Summary:
Regional School District 05 in Connecticut is home to two middle schools: Amity Middle School: Orange and Amity Middle School: Bethany. While both schools serve grades 6-8, Regional School District 05 has a clear standout in Amity Middle School: Bethany, which consistently ranks among the top 12 middle schools in Connecticut and boasts significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages.
Amity Middle School: Bethany is ranked 14th out of 252 Connecticut middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Amity Middle School: Orange is ranked 38th. Amity Middle School: Bethany has maintained its top-tier performance over the past three school years, indicating sustained excellence. The school's 7th-grade students achieved an 81.1% proficiency rate in ELA, far exceeding the district's 75.1% and the state's 50.4% averages.
While both schools have a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%, which is higher than the state average, Amity Middle School: Bethany stands out in other key metrics. The school spends $21,279 per student, compared to $19,344 per student at Amity Middle School: Orange, and has a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.3, compared to 11 at Amity Middle School: Orange. These factors may contribute to the school's superior academic performance and provide a model for the district to learn from and potentially replicate at other schools.
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