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Catherine M. McGee Middle School

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Catherine M. McGee Middle School ranks 68 th of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 258 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 74% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Catherine M. McGee Middle School serves 595 students in grades 6–8 in Berlin, Connecticut, and has earned a reputation as a consistently strong, above-average middle school. The school ranks in the top quarter of Connecticut middle schools — 68th out of 258 statewide in 2025–2026 (74th percentile) — with rankings between 58th and 86th over the past decade, making stability its strongest asset. This stands out even more given that its district, Berlin School District, ranks in the 48th percentile statewide. McGee clearly outperforms its district's overall standing.

In every core subject, McGee students outperform state averages by roughly 10 to 18 percentage points. Mathematics is the school's standout subject: 62.4% of 7th graders met proficiency versus 44.1% statewide, with similar advantages in 6th and 8th grades. Science proficiency reached 62% versus 50.9% statewide. Notably, McGee's economically disadvantaged students rank in the 71st–89th percentile statewide, suggesting the school is especially effective at supporting students facing economic challenges. Chronic absenteeism is also low — 11.6% versus 16.4% statewide — and a favorable 11.3:1 student–teacher ratio provides a more personalized learning environment.

Comparisons with nearby schools are striking. McGee dramatically outperforms urban middle schools in New Britain and Meriden: 8th-grade math proficiency is 55.3% at McGee versus 26.9% at Washington Middle School and 30.2% at Lincoln Middle School, though those schools serve far higher poverty populations. McGee's closest true comparable is Cromwell Middle School, which trails McGee in math at every grade level. The top traditional school in the area, Joseph A. DePaolo Middle School in Southington, exceeds McGee's scores, while HALS Academy, a selective magnet in New Britain, posts extraordinary math results. Bottom line: McGee is a stable, high-performing school that holds its own against nearby options and delivers particularly strong outcomes for economically disadvantaged students.

595

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,470

Per pupil spending ?

22.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

899 Norton Rd.
Berlin, CT 06037

(860) 828-0323

District: Berlin School District

Students who attend Catherine M. McGee Middle School usually attend:

High:

Berlin High School

Feeder schools for Catherine M. McGee Middle School:

Elementary:	Emma Hart Willard School
	Mary E. Griswold School
	Richard D. Hubbard School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.1%

Hispanic:

12.9%

Asian:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (61% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Connecticut median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg61%

Connecticut avg48%

68^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

80^th of 153Berlin 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
2026	74.5	68 of 258	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	75.2	62 of 252	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	58 of 250	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	67 of 249	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	79 of 250	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.4	86 of 275	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.3	74 of 259	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	73 of 249	70.7%	★★★★☆
2017	78.0	58 of 250	76.8%	★★★★☆
2016	67.0	83 of 246	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.6	82 of 280	70.7%	★★★★☆
2013	74.9	77 of 278	72.3%	★★★★☆
2012	78.7	42 of 272	84.6%	★★★★☆
2011	78.0	52 of 269	80.7%	★★★★☆
2010	80.2	36 of 268	86.6%	★★★★☆
2009	80.1	31 of 255	87.8%	★★★★☆
2008	77.1	49 of 252	80.6%	★★★★☆
2007	76.1	58 of 250	76.8%	★★★★☆
2006	75.7	60 of 248	75.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	42.2	52 of 104	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	66 of 164	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.5	59 of 164	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	52 of 161	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	47 of 160	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	62 of 166	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.9	81 of 235	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	63 of 169	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	58 of 160	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	51.9	35 of 99	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	36 of 97	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	49 of 146	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	32 of 97	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	31 of 112	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	21 of 117	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	12 of 114	89.5%	★★★★★
2023	65.6	28 of 109	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	27 of 106	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	64 of 218	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	31 of 104	70.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	63 of 164	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.6	57 of 162	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.9	34 of 157	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	51 of 158	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	68 of 169	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.1	80 of 224	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	68 of 167	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	66 of 164	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	59.3	94 of 244	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	73 of 150	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.4	71 of 153	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	67 of 154	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	70 of 158	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	80 of 151	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	87 of 175	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	67 of 166	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	71 of 168	57.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)65th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)62nd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2021)61st percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)60th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2021)50th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science62%+11 vs state

English Language Arts62%+10 vs state

Mathematics60%+16 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 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
Catherine M. McGee Middle School	Public	6-8	899 Norton Rd.	Berlin	06037	Capitol Planning Region	Berlin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 828-0323	595	52	11.3	22.4%	453 (76.1%)	13 (2.2%)	77 (12.9%)	33 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	74.5	68^th of 258 public middle schools	73.6%		75.2	62^nd of 252 public middle schools	75.4%	6		62.0		63.2	60.3	62.4		61.3	62.4	55.3	$22,470
House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy	Public	6-8	40 Goodwin St	New Britain	06051	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 826-1866	152	9	17.4	55.9%	49 (32.2%)	18 (11.8%)	74 (48.7%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	95.8	3^rd of 258 public middle schools	98.8%		94.4	8^th of 252 public middle schools	96.8%	5		822.0		2618.0	2637.0	2657.0		82.4	76.0	87.5	$16,419
Slade Middle School	Public	6-8	183 Steele St.	New Britain	06052	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-6395	781	56	13.9	75.8%	82 (10.5%)	84 (10.8%)	570 (73.0%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.6%)	5.8	252^nd of 258 public middle schools	2.3%		4.2	250^th of 252 public middle schools	0.8%	2		9.9		15.9	18.4	11.5		8.8	6.6	11.7	$20,658
John Wallace Middle School	Public	5-8	71 Halleran Drive	Newington	06111	Capitol Planning Region	Newington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 667-5888	610	48	12.8	35.7%	328 (53.8%)	39 (6.4%)	154 (25.2%)	59 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	58.8	105^th of 258 public middle schools	59.3%		63.4	93^rd of 252 public middle schools	63.1%	12	58.9	53.5	55.7	60.3	59.8	49.3	48.9	43.1	50.6	41.5	$21,892
Edison Middle School	Public	6-8	1355 North Broad Street	Meriden	06450	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 379-2590	773	54	14.2	74.5%	169 (21.9%)	92 (11.9%)	464 (60.0%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.7%)	57.4	110^th of 258 public middle schools	57.4%		57.7	103^rd of 252 public middle schools	59.1%	7		52.3		66.1	55.6	59.0		52.7	36.1	33.3	$15,764
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	1225 North Broad St.	Meriden	06450	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 235-6606	536	39	13.6	86.4%	97 (18.1%)	76 (14.2%)	331 (61.8%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	27.7	169^th of 258 public middle schools	34.5%		25.4	169^th of 252 public middle schools	32.9%			33.3		41.7	34.6	40.2		30.6	26.6	26.9	$17,920
Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School	Public	6-8	385 Pleasant St.	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3260	671	62	10.8	26.4%	483 (72.0%)	18 (2.7%)	93 (13.9%)	29 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.2%)	84.4	39^th of 258 public middle schools	84.9%		84.1	35^th of 252 public middle schools	86.1%	4		75.5		69.6	72.8	68.3		65.8	72.2	59.3	$19,278
Cromwell Middle School	Public	6-8	6 Captain James Mann Memorial	Cromwell	06416	Capitol Planning Region	Cromwell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 632-4853	448	43	10.5	28.8%	311 (69.4%)	23 (5.1%)	65 (14.5%)	22 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	68.4	87^th of 258 public middle schools	66.3%		73	74^th of 252 public middle schools	70.6%	13		61.6		60.1	59.7	63.0		48.6	58.1	48.6	$21,266
Pulaski Middle School	Public	6-8	757 Farmington Ave.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-7665	839	64	13.1	80.2%	129 (15.4%)	74 (8.8%)	564 (67.2%)	25 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.4%)	4.7	255^th of 258 public middle schools	1.2%		3.1	252^nd of 252 public middle schools	0.0%	3		7.8		10.4	9.7	9.4		4.8	5.5	15.0	$19,934
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	164 Centennial Ave.	Meriden	06450	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 238-2381	684	45	15.0	78.5%	117 (17.1%)	62 (9.1%)	464 (67.8%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	37.3	149^th of 258 public middle schools	42.2%		30	159^th of 252 public middle schools	36.9%	10		36.0		47.3	39.8	42.7		43.3	36.1	30.2	$15,818

Frequently Asked Questions about Catherine M. McGee Middle School

What high school do graduates of Catherine M. McGee Middle School attend?

Students who attend Catherine M. McGee Middle School usually go on to attend Berlin High School

How many students attend Catherine M. McGee Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 595 students attended Catherine M. McGee Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Catherine M. McGee Middle School?

Students at Catherine M. McGee Middle School are 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Catherine M. McGee Middle School a good school?

Catherine M. McGee Middle School ranks 68^th of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Catherine M. McGee Middle School in?

Berlin School District

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