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Middle Schools in Hamden School District

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DistrictHamden School District133^rd of 156 Connecticut districtsFull district overview →

School

845

Students

Top rankedHamden Middle School149^th of 252 Connecticut middle schools

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Summary:

The Hamden School District in Connecticut has only one middle school, Hamden Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. While the school has a relatively small class size, its academic performance has been declining in recent years, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science all falling below the state averages.

Hamden Middle School's statewide ranking has dropped from 138th out of 249 Connecticut middle schools in 2022-2023 to 149th out of 252 in 2024-2025, and it is rated only 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school also faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students (50.74%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $21,080 for the 2018-2019 school year and its small class size, these resources do not appear to be translating into strong academic outcomes. The school's performance lags behind both the Hamden School District and the state of Connecticut as a whole, suggesting that the school may be struggling to address the underlying issues that are contributing to its declining performance.

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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 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th 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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Judicial Centers	0.76 mi	14
Area Cooperative Educational Services	1.63 mi	3	146^th
North Haven School District	2.14 mi	6	38^th
New Haven School District	2.98 mi	39	147^th
Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	3.32 mi	17	144^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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