Best Middle Schools in Connecticut for African American Students

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Every year, the Connecticut Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Connecticut test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 27, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 33)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
090022001807	1	Stamford Charter School for Excellence	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1 Schuyler Ave.	Stamford	06902	Fairfield County	Stamford Charter School for Excellence District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 989-0000	561	20	28	50.6%	21 (3.7%)	241 (43.0%)	143 (25.5%)	133 (23.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.0%)	$10,994							97.0%	90.0%	6.97%
090126001275	2	Sunset Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Forbes St.	East Hartford	06118	Hartford County	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5800	338	28	12.1	51.5%	59 (17.5%)	93 (27.5%)	157 (46.4%)	15 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$17,015							93.9%	69.6%	24.34%
090003301449	3	Park City Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	4-8	1550 State Street	Bridgeport	06605	Fairfield County	Park City Prep Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 953-3766	383	22	17.4	74.4%	21 (5.5%)	192 (50.1%)	158 (41.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$16,151							90.9%	46.8%	44.11%
090240001194	4	Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	1225 North Broad St.	Meriden	06450	New Haven County	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 235-6606	622	50	12.5	80.7%	140 (22.5%)	88 (14.1%)	360 (57.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.7%)	$19,160							87.9%	36.0%	51.88%
090522001095	5	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	698	71	9.8	43.6%	121 (17.3%)	321 (46.0%)	176 (25.2%)	22 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.2%)	$23,943							84.8%	48.0%	36.85%
090033000034	6	Carmen Arace Middle School	Public	7-8	390 Park Avenue	Bloomfield	06002	Hartford County	Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 286-2622	246	25	9.9	60.6%	8 (3.3%)	193 (78.5%)	35 (14.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$27,575							81.8%	35.6%	46.22%
090405000801	7	Intermediate School	Public	7-8	675 Constitution Blvd.	Shelton	06484	Fairfield County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 926-2000	777	54	14.3	34.2%	458 (58.9%)	69 (8.9%)	187 (24.1%)	31 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.1%)	$17,114							78.8%	48.4%	30.39%
090495001036	8	Harry M. Bailey Middle School	Public	7-8	106 Morgan Ln.	West Haven	06516	New Haven County	West Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 937-4380	861	85	10.1	57.5%	227 (26.4%)	188 (21.8%)	367 (42.6%)	36 (4.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.4%)	$18,619							75.8%	40.4%	35.36%
090264000501	9	City Hill Middle School	Public	7-8	441 City Hill St.	Naugatuck	06770	New Haven County	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5246	635	50	12.7	52.8%	279 (43.9%)	87 (13.7%)	225 (35.4%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	$17,481							72.7%	35.2%	37.53%
090021201528	10	Achievement First Hartford Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	305 Greenfield Street	Hartford	06112	Hartford County	Achievement First Hartford Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-6685	1,041	86	12	47.0%	3 (0.3%)	780 (74.9%)	228 (21.9%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.6%)	$15,747							69.7%	31.6%	38.10%

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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 27, 2024, 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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.