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Helen Keller Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 252 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 94% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Helen Keller Middle School is a public middle school in Easton, Connecticut, serving 285 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Easton School District, which is ranked 15th out of 156 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Helen Keller Middle School consistently ranks among the top 20 middle schools in Connecticut, with a ranking as high as 5th out of 250 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with consistently high proficiency rates in English Language Arts (74-85% proficient or better) and Mathematics (72.9-87% proficient or better) across all grade levels, significantly outperforming the state average. The school's performance in Science for 8th grade is also impressive, with proficiency rates ranging from 62.9% to 81.5%, well above the state average.

In comparison to nearby middle schools like Roger Ludlowe Middle School, Bedford Middle School, and Weston Middle School, Helen Keller Middle School outperforms them in academic achievement. The school also has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.1% to 23.7%, and a low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a higher socioeconomic status of the student population. These factors may contribute to the school's exceptional performance, which has been consistently high over the past several years.

287

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,916

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

360 Sport Hill Rd.
Easton, CT 06612

(203) 268-8651

District: Easton School District

Students who attend Helen Keller Middle School usually attend:

High:

Joel Barlow High School

Feeder schools for Helen Keller Middle School:

Elementary:

Samuel Staples Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.9%

Hispanic:

11.1%

Asian:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (77% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Connecticut middle schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg77%

Connecticut avg47%

16^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 156Easton 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	90.7	16 of 252	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	5 of 250	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	6 of 249	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	17 of 250	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	16 of 275	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	15 of 259	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	13 of 249	94.8%	★★★★★
2017	91.7	8 of 250	96.8%	★★★★★
2016	88.6	22 of 246	91.1%	★★★★★
2015	87.7	29 of 280	89.6%	★★★★☆
2013	81.3	18 of 278	93.5%	★★★★★
2012	81.4	19 of 272	93.0%	★★★★★
2011	83.0	12 of 269	95.5%	★★★★★
2010	85.0	3 of 268	98.9%	★★★★★
2009	85.4	3 of 255	98.8%	★★★★★
2008	86.0	3 of 252	98.8%	★★★★★
2007	83.7	14 of 250	94.4%	★★★★★
2006	84.7	12 of 248	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	13 of 164	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	6 of 161	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	5 of 160	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	7 of 166	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	16 of 235	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	14 of 169	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	12 of 160	92.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	10 of 162	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	3 of 157	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	7 of 158	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	16 of 169	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	12 of 224	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	2 of 167	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	11 of 164	93.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	80.3	27 of 244	88.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	8 of 153	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	2 of 154	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	3 of 158	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	79.8	23 of 151	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	13 of 175	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	8 of 166	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	11 of 168	93.5%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)89th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics80%+37 vs state

English Language Arts79%+28 vs state

Science63%+13 vs state

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Schools Near Helen Keller Middle 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 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
Helen Keller Middle School	Public	6-8	360 Sport Hill Rd.	Easton	06612	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Easton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 268-8651	287	25	11.4	8.0%	212 (73.9%)	12 (4.2%)	32 (11.1%)	18 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	90.7	16^th of 252 public middle schools	93.7%		95.3	5^th of 250 public middle schools	98.0%	11		62.9			74.0	85.0	76.4			72.9	87.0	78.7	$25,916
Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	4630 Madison Ave.	Trumbull	06611	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-4499	857	60	14.3	20.2%	497 (58.0%)	66 (7.7%)	174 (20.3%)	93 (10.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.9%)	84.8	30^th of 252 public middle schools	88.1%		84.1	33^rd of 250 public middle schools	86.8%	3		70.5			68.2	75.2	69.7			65.5	69.8	61.9	$18,416
Hillcrest Middle School	Public	6-8	530 Daniels Farm Rd.	Trumbull	06611	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-4466	792	58	13.7	22.1%	451 (56.9%)	64 (8.1%)	147 (18.6%)	105 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	92.5	11^th of 252 public middle schools	95.6%		88.8	23^rd of 250 public middle schools	90.8%	12		77.0			80.9	80.6	80.9			75.2	78.6	70.2	$18,807
Fairfield Woods Middle School	Public	6-8	1115 Fairfield Woods Rd.	Fairfield	06824	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8334	715	73	9.7	18.0%	481 (67.3%)	21 (2.9%)	104 (14.5%)	53 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.8%)	84.5	34^th of 252 public middle schools	86.5%		83.2	37^th of 250 public middle schools	85.2%	3		69.8			68.7	64.2	70.0			76.4	67.6	65.6	$25,710
Park City Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	4-8	1550 State Street	Bridgeport	06605	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Park City Prep Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 953-3766	434	21	20.6	69.8%	25 (5.8%)	190 (43.8%)	206 (47.5%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	39.7	141^st of 252 public middle schools	44.0%		42.7	133^rd of 250 public middle schools	46.8%	8	25.8		49.3	28.9	45.9	48.2	46.2	27.3	18.6	32.5	32.9	35.5	$15,541
Weston Middle School	Public	6-8	135 School Rd.	Weston	06883	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Weston School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 221-6360	474	44	10.7	1.9%	343 (72.4%)	8 (1.7%)	47 (9.9%)	32 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.9%)	95.7	4^th of 252 public middle schools	98.4%		91.7	12^th of 250 public middle schools	95.2%	8		87.4			88.6	85.2	83.5			80.7	83.9	76.9	$29,134
Coleytown Middle School	Public	6-8	255 North Ave.	Westport	06880	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Westport School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 341-1610	484	47	10.2	2.5%	364 (75.2%)	11 (2.3%)	37 (7.6%)	32 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	95.7	5^th of 252 public middle schools	98.0%		93.3	7^th of 250 public middle schools	97.2%	2		84.9			84.9	84.0	84.3			84.3	82.6	79.9	$27,339
Roger Ludlowe Middle School	Public	6-8	689 Unquowa Rd.	Fairfield	06824	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8345	764	75	10.1	8.4%	607 (79.5%)	9 (1.2%)	59 (7.7%)	40 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.3%)	92.4	12^th of 252 public middle schools	95.2%		91.6	13^th of 250 public middle schools	94.8%	1		71.5			80.3	79.7	77.6			78.3	82.6	74.8	$25,373
Bedford Middle School	Public	6-8	88 North Ave.	Westport	06880	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Westport School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 341-1510	710	72	9.8	3.5%	541 (76.2%)	18 (2.5%)	53 (7.5%)	50 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.8%)	92.6	10^th of 252 public middle schools	96.0%		91.1	17^th of 250 public middle schools	93.2%	7		76.5			87.3	76.9	76.9			83.4	73.3	74.2	$28,899
Tomlinson Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Unquowa Rd.	Fairfield	06824	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8336	584	61	9.5	30.3%	355 (60.8%)	39 (6.7%)	116 (19.9%)	39 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.8%)	79.2	54^th of 252 public middle schools	78.6%		76.3	63^rd of 250 public middle schools	74.8%	9		58.0			64.8	65.1	66.5			70.9	68.4	57.6	$26,820

Frequently Asked Questions about Helen Keller Middle School

How many students attend Helen Keller Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended Helen Keller Middle School.

Is Helen Keller Middle School a good school?

Yes. Helen Keller Middle School ranks in the top 6.3% of Connecticut middle schools.

What district is Helen Keller Middle School in?

Easton School District

What is the racial makeup of Helen Keller Middle School?

Students at Helen Keller Middle School are 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What high school do graduates of Helen Keller Middle School attend?

Students who attend Helen Keller Middle School usually go on to attend Joel Barlow High School

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