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East Hartford Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

192^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 252 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 24% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

East Hartford Middle School is a public middle school serving 918 students in grades 6-8 in East Hartford, Connecticut, which is part of the East Hartford School District. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently below-average academic performance, high chronic absenteeism rates, and varying outcomes across different student subgroups.

On standardized tests, only 36.2% of 6th graders, 33.7% of 7th graders, and 24.9% of 8th graders at East Hartford Middle School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 50% or higher. The math proficiency rates were even lower, ranging from 18.2% to 23.8% across the grades, well below the state averages of 42.9% to 43.2%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 17.7% to 30.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Sunset Ridge Middle School, which is also part of the East Hartford School District, significantly outperforms East Hartford Middle School on academic measures, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranging from 58.4% to 63.1% across the grades. This suggests that with the right interventions and support, East Hartford Middle School may have the potential to improve outcomes for its diverse student population.

971

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,496

Per pupil spending ?

65.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

777 Burnside Ave.
East Hartford, CT 06108

(860) 622-5600

District: East Hartford School District

Students who attend East Hartford Middle School usually attend:

High:

East Hartford High School

Feeder schools for East Hartford Middle School:

Elementary:	Anna E. Norris School
	Dr. Franklin H. Mayberry School
	Dr. John A. Langford School
	Dr. Thomas S. O'Connell School
	More...
	Governor William Pitkin School
	Joseph O. Goodwin School
	Robert J. O'Brien School
	Silver Lane School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.7%

African American:

31.0%

White:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (26% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 17% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg34%

Connecticut avg46%

192^nd of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the East Hartford School District

130^th of 156East Hartford 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	18.8	192 of 252	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	186 of 250	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	174 of 249	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	177 of 250	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	220 of 275	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	215 of 259	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	204 of 249	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	205 of 250	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.4	213 of 246	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.4	224 of 280	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.5	223 of 278	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.6	215 of 272	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.9	212 of 269	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.2	222 of 268	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.1	227 of 255	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.1	201 of 252	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.6	194 of 250	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.9	196 of 248	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	12 of 32	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	11 of 33	66.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	10 of 32	68.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	9 of 40	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	35.3	47 of 80	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	28 of 38	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	13 of 31	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	17.6	95 of 104	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.1	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆
2023	47.0	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2021	35.6	20 of 34	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.4	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	11.8	3 of 16	81.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	134 of 164	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	139 of 161	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	132 of 160	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	138 of 166	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	194 of 235	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	152 of 169	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	139 of 160	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	61 of 105	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	64 of 104	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	71 of 99	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	52 of 97	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	111 of 146	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	77 of 97	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	46 of 75	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	83 of 117	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	88 of 114	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	81 of 109	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	78 of 106	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	173 of 218	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	91 of 104	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	143 of 162	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	138 of 157	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	145 of 158	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	142 of 169	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	191 of 224	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	162 of 167	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	151 of 164	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	18.5	203 of 244	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	11.5	161 of 175	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	150 of 166	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	153 of 168	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)62nd percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2021)17th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2021)9th percentile-11 vs school

White (2021)8th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-19 vs state

Mathematics21%-21 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
East Hartford Middle School	Public	6-8	777 Burnside Ave.	East Hartford	06108	Capitol Planning Region	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5600	971	84	11.5	65.6%	58 (6.0%)	301 (31.0%)	531 (54.7%)	31 (3.2%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	43 (4.4%)	18.8	192^nd of 252 public middle schools	23.8%		18.4	186^th of 250 public middle schools	25.6%	6				36.2	33.7	24.9		23.8	18.2	21.9	$21,496
Sunset Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Forbes St.	East Hartford	06118	Capitol Planning Region	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5800	334	29	11.6	43.7%	61 (18.3%)	81 (24.3%)	160 (47.9%)	13 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	74.6	64^th of 252 public middle schools	74.6%		70.5	76^th of 250 public middle schools	69.6%	12		73.9		58.4	62.3	63.1		61.1	52.8	55.9	$19,453
Academy of Computer Science and Engineering Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	337 East River Dr.	East Hartford	06108	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 290-5320	669	57	11.7	71.9%	64 (9.6%)	209 (31.2%)	328 (49.0%)	26 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (6.1%)	17.1	197^th of 252 public middle schools	21.8%		14.2	204^th of 250 public middle schools	18.4%	7		28.4		29.9	28.1	35.4		19.0	14.4	19.0	$27,362
Milner Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Tower Avenue	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-4380	261	24	10.8	93.5%	4 (1.5%)	71 (27.2%)	178 (68.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	5.4	245^th of 252 public middle schools	2.8%		6.5	240^th of 250 public middle schools	4.0%	5		13.9		13.1	6.3	9.6		12.0	7.8	10.6	$27,922
Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	216 Addison Rd.	Glastonbury	06033	Capitol Planning Region	Glastonbury School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 652-7040	875	67	13.1	13.8%	532 (60.8%)	30 (3.4%)	116 (13.3%)	139 (15.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.3%)	89.2	19^th of 252 public middle schools	92.5%		89.4	20^th of 250 public middle schools	92.0%	1		74.2			77.7	72.1			77.2	65.3	$21,729
Burr Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Wethersfield Avenue	Hartford	06114	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-3080	259	18	14.3	81.9%	6 (2.3%)	33 (12.7%)	207 (79.9%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	3.5	251^st of 252 public middle schools	0.4%		3.4	249^th of 250 public middle schools	0.4%	2		10.0		8.7	9.0	6.1					$22,614
Betances STEM Magnet School	Public, Magnet	5-8	400 Wethersfield Avenue	Hartford	06114	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-2970	206	16	12.8	73.3%	16 (7.8%)	38 (18.4%)	123 (59.7%)	17 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.8%)	27	163^rd of 252 public middle schools	35.3%		15.6	198^th of 250 public middle schools	20.8%	35	35.2	30.4	31.5		45.3		25.9	26.7	30.2	17.4	$20,059
Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy	Public	5-8	1151 Main St.	Manchester	06040	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 647-3571	864	78	11.0	64.5%	242 (28.0%)	208 (24.1%)	314 (36.3%)	64 (7.4%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	26 (3.0%)								(n/a)	42.1		37.3	35.9			27.6	35.0			$24,235
Illing Middle School	Public	7-8	227 Middle Tpke E	Manchester	06040	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 647-3400	763	78	9.7	58.5%	219 (28.7%)	207 (27.1%)	256 (33.6%)	58 (7.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	17 (2.2%)	21.2	180^th of 252 public middle schools	28.6%		23.1	173^rd of 250 public middle schools	30.8%	7		36.4			34.1	28.5			21.6	19.0	$24,481
M. L. King Junior Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Ridgefield Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-3980	184	19	9.9	82.1%	2 (1.1%)	102 (55.4%)	73 (39.7%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	4.3	249^th of 252 public middle schools	1.2%		8.5	227^th of 250 public middle schools	9.2%	22				14.3	13.0	11.4					$30,717

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East Hartford Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.8% of Connecticut middle schools.

How many students attend East Hartford Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 971 students attended East Hartford Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of East Hartford Middle School?

Students at East Hartford Middle School are 55% Hispanic, 31% African American, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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