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.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2023)
ID	Rank (of 32)	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)
090126001275	1	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	334	22	15.3	46.1%	62 (18.6%)	90 (26.9%)	155 (46.4%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$15,884							96.9%	64.3%	32.62%
090003301449	2	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	361	19	19	75.1%	22 (6.1%)	172 (47.6%)	155 (42.9%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$13,569							93.8%	48.2%	45.56%
090405000801	3	Intermediate School	Public	7-8	675 Constitution Blvd. No.	Shelton	06484	Fairfield County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 926-2000	737	60	12.3	29.0%	457 (62.0%)	58 (7.9%)	147 (19.9%)	39 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.9%)	$17,238							90.6%	59.8%	30.79%
090021201528	4	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	1,122	75	14.9	68.9%	2 (0.2%)	818 (72.9%)	275 (24.5%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.3%)	$13,465							87.5%	30.5%	56.98%
090495001036	5	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	847	83	10.2	54.3%	230 (27.2%)	206 (24.3%)	334 (39.4%)	32 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.1%)	$16,213							84.4%	38.2%	46.22%
090021401548	6	Elm City College Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	407 James Street	New Haven	06513	New Haven County	Elm City College Preparatory School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 772-7010	776	40	19.3	64.8%	24 (3.1%)	505 (65.1%)	238 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$14,674							81.3%	32.1%	49.12%
090033000034	7	Carmen Arace Middle School	Public	7-8	390 Park Avenue	Bloomfield	06002	Hartford County	Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 286-2622	229	25	9.1	59.0%	7 (3.1%)	186 (81.2%)	30 (13.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$23,815							78.1%	31.7%	46.40%
090192001295	8	Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	53 Vernon Street	Hartford	06103	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-7201	979	80	12.2	71.6%	131 (13.4%)	262 (26.8%)	513 (52.4%)	36 (3.7%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.3%)	$16,873							75.0%	24.5%	50.50%
090522001095	9	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							71.9%	43.8%	28.10%
090126000197	10	East Hartford Middle School	Public	6-8	777 Burnside Ave.	East Hartford	06108	Hartford County	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5600	959	86	11.1	70.1%	81 (8.4%)	306 (31.9%)	500 (52.1%)	31 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	35 (3.6%)	$16,726							68.8%	30.1%	38.63%

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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:

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

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

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.