Summary:
Suffield, Connecticut is served by a single public middle school, Suffield Middle School, which enrolls 443 students in grades 6-8 within the Suffield School District.
Suffield Middle School is the only middle school in the city, and it stands out as a strong performer relative to Connecticut state averages. The school's greatest strength is mathematics, with average proficiency across grades 6-8 reaching 62.1% in 2025-2026 compared to the state average of 43.5%—an 18.6-point advantage. Science is also a highlight: 76.8% of 8th graders were proficient on the NGSS science test in 2024-2025, outpacing the state by 26.5 points. English language arts is above the state average as well, though by a narrower margin (57.8% vs. 51.5%). The school has earned a 4-star rating in all three reported school years, with its best performance in 2024-2025 when it ranked 39th out of 252 middle schools (85th percentile).
Parents may want to note some areas of concern. Every tested grade and subject declined from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, with the sharpest drops in 8th grade math (-12.1 points) and 8th grade ELA (-9.6 points), which helps explain the state rank slipping from 39th to 75th. On the positive side, the school has a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9, low chronic absenteeism of 12.5% (below the state's 16.4%), and a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 16.03%. Per-student spending is $18,398. While slightly above the district average in most subjects, the school's performance gaps relative to the state and its recent declines in 8th-grade scores are worth watching and may reflect cohort effects.
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