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Ansonia Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

220^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 252 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Ansonia Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Ansonia, Connecticut, with 571 students. The school is part of the Ansonia School District, which is ranked 151 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ansonia Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state and its own district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.8% of 6th graders, 23.4% of 7th graders, and 21.7% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 50%, 50.4%, and 50.7% respectively. The math proficiency rates are even lower, with only 17.5% of 6th graders, 12.6% of 7th graders, and 12.7% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding standards, compared to the state averages of 42.9%, 43.2%, and 40.8%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 25.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Ansonia Middle School's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby middle schools, such as Jockey Hollow School in Monroe, Amity Middle School: Bethany and Amity Middle School: Orange in the Regional School District 05, and Intermediate School in Shelton. These schools consistently outperform Ansonia Middle School on academic measures and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger. Despite being a low-performing school, Ansonia Middle School has not shown significant improvement over the past several years, indicating a need for more effective interventions and support.

560

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,284

Per pupil spending ?

64.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

115 Howard Ave.
Ansonia, CT 06401

(203) 736-5070

District: Ansonia School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.8%

African American:

21.6%

White:

21.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2018 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (19% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 17% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Connecticut avg47%

220^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 11 pts since 2018

From bottom 24% (2018) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

151^st of 156Ansonia School 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	10.9	220 of 252	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	210 of 250	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	221 of 249	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	201 of 250	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	213 of 275	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	194 of 259	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	190 of 249	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	29 of 32	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	32 of 33	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	154 of 164	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	149 of 161	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	154 of 160	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	147 of 166	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	188 of 235	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	145 of 169	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	141 of 160	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	81 of 105	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	84 of 104	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	90 of 99	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	69 of 97	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	95 of 146	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	60 of 97	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	38 of 75	49.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	115 of 117	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	110 of 114	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	107 of 109	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	95 of 106	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	162 of 218	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	85 of 104	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	157 of 162	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	152 of 157	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	153 of 158	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	162 of 169	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	189 of 224	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	147 of 167	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	131 of 164	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	24.4	19 of 36	47.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.3	188 of 244	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	22 of 23	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	1.4	152 of 153	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	152 of 154	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.4	157 of 158	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	148 of 151	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	168 of 175	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	154 of 166	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	154 of 168	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2022)47th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-28 vs state

Science22%-29 vs state

Mathematics14%-28 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
Ansonia Middle School	Public	6-8	115 Howard Ave.	Ansonia	06401	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Ansonia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 736-5070	560	40	14.0	64.1%	118 (21.1%)	121 (21.6%)	290 (51.8%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	10.9	220^th of 252 public middle schools	12.7%		11.6	210^th of 250 public middle schools	16.0%	10		21.8		22.8	23.4	21.7		17.5	12.6	12.7	$19,284
Derby Middle School	Public	6-8	73 Chatfield Street	Derby	06418	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Derby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 736-1426	300	24	12.5	62.3%	77 (25.7%)	64 (21.3%)	143 (47.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	20.6	184^th of 252 public middle schools	27.0%		19.8	181^st of 250 public middle schools	27.6%	3		25.3		30.0	35.7	49.5		16.4	11.2	17.2	$27,071
Perry Hill Elementary School	Public	5-6	60 Perry Hill Road	Shelton	06484	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 924-4002	711	50	14.1	34.2%	409 (57.5%)	60 (8.4%)	180 (25.3%)	31 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.1%)								(n/a)	57.1		53.3	57.9			51.1	55.0			$20,605
Intermediate School	Public	7-8	675 Constitution Blvd.	Shelton	06484	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 926-2000	714	57	12.6	38.2%	426 (59.7%)	84 (11.8%)	145 (20.3%)	35 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.4%)	45.1	130^th of 252 public middle schools	48.4%		45	129^th of 250 public middle schools	48.4%	1					47.1	40.0			47.0	39.7	$20,256
Seymour Middle School	Public	6-8	211 Mountain Rd.	Seymour	06483	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Seymour School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 888-4513	494	38	13.1	51.6%	310 (62.8%)	43 (8.7%)	109 (22.1%)	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	54.9	110^th of 252 public middle schools	56.3%		60.3	95^th of 250 public middle schools	62.0%	15		52.3		43.9	51.0	48.6		41.0	51.0	54.7	$19,681
Amity Middle School: Orange	Public	7-8	100 Ohman Ave.	Orange	06477	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Regional School District 05	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 392-3200	380	34	11.3	16.3%	244 (64.2%)	10 (2.6%)	45 (11.8%)	55 (14.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	83	38^th of 252 public middle schools	84.9%		89	22^nd of 250 public middle schools	91.2%	16					69.3	66.7			66.5	63.9	$22,121
Oxford Middle School	Public	6-8	40 Great Oak Rd.	Oxford	06478	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Oxford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 888-5418	371	41	9.0	18.3%	292 (78.7%)	14 (3.8%)	46 (12.4%)	12 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	72.6	76^th of 252 public middle schools	69.8%		72.5	69^th of 250 public middle schools	72.4%	7		71.4		62.3	65.5	73.5		50.4	55.2	41.7	$23,583
Amity Middle School: Bethany	Public	7-8	190 Luke Hill Rd.	Bethany	06524	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Regional School District 05	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 393-3102	373	35	10.8	17.7%	233 (62.5%)	7 (1.9%)	47 (12.6%)	62 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	91	14^th of 252 public middle schools	94.4%		93	8^th of 250 public middle schools	96.8%	6					81.1	74.1			80.1	65.9	$23,765
Carrigan 5/6 Intermediate School	Public	5-6	2 Tetlow St.	West Haven	06516	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	West Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 937-4390	829	78	10.6	55.5%	188 (22.7%)	179 (21.6%)	344 (41.5%)	60 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.8%)								(n/a)	45.1		41.5	38.7			33.2	30.7			$20,453
Harry B. Flood Middle School	Public	7-8	490 Chapel Street	Stratford	06614	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4280	466	45	10.4	47.6%	105 (22.5%)	121 (26.0%)	215 (46.1%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	27.5	162^nd of 252 public middle schools	35.7%		24.6	168^th of 250 public middle schools	32.8%	6		34.2			40.8	36.3			31.1	20.3	$25,168

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Ansonia Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.7% of Connecticut middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ansonia Middle School?

Students at Ansonia Middle School are 52% Hispanic, 22% African American, 21% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Ansonia Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Ansonia Middle School.

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