, has lower proficiency rates in SBAC/English Language Arts and SBAC/Mathematics compared to Long River Middle School. Additionally, Long River Middle School has maintained a consistent high performance over the years, with a ranking between 56th and 81st out of Connecticut middle schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 school years.

434

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,126

Per pupil spending ?

29.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

38 Columbia Ave.
Prospect, CT 06712

(203) 758-4421

District: Regional School District 16

Students who attend Long River Middle School usually attend:

High:

Woodland Regional High School

Feeder schools for Long River Middle School:

Elementary:

Laurel Ledge School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.8%

Hispanic:

12.7%

African American:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (62% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Connecticut middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg62%

Connecticut avg47%

60^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 156Regional School District 16 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	75.7	60 of 252	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	81 of 250	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	71 of 249	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	56 of 250	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	58 of 275	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	76 of 259	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	67 of 249	73.1%	★★★★☆
2017	60.0	102 of 250	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.4	105 of 246	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.1	111 of 280	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.5	83 of 278	70.1%	★★★★☆
2012	72.2	95 of 272	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.0	101 of 269	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.2	119 of 268	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.4	108 of 255	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.4	122 of 252	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.0	119 of 250	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.0	121 of 248	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	62 of 164	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	76 of 161	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	53 of 160	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.2	44 of 166	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	43 of 235	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	71 of 169	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	63 of 160	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	73.1	28 of 114	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	94.3	3 of 109	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	81.9	33 of 218	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	39.2	65 of 104	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	50 of 162	69.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	60 of 157	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	54 of 158	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	53 of 169	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.1	63 of 224	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	69 of 167	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	55 of 164	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	77.8	34 of 244	86.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	70 of 153	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	92 of 154	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.9	62 of 158	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	55 of 151	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.9	58 of 175	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	81 of 166	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	76 of 168	54.8%	★★★☆☆

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)86th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)75th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science67%+16 vs state

English Language Arts63%+13 vs state

Mathematics58%+16 vs state

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Schools Near Long River 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
Long River Middle School	Public	6-8	38 Columbia Ave.	Prospect	06712	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 16	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 758-4421	434	39	11.1	29.7%	342 (78.8%)	20 (4.6%)	55 (12.7%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	75.7	60^th of 252 public middle schools	76.2%		68.5	81^st of 250 public middle schools	67.6%	21		66.7		59.9	70.2	60.4		57.9	64.5	52.2	$21,126
Michael F. Wallace Middle School	Public	4-8	3465 East Main St.	Waterbury	06705	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8140	1,059	93	11.4	85.9%	104 (9.8%)	240 (22.7%)	647 (61.1%)	24 (2.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.7%)	18.8	191^st of 252 public middle schools	24.2%		13.5	206^th of 250 public middle schools	17.6%	15		25.2	79.2	31.1	35.1	37.0	75.0	16.4	22.3	16.1	$20,172
City Hill Middle School	Public	7-8	441 City Hill St.	Naugatuck	06770	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5246	614	49	12.5	58.8%	227 (37.0%)	81 (13.2%)	263 (42.8%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	30.9	155^th of 252 public middle schools	38.5%		27	162^nd of 250 public middle schools	35.2%	7		36.7			42.2	41.0			30.9	22.9	$18,949
Tyrrell Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Todd Rd.	Wolcott	06716	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Wolcott School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 879-8151	498	54	9.2	35.7%	355 (71.3%)	20 (4.0%)	99 (19.9%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	71.9	79^th of 252 public middle schools	68.7%		63.4	89^th of 250 public middle schools	64.4%	10		65.2		62.3	66.9	56.7		51.0	59.2	51.7	$20,849
Dodd Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Park Place	Cheshire	06410	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Cheshire School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 272-3249	660	53	12.5	18.3%	477 (72.3%)	24 (3.6%)	61 (9.2%)	61 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.6%)	92.2	13^th of 252 public middle schools	94.8%		87.5	27^th of 250 public middle schools	89.2%	14		76.5			80.1	79.4			75.5	72.9	$19,852
Cross Street Intermediate School	Public	5-6	120 Cross St.	Naugatuck	06770	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5227	311	22	14.1	52.4%	121 (38.9%)	38 (12.2%)	125 (40.2%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)								(n/a)	45.0		45.7	44.3			36.4	27.2			$19,714
Hillside Intermediate School	Public	5-6	51 Hillside Ave.	Naugatuck	06770	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5260	292	28	10.4	64.4%	110 (37.7%)	24 (8.2%)	140 (47.9%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)								(n/a)	45.1		42.9	47.6			31.7	27.4			$18,697
West Side Middle School	Public	6-8	483 Chase Parkway	Waterbury	06708	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8120	848	80	10.6	82.2%	68 (8.0%)	161 (19.0%)	576 (67.9%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.7%)	12.6	208^th of 252 public middle schools	17.5%		10.4	219^th of 250 public middle schools	12.4%	11		22.2		28.1	25.6	30.9		16.4	12.0	8.5	$22,056
ACES at Chase	Public, Magnet	6-9	565 Chase Parkway	Waterbury	06708	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Area Cooperative Educational Services	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 639-8403	556	42	13.3	41.7%	192 (34.5%)	94 (16.9%)	216 (38.8%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.4%)	41.5	139^th of 252 public middle schools	44.8%		45.5	128^th of 250 public middle schools	48.8%	11		49.7		33.1	53.1	43.2		23.6	50.0	32.1	$37,229
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Long River Middle School

Is Long River Middle School a good school?

Long River Middle School ranks 60^th of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Long River Middle School?

Students at Long River Middle School are 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Long River Middle School attend?

Students who attend Long River Middle School usually go on to attend Woodland Regional High School

What district is Long River Middle School in?

Regional School District 16

How many students attend Long River Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended Long River Middle School.

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