Middle Schools in Wallingford School District

Summary:

The Wallingford School District in Connecticut is home to two middle schools: Dag Hammarskjold Middle School and James H. Moran Middle School. Both schools serve grades 6-8 and have maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years.

Dag Hammarskjold Middle School outperformed the Wallingford School District and Connecticut state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency for grades 6-8 in 2024-2025, but performed slightly below the district and state averages in Mathematics proficiency. The school also achieved a higher-than-average proficiency rate in 8th grade Science (NGSS). However, Dag Hammarskjold had a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% in 2023-2024.

James H. Moran Middle School outperformed the Wallingford School District and Connecticut state averages in 8th grade ELA proficiency in 2024-2025, but performed below the district and state averages in 6th and 7th grade ELA proficiency, as well as in Mathematics proficiency for grades 6-8. Like Dag Hammarskjold, James H. Moran also had a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% in 2023-2024.

District Detail

100 South Turnpike Road
Wallingford, CT 06492

(203) 949-6500

SchoolDigger Rank:
91^st of 156 Connecticut districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 5,087

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Dag Hammarskjold Middle School	Public	6-8	106 Pond Hill Road	Wallingford	06492	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 294-3700	593	54	10.9	35.4%	396 (66.8%)	5 (0.8%)	132 (22.3%)	29 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	51.2	120^th of 252 public middle schools	52.4%		46.7	125^th of 250 public middle schools	50.0%	5	53.8	50.7	51.8	50.5	36.5	45.4	38.8	$22,231
James H. Moran Middle School	Public	6-8	141 Hope Hill Road	Wallingford	06492	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 741-2900	531	55	9.6	34.7%	359 (67.6%)	9 (1.7%)	121 (22.8%)	26 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	46.9	125^th of 252 public middle schools	50.4%		48	121^st of 250 public middle schools	51.6%	4	50.8	45.9	43.6	52.9	35.9	40.6	39.7	$22,396

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Meriden School District	1.99 mi	14	103^rd
Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	2.65 mi	17	144^th
Cheshire School District	3.94 mi	8	14^th
Regional School District 13	5.47 mi	5
Southington School District	6.11 mi	15	48^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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