Best Middle Schools in Connecticut

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
111	Integrated Day Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	68 Thermos Ave.	Norwich	06360	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Integrated Day Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 892-1900	364	26	14	52.7%	145 (39.8%)	42 (11.5%)	90 (24.7%)	48 (13.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.3%)	$16,190	54.6	63.3	90	21	090001000775
112	Nathan Hale Middle School	Public	6-8	176 Strawberry Hill Avenue	Norwalk	06851	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 899-2910	499	48	10.3	55.3%	116 (23.2%)	68 (13.6%)	279 (55.9%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$25,236	54.3	40.8	140	28	090309000653
113	Woodstock Middle School	Public	5-8	147 B-Route 169	Woodstock	06281	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Woodstock School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 963-6575	360	30	12	26.7%	312 (86.7%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	$20,706	54.1	54.3	113		090537000573
114	Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	141 Tuckie Road	North Windham	06256	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Windham School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 465-2610	535	47	11.3	48.2%	236 (44.1%)	10 (1.9%)	261 (48.8%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$21,568	53.8	47.1	124	10	090519001640
115	Greene-Hills School	Public	K-8	718 Pine St.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 584-7822	918	61	14.9	58.0%	332 (36.2%)	88 (9.6%)	403 (43.9%)	31 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.6%)	$18,224	52.9	51.7	114	1	090051000098
116	Bristol Arts and Innovation Magnet School	Public	6-12	70 Memorial Boulevard	Bristol	06111	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 584-7007	268	26	10.4	54.5%	113 (42.2%)	26 (9.7%)	96 (35.8%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.7%)	$23,294	52.2	45.8	127	11	090051001945
117	Waterbury Arts Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-12	16 South Elm St.	Waterbury	06706	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 573-6300	820	68	12	68.0%	234 (28.5%)	151 (18.4%)	378 (46.1%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.2%)	$22,835	51.8	50.9	116	1	090483001396
118	Preston Plains School	Public	6-8	1 Route 164	Preston	06365	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Preston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 889-3831	141	12	11.9	32.6%	109 (77.3%)	5 (3.5%)	16 (11.3%)	5 (3.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	$29,544	51.5	54.6	112	6	090342000717
119	Nathan Hale-Ray Middle School	Public	4-8	73 Clark Gates Rd.	Moodus	06469	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	East Haddam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 873-5081	346	38	9.1	24.9%	307 (88.7%)	4 (1.2%)	23 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$24,433	51.4	59.8	98	21	090120000198
120	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%)	$22,231	51.2	46.7	125	5	090474000951

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SBAC English Language Arts, SBAC Mathematics, NGSS Science test scores released by the Connecticut Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 28, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Connecticut Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Connecticut Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 252)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
111	Integrated Day Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	68 Thermos Ave.	Norwich	06360	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Integrated Day Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 892-1900	364	26	14	52.7%	145 (39.8%)	42 (11.5%)	90 (24.7%)	48 (13.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.3%)	$16,190							54.6	63.3	90	21		090001000775
112	Nathan Hale Middle School	Public	6-8	176 Strawberry Hill Avenue	Norwalk	06851	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 899-2910	499	48	10.3	55.3%	116 (23.2%)	68 (13.6%)	279 (55.9%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$25,236							54.3	40.8	140	28		090309000653
113	Woodstock Middle School	Public	5-8	147 B-Route 169	Woodstock	06281	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Woodstock School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 963-6575	360	30	12	26.7%	312 (86.7%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	$20,706							54.1	54.3	113			090537000573
114	Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	141 Tuckie Road	North Windham	06256	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Windham School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 465-2610	535	47	11.3	48.2%	236 (44.1%)	10 (1.9%)	261 (48.8%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$21,568							53.8	47.1	124	10		090519001640
115	Greene-Hills School	Public	K-8	718 Pine St.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 584-7822	918	61	14.9	58.0%	332 (36.2%)	88 (9.6%)	403 (43.9%)	31 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.6%)	$18,224							52.9	51.7	114	1		090051000098
116	Bristol Arts and Innovation Magnet School	Public	6-12	70 Memorial Boulevard	Bristol	06111	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 584-7007	268	26	10.4	54.5%	113 (42.2%)	26 (9.7%)	96 (35.8%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.7%)	$23,294							52.2	45.8	127	11		090051001945
117	Waterbury Arts Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-12	16 South Elm St.	Waterbury	06706	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 573-6300	820	68	12	68.0%	234 (28.5%)	151 (18.4%)	378 (46.1%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.2%)	$22,835							51.8	50.9	116	1		090483001396
118	Preston Plains School	Public	6-8	1 Route 164	Preston	06365	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Preston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 889-3831	141	12	11.9	32.6%	109 (77.3%)	5 (3.5%)	16 (11.3%)	5 (3.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	$29,544							51.5	54.6	112	6		090342000717
119	Nathan Hale-Ray Middle School	Public	4-8	73 Clark Gates Rd.	Moodus	06469	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	East Haddam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 873-5081	346	38	9.1	24.9%	307 (88.7%)	4 (1.2%)	23 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$24,433							51.4	59.8	98	21		090120000198
120	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%)	$22,231							51.2	46.7	125	5		090474000951