Summary:
North Branford School District is home to a single middle school, North Branford Intermediate School, which serves grades 6–8 with an enrollment of 352 students. Because this is the only middle school in the district, school-level and district-level test scores are identical. The school is ranked 102nd out of 258 Connecticut middle schools for the 2025–2026 school year, placing it in the 60th percentile and earning a 3-star rating.
North Branford Intermediate School has consistently earned 3 stars in SchoolDigger rankings, with percentiles between 58 and 60 over the past three years. In the latest SBAC assessments, the school outperformed Connecticut state averages in both English Language Arts (56.4% proficient vs. 51.5% statewide) and math (49.0% vs. 43.5%). Math proficiency improved across all three grades from the prior year, with particularly strong gains in 6th grade (+7.8 points) and 8th grade (+7.4 points). ELA results were more mixed, as 6th grade improved substantially (+7.4 points) while 7th and 8th grades declined. Notably, 7th graders fell below the state average in both ELA (48.3% vs. 52.2%) and math (41.4% vs. 44.1%), a pattern that also appeared in the prior year’s math scores and may reflect a learning transition or cohort-specific challenge.
The school shows several clear strengths. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at 8.5%, roughly half the state average of 16.4%, and the student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1 allows for relatively small classes. The free/reduced-price lunch rate of 23.86% points to a moderate level of economic need, lower than many Connecticut districts. One area to watch is 8th grade science, where the NGSS proficiency rate of 49.1% falls just below the state average of 50.9%. Per-student spending of $18,930 dates from 2018–2019 and may not reflect current costs. Overall, North Branford Intermediate School provides a solid, above-average education with strong attendance and improving math scores, though the persistent 7th-grade dip in both subjects is worth attention from parents and school staff alike.
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