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Jared Eliot School

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Jared Eliot School ranks 92 nd of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

92^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 252 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 63% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Jared Eliot School is a public middle school located in Clinton, Connecticut, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 431 students. The school is part of the Clinton School District, which is ranked 86 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jared Eliot School has consistently ranked in the top 100 middle schools in Connecticut over the past several years, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally on par with or slightly below the state average, with some notable exceptions. In 8th grade mathematics, Jared Eliot School has significantly outperformed the state average, with 70.7% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 40.8%. In 8th grade science, Jared Eliot School has also outperformed the state, with 62% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 50.3%. The school has shown strong performance among certain student subgroups, with Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds ranking in the top half of Connecticut middle schools.

While Jared Eliot School's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the nearby middle schools in the region, there are a few exceptions. Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School and Walter C. Polson Middle School in Madison consistently outperform Jared Eliot School on standardized tests, ranking among the top 30 middle schools in the state. Additionally, Westbrook Middle School, which is the closest school to Jared Eliot (3.35 miles away), has shown exceptional performance, ranking among the top 11 middle schools in Connecticut in recent years.

418

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,415

Per pupil spending ?

47.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

69 Fairy Dell Rd.
Clinton, CT 06413

(860) 664-6503

District: Clinton School District

Students who attend Jared Eliot School usually attend:

High:

The Morgan School

Feeder schools for Jared Eliot School:

Elementary:

Lewin G. Joel Junior School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.6%

Hispanic:

29.9%

Asian:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Connecticut median (63rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

Connecticut avg48%

Elementary school

264^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 7 pts since 2024

From top 46% (2024) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

92^nd of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

86^th of 156Clinton 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	264 of 493	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	229 of 497	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	152 of 232	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	152 of 237	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	65 of 132	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	159 of 239	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	144 of 233	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	218 of 248	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	193 of 250	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	92 of 252	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	97 of 250	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	99 of 249	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	100 of 250	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	84 of 275	69.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	91 of 259	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	110 of 249	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	75.3	68 of 250	72.8%	★★★★☆
2016	73.4	72 of 246	70.7%	★★★★☆
2015	78.2	69 of 280	75.4%	★★★★☆
2013	74.0	88 of 278	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.4	80 of 272	70.6%	★★★★☆
2011	71.3	98 of 269	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.7	89 of 268	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.0	82 of 255	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.4	72 of 252	71.4%	★★★★☆
2007	68.8	96 of 250	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.1	95 of 248	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	85 of 164	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	81 of 161	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	86 of 160	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	79 of 166	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.7	71 of 235	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	72 of 169	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	91 of 160	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	41 of 105	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.5	35 of 146	76.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	28 of 117	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	22 of 106	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	48 of 218	78.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	72 of 162	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	76 of 157	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	88 of 158	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	87 of 169	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.8	87 of 224	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	67 of 167	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	82 of 164	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	72.4	53 of 244	78.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	86 of 153	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	102 of 154	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	115 of 158	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	108 of 151	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.9	80 of 175	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	86 of 166	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	105 of 168	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-34 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2021)78th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science53%~ state avg

Mathematics53%+10 vs state

English Language Arts48%~ state avg

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Schools Near Jared Eliot School

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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
Jared Eliot School	Public	5-8	69 Fairy Dell Rd.	Clinton	06413	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Clinton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 664-6503	418	42	9.8	47.6%	274 (65.6%)	3 (0.7%)	125 (29.9%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	63.4	92^nd of 252 public middle schools	63.5%		60.1	97^th of 250 public middle schools	61.2%	5	44.3	62.0	38.6	51.4	45.9	57.6	44.3	48.6	49.5	70.7	$27,415
Westbrook Middle School	Public	6-8	154 McVeagh Rd.	Westbrook	06498	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Westbrook School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 399-2010	126	20	6.2	42.1%	89 (70.6%)	1 (0.8%)	31 (24.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	77.7	56^th of 252 public middle schools	77.8%		92.8	9^th of 250 public middle schools	96.4%	47				46.5		72.0			65.5	78.0	$42,489
Walter C. Polson Middle School	Public	6-8	302 Green Hill Rd.	Madison	06443	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Madison School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 245-6480	541	55	9.8	6.5%	431 (79.7%)	5 (0.9%)	51 (9.4%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	95.9	3^rd of 252 public middle schools	98.8%		92.1	11^th of 250 public middle schools	95.6%	8		85.1		85.1	83.3	83.9		86.7	83.2	83.3	$25,769
John Winthrop Middle School	Public	7-8	1 Winthrop Road	Deep River	06417	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 04	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 526-9546	197	19	10.5	25.9%	171 (86.8%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	75.5	61^st of 252 public middle schools	75.8%		49.7	118^th of 250 public middle schools	52.8%	57		62.9			60.2	66.0			59.1	56.7	$34,408
Haddam-Killingworth Middle School	Public	6-8	451 Route 81	Killingworth	06419	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 663-1241	423	38	11.2	15.6%	376 (88.9%)	7 (1.7%)	21 (5.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	84.6	33^rd of 252 public middle schools	86.9%		79	54^th of 250 public middle schools	78.4%	21		69.5		76.5	72.9	69.5		66.2	60.5	64.2	$27,462
Old Saybrook Middle School	Public	5-8	60 Sheffield St.	Old Saybrook	06475	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Old Saybrook School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 395-3168	307	36	8.5	25.1%	229 (74.6%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (16.9%)	14 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	82.6	41^st of 252 public middle schools	83.7%		78.5	57^th of 250 public middle schools	77.2%	16	79.4		80.9	74.7	72.1	67.9		71.4	72.1	48.8	$30,483
E. C. Adams Middle School	Public	7-8	233 Church St.	Guilford	06437	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Guilford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 453-2755	478	46	10.3	14.4%	399 (83.5%)	4 (0.8%)	40 (8.4%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	90.9	15^th of 252 public middle schools	94.0%		89.8	19^th of 250 public middle schools	92.4%	4		76.6			76.2	73.2			76.6	74.5	$22,909
Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School	Public	6-8	53 Lyme St.	Old Lyme	06371	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 18	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 434-2568	271	27	10.0	18.5%	233 (86.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.6%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	85.8	27^th of 252 public middle schools	89.3%		91.1	16^th of 250 public middle schools	93.6%	11		92.0		61.2	74.2	85.2		43.5	82.8	90.9	$27,138
A. Baldwin Middle School	Public	5-6	68 Bullard Dr.	Guilford	06437	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Guilford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 457-0222	463	42	11.1	14.7%	360 (77.8%)	3 (0.6%)	52 (11.2%)	24 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)								(n/a)	75.9		80.0	73.3			66.4	64.8			$23,173
Francis Walsh Intermediate School	Public	5-8	185 Damascus Rd.	Branford	06405	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Branford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 488-8317	775	72	10.7	42.5%	505 (65.2%)	44 (5.7%)	138 (17.8%)	42 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.4%)	56.4	108^th of 252 public middle schools	57.1%		60.3	96^th of 250 public middle schools	61.6%	12	50.8		60.8	52.7	54.3	51.3	49.7	53.4	45.3	40.4	$35,515

Frequently Asked Questions about Jared Eliot School

What high school do graduates of Jared Eliot School attend?

Students who attend Jared Eliot School usually go on to attend The Morgan School

Is Jared Eliot School a good school?

Jared Eliot School ranks 92^nd of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jared Eliot School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Jared Eliot School.

What district is Jared Eliot School in?

Clinton School District

What is the racial makeup of Jared Eliot School?

Students at Jared Eliot School are 66% White, 30% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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