Best Middle Schools in Connecticut

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							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)
090522001095	151	Sage Park Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Sage Park Rd.	Windsor	06095	Hartford County	Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 687-2030	725	77	9.4	44.0%	139 (19.2%)	322 (44.4%)	187 (25.8%)	24 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.2%)	$21,273							32.6	44.1	144	7
090249000459	152	Beman Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Wilderman's Way	Middletown	06457	Middlesex County	Middletown School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 347-8594	975	74	13.2	38.9%	452 (46.4%)	189 (19.4%)	166 (17.0%)	47 (4.8%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	110 (11.3%)	$21,840							32	39.3	152
090537201222	153	The Gilbert School	Public	7-12	200 Williams Ave.	Winsted	06098	Litchfield County	The Gilbert School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 379-8521	438	35	12.5	48.2%	285 (65.1%)	11 (2.5%)	95 (21.7%)	28 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)								31.9	36.1	161	8
090444000900	154	David Wooster Middle School	Public	7-8	150 Lincoln Street	Stratford	06615	Fairfield County	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4275	573	44	12.9	68.1%	159 (27.7%)	169 (29.5%)	208 (36.3%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.3%)	$16,605							31.1	31	178	24
090045000052	155	Black Rock School	Public	PK, KG-8	545 Brewster St.	Bridgeport	06605	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7500	457	34	13.6	54.3%	110 (24.1%)	70 (15.3%)	261 (57.1%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$15,216							30.9	33.3	175	20
090459000925	156	Torrington Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Middle School Rd.	Torrington	06790	Litchfield County	Torrington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 496-4050	1,008	77	13	64.3%	517 (51.3%)	49 (4.9%)	362 (35.9%)	42 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.6%)	$17,965							30.5	33.5	173	17
090426000842	157	Sayles School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 Scotland Road	Baltic	06330	New London County	Sprague School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 822-8264	279	26	10.9	62.4%	182 (65.2%)	10 (3.6%)	42 (15.1%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	38 (13.6%)	$18,804							30	25.7	192	35
090147000249	158	John F. Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Raffia Rd.	Enfield	06082	Hartford County	Enfield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 763-8855	1,060	91	11.7	45.8%	713 (67.3%)	74 (7.0%)	207 (19.5%)	25 (2.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.6%)	$15,443							29.7	36.6	160	2
090453000910	159	Thompson Middle School	Public	5-8	785 Riverside Dr.	North Grosvenordale	06255	Windham County	Thompson School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 923-9380	298	21	14.1	43.3%	252 (84.6%)	5 (1.7%)	31 (10.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$18,896							28.5	30.9	179	20
090348000720	160	Putnam Middle School	Public	5-8	35 Wicker St.	Putnam	06260	Windham County	Putnam School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 963-6920	329	25	13.1	47.7%	260 (79.0%)	9 (2.7%)	42 (12.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$17,935							28.3	21.4	203	43

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