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Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication

Q: Is Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication a good school?

Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication ranks 142 nd of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 4-8

142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 252 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 44% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication is a public charter middle school serving grades 6-8 in New London, Connecticut, with 279 students. The school is part of the Interdistrict School for Arts and Community District, which is ranked 113 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut middle schools, with only 49% of students proficient or better in ELA and 27.2-34.4% proficient or better in Math across grades 6-8. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.5% to 24.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. However, the school performs better for its Hispanic and English Language Learner students, ranking in the top half of the state.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as East Lyme Middle School and Stonington Middle School, Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication generally performs worse academically, despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and moderate per-student spending. Addressing the school's challenges in academic performance, chronic absenteeism, and serving its high-need student population should be a priority for the school and its district.

328

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,268

Per pupil spending ?

68.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

190 Governor Winthrop Blvd.
New London, CT 06320

(860) 447-1003

District: Interdistrict School for Arts and Community District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.2%

African American:

15.5%

White:

12.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (39% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Connecticut avg45%

142^nd of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

113^th of 156Interdistrict School for Arts and Community District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	142 of 252	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	141 of 250	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	166 of 249	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	172 of 250	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.9	205 of 275	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	229 of 259	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	228 of 249	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	199 of 250	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.3	204 of 246	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.7	206 of 280	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.0	198 of 278	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.3	213 of 272	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.1	191 of 269	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.5	197 of 268	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	193 of 255	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	205 of 252	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.3	192 of 250	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.4	194 of 248	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	52.3	9 of 34	73.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	28.5	119 of 161	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	131 of 160	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	141 of 166	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	185 of 235	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	38 of 105	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	26 of 104	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	41.5	52 of 99	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	63 of 97	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	103 of 146	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	82 of 97	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	53 of 75	29.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	28.0	159 of 218	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	135 of 162	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	118 of 157	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	134 of 158	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	149 of 169	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	185 of 224	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	157 of 167	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	158 of 164	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	27.8	183 of 244	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2021)74th percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)27th percentile~ school

Female (2024)26th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2021)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication	Public, Charter	4-8	190 Governor Winthrop Blvd.	New London	06320	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Interdistrict School for Arts and Community District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 447-1003	328	28	11.7	68.3%	42 (12.8%)	51 (15.5%)	191 (58.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.0%)	39.1	142^nd of 252 public middle schools	43.7%		39.7	141^st of 250 public middle schools	43.6%	1				49.0	52.6			34.4	31.6	27.2	$18,268
Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for Middle Grades	Public, Magnet	5-8	36 Waller Avenue	New London	06320	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	New London School District	No	Yes	No	No	(860) 437-6480	133	7	19.2	82.7%	18 (13.5%)	24 (18.0%)	62 (46.6%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (18.0%)	15.5	200^th of 252 public middle schools	20.6%		15.6	199^th of 250 public middle schools	20.4%	1	33.3			31.3		28.1		16.7			$24,593
Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School	Public	5-8	36 Waller St.	New London	06320	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	New London School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 437-6480	343	47	7.2	94.2%	22 (6.4%)	62 (18.1%)	223 (65.0%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.2%)	6.6	239^th of 252 public middle schools	5.2%		4.7	246^th of 250 public middle schools	1.6%	7		18.0		16.5	12.9	15.6			7.8		$24,593
Clark Lane Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Clark Ln.	Waterford	06385	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 443-2837	529	47	11.3	33.8%	377 (71.3%)	13 (2.5%)	83 (15.7%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.4%)	62.2	95^th of 252 public middle schools	62.3%		60.8	94^th of 250 public middle schools	62.4%	1		54.2		53.8	55.8	50.6		46.2	63.7	47.6	$25,846
Groton Middle School	Public	6-8	35 Groton Long Point Road	Groton	06340	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Groton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 446-4200	884	76	11.7	80.8%	418 (47.3%)	63 (7.1%)	248 (28.1%)	44 (5.0%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	101 (11.4%)	38.6	144^th of 252 public middle schools	42.9%		41.3	138^th of 250 public middle schools	44.8%	6		38.2		44.6	49.1	39.4		34.5	43.7	27.3	$21,487
East Lyme Middle School	Public	5-8	31 Society Rd.	Niantic	06357	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	East Lyme School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 739-4491	716	61	11.6	27.7%	504 (70.4%)	16 (2.2%)	87 (12.2%)	65 (9.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.9%)	79.3	53^rd of 252 public middle schools	79.0%		79.9	47^th of 250 public middle schools	81.2%	6	61.1	67.7	59.7	64.6	70.1	68.4	49.1	58.5	55.9	62.4	$22,264
Ledyard Middle School	Public	6-8	1860 Route 12	Gales Ferry	06335	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Ledyard School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 464-3188	535	45	12.0	28.6%	358 (66.9%)	16 (3.0%)	86 (16.1%)	15 (2.8%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.7%)	44.6	132^nd of 252 public middle schools	47.6%		41.6	137^th of 250 public middle schools	45.2%	5		53.2		40.2	49.7	46.6		31.0	48.2	30.4	$18,170
Leonard J. Tyl Middle School	Public	6-8	166 Chesterfield Rd.	Oakdale	06370	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Montville School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 848-2822	519	45	11.5	46.4%	292 (56.3%)	34 (6.6%)	87 (16.8%)	32 (6.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.3%)	45.1	131^st of 252 public middle schools	48.0%		42.4	136^th of 250 public middle schools	45.6%	5		49.2		51.9	42.7	44.5		36.9	33.1	42.7	$20,797
Preston Plains School	Public	6-8	1 Route 164	Preston	06365	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Preston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 889-3831	141	12	11.9	32.6%	109 (77.3%)	5 (3.5%)	16 (11.3%)	5 (3.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	51.5	118^th of 252 public middle schools	53.2%		54.6	112^th of 250 public middle schools	55.2%	6				56.0		60.0		30.0	44.2		$29,544
Teachers' Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	15 Teachers Dr.	Norwich	06360	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Norwich School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 823-4212	447	41	10.7	82.3%	94 (21.0%)	117 (26.2%)	177 (39.6%)	18 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.5%)	8.6	232^nd of 252 public middle schools	7.9%		8.6	225^th of 250 public middle schools	10.0%	7		21.1		18.4	20.7	25.0		7.4	11.4	4.1	$26,755

Frequently Asked Questions about Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication

Is Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication a good school?

Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication ranks 142^nd of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication in?

Interdistrict School for Arts and Community District

How many students attend Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication?

In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication.

What is the racial makeup of Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication?

Students at Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication are 58% Hispanic, 16% African American, 13% White, 11% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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