Best Middle Schools in Connecticut

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 250)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
090267001445	1	House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy	Public	6-8	30 Pendleton Rd.	New Britain	06053	Hartford County	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 826-1866	163	9	18.9	44.2%	57 (35.0%)	19 (11.7%)	69 (42.3%)	8 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.1%)	$13,315			$510			$12,805	96.6	92.7	12	11	R5
090513001073	2	Middlebrook School	Public	6-8	131 School Rd.	Wilton	06897	Fairfield County	Wilton School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 762-8388	920	92	10	4.0%	697 (75.8%)	5 (0.5%)	65 (7.1%)	100 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.8%)	$20,399			$314			$20,085	95.7	93.9	8	6	R5
090270000532	3	Saxe Middle School	Public	5-8	468 South Ave.	New Canaan	06840	Fairfield County	New Canaan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 594-4564	1,342	114	11.7		1,082 (80.6%)	21 (1.6%)	73 (5.4%)	113 (8.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	48 (3.6%)	$21,670			$245			$21,425	95.5	97.7	1	2	R5
090171000298	4	Eastern Middle School	Public	6-8	51 Hendrie Ave.	Riverside	06878	Fairfield County	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 637-1744	837	82	10.1	8.1%	555 (66.3%)	12 (1.4%)	114 (13.6%)	102 (12.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.3%)	$19,444			$01			$19,442	95.4	95.2	3	1	R5
090105000169	5	Middlesex Middle School	Public	6-8	204 Hollow Tree Ridge Rd.	Darien	06820	Fairfield County	Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 655-2518	1,143	112	10.2	1.5%	956 (83.6%)	14 (1.2%)	74 (6.5%)	61 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.2%)	$21,860			$165			$21,694	94.5	95.7	2	3	R5
090390000787	6	Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Hartford Rd.	Salem	06420	New London County	Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 859-0267	384	32	12	22.9%	314 (81.8%)	5 (1.3%)	34 (8.9%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$17,929			$663			$17,266	94.2	94.4	5	1	R5
090153000919	7	Roger Ludlowe Middle School	Public	6-8	689 Unquowa Rd.	Fairfield	06824	Fairfield County	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8345	817	76	10.8	8.7%	689 (84.3%)	12 (1.5%)	45 (5.5%)	39 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.8%)	$18,698			$210			$18,488	93.4	92.4	15	8	R5
090501001047	8	Weston Middle School	Public	6-8	135 School Rd.	Weston	06883	Fairfield County	Weston School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 221-6360	558	50	11.2	0.5%	436 (78.1%)	11 (2.0%)	38 (6.8%)	35 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.8%)	$21,777			$264			$21,513	92.9	90.1	21	13	R5
090504001048	9	Bedford Middle School	Public	6-8	88 North Ave.	Westport	06880	Fairfield County	Westport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 341-1510	1,207	76	15.8	2.8%	924 (76.6%)	24 (2.0%)	95 (7.9%)	76 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (7.3%)	$21,915			$219			$21,695	91.9	95.1	4	5	R5
090306000635	10	Wheeler High School	Public	7-12	297 Norwich/Westerly Rd.	North Stonington	06359	New London County	North Stonington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 535-0377	318	35	9.2	20.1%	275 (86.5%)	4 (1.3%)	15 (4.7%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	$20,252			$281			$19,970	91.8	84.7	40	30	R5

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