Connecticut Middle School Rankings

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NGSS and SBAC test scores by the Connecticut Department of Education. The most recent update was on Tuesday, August 29, 2023.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 249)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
090084000136	41	William J. Johnston Middle School	Public	6-8	360 Norwich Ave.	Colchester	06415	New London County	Colchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 537-2313	478	47	10.1	23.6%	402 (84.1%)	8 (1.7%)	35 (7.3%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	$19,233							82.6	85.2	37	4
090273001224	42	New Fairfield Middle School	Public	6-8	56 Gillotti Rd.	New Fairfield	06812	Fairfield County	New Fairfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 312-5885	517	38	13.7	14.7%	389 (75.2%)	11 (2.1%)	93 (18.0%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$19,689							82.2	87.8	26	16
090234000433	43	Mansfield Middle School	Public	5-8	205 Spring Hill Rd.	Storrs Mansfield	06268	Tolland County	Mansfield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 429-9341	474	47	10	27.2%	309 (65.2%)	16 (3.4%)	71 (15.0%)	55 (11.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	$13,692							81.8	86.1	35	8
090447000902	44	Suffield Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Mountain Rd.	Suffield	06078	Hartford County	Suffield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 668-3820	440	45	9.7	18.0%	359 (81.6%)	26 (5.9%)	34 (7.7%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$21,004							81.7	83.8	40	4
090291000616	45	Newtown Middle School	Public	7-8	11 Queen St.	Newtown	06470	Fairfield County	Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 426-7638	582	52	11.1	12.4%	479 (82.3%)	14 (2.4%)	52 (8.9%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	$20,302							81.7	89.4	22	23
090353901201	46	Haddam-Killingworth Middle School	Public	6-8	451 Route 81	Killingworth	06419	Middlesex County	Regional School District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 663-1241	396	31	12.6	14.9%	355 (89.6%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$21,098							81.4	78.5	54	8
090353001632	47	Shepaug Valley School	Public	6-12	159 South Street	Washington	06793	Litchfield County	Regional School District 12	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 868-7326	472	48	9.8	21.4%	400 (84.7%)	6 (1.3%)	46 (9.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$31,186							81.2	91.5	11	36
090417000827	48	Timothy Edwards School	Public	6-8	100 Arnold Way	South Windsor	06074	Hartford County	South Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 648-5030	1,145	102	11.2	17.6%	551 (48.1%)	80 (7.0%)	115 (10.0%)	351 (30.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.1%)	$17,438							81.2	86.9	31	17
090036000036	49	Bolton Center School	Public	PK, KG-8	108 Notch Rd.	Bolton	06043	Tolland County	Bolton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 643-2411	495	44	11.2	25.1%	380 (76.8%)	22 (4.4%)	56 (11.3%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	$17,960							81.1	79.2	52	3
090153000258	50	Fairfield Woods Middle School	Public	6-8	1115 Fairfield Woods Rd.	Fairfield	06824	Fairfield County	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8334	800	77	10.3	16.0%	555 (69.4%)	26 (3.3%)	115 (14.4%)	67 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	$21,136							80.9	82.5	43	7

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About our rankings:

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 29, 2023, 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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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 Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.