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Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication

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Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication ranks 133 rd of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 4-8

133^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 258 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 48% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

The Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication (ISAAC) is a public magnet middle school in New London, CT — a city surrounded by a striking mix of affluent, high-performing schools and high-poverty, struggling schools — serving 328 students in grades 4 through 8 as its own district, the Interdistrict School for Arts and Community District. ISAAC has climbed from the bottom 10% of Connecticut middle schools eight years ago to the 48th percentile today (133rd of 258 middle schools, 2 stars), a notable achievement given that 68.3% of its students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The student-teacher ratio is a healthy 11.7:1, and per-pupil spending of $13,271 is the lowest among nearby schools with reported data.

ISAAC's biggest academic strength is English Language Arts. In 2025-26, 5th grade ELA proficiency reached 57.7% (above the state's 53.5%), 6th grade matched the state at 51.2%, and 7th grade hit 53.5% vs. 52.2% statewide — impressive for a school with roughly 68% poverty. These results compare favorably to nearby schools with far lower poverty, such as Ledyard Middle School (35.4% in 7th grade). Chronic absenteeism has also fallen from 25% in 2021-22 to 14.6% in 2025-26, now below the state average of 16.4% and far better than Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School's 29.0%. The school has been especially effective with Hispanic students (75th percentile, 4 stars in 2023-24) and English Language Learners (74th percentile, 4 stars).

The clear area for growth is math. While 6th grade math proficiency (48.8%) exceeds the state average (44.4%), 7th and 8th grade scores fall about 10–12 points below the state. This is the main thing holding ISAAC back. Still, the school delivers strong value: it spends less per student than any comparable regional school, yet outperforms high-poverty neighbors like Groton Middle School and Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for Middle Grades by wide margins — ISAAC's 6th grade math is 48.8% vs. 15.6% at Science & Technology Magnet, and its 6th grade ELA is 51.2% vs. 32.8%. If ISAAC can replicate its literacy gains in upper-grade math, its upward trajectory could accelerate further.

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 — 17th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (44% vs 49% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

Connecticut avg49%

Elementary school

238^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 48%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

133^rd of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

102^nd of 153Interdistrict 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	133 of 258	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	59.3	38 of 115	67.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	15.4	132 of 164	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Middle school

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

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+19 vs school

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

Female (2024)26th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2021)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)20th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Mathematics37%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)					SBAC Mathematics (2026)					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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th 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 4th 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%)	46.3	133^rd of 258 public middle schools	48.4%		39.1	142^nd of 252 public middle schools	43.7%	9	510.0	798.0	2476.0	57.7	51.2	53.5	2549.0	2463.0	2520.0	48.8	33.7	30.0	$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%)	14.1	212^th of 258 public middle schools	17.8%		15.5	200^th of 252 public middle schools	20.6%	12		786.0			32.8	2486.0	2534.0			15.6	14.3	2479.0	$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%)	7.4	242^nd of 258 public middle schools	6.2%		6.6	239^th of 252 public middle schools	5.2%	3		24.4			9.6	2444.0	14.3			2386.0	8.8	5.9	$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%)	77.5	59^th of 258 public middle schools	77.1%		62.2	95^th of 252 public middle schools	62.3%	36		62.8			64.7	64.0	65.1			53.3	70.3	62.8	$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%)	46.7	129^th of 258 public middle schools	50.0%		38.6	144^th of 252 public middle schools	42.9%	15		45.0			48.9	53.4	49.1			40.1	44.0	31.7	$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%)	75.2	65^th of 258 public middle schools	74.8%		79.3	53^rd of 252 public middle schools	79.0%	12	67.7	68.8		70.3	54.5	67.5	70.2		62.2	54.3	62.5	56.3	$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%)	43.9	138^th of 258 public middle schools	46.5%		44.6	132^nd of 252 public middle schools	47.6%	6		57.4			47.6	35.4	48.4			33.9	34.1	42.6	$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%)	46.3	132^nd of 258 public middle schools	48.8%		45.1	131^st of 252 public middle schools	48.0%	1		55.9			52.5	46.4	45.4			48.4	28.6	37.5	$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%)	50.5	121^st of 258 public middle schools	53.1%		51.5	118^th of 252 public middle schools	53.2%	3		807.0			2524.0	46.0	2587.0			31.7	46.0	53.8	$29,544
Teachers' Memorial 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%)	13	218^th of 258 public middle schools	15.5%		8.6	232^nd of 252 public middle schools	7.9%	14		23.0			32.8	18.6	24.3			27.0	10.9	13.8	$26,755

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

Is Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication a good school?

Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication ranks 133^rd of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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 district is Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication in?

Interdistrict School for Arts and Community District

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