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Smith Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

19^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 252 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 92% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Smith Middle School is a public middle school located in Glastonbury, Connecticut, serving 841 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Glastonbury School District, which is ranked 24th out of 156 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Smith Middle School consistently ranks among the top 30 middle schools in Connecticut, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in several recent years. The school's proficiency rates in SBAC/English Language Arts and SBAC/Mathematics are significantly higher than the state averages, often exceeding 70% proficiency. In 8th grade NGSS/Science, Smith Middle School's proficiency rate is around 70%, well above the state average of 50.3%. The school also performs exceptionally well for Hispanic students, ranking within the top 11 middle schools in the state for this subgroup, and ranks highly for multi-racial students, placing 1st out of 4 middle schools. However, the school's performance for special education students is relatively lower, ranking 17th out of 27 middle schools in Connecticut.

Compared to nearby schools, Gideon Welles School, another middle school in the Glastonbury School District, also performs well academically, with proficiency rates similar to Smith Middle School. In contrast, the nearby Academy of Computer Science and Engineering Middle School, a public magnet school, has significantly lower proficiency rates compared to Smith Middle School and the state averages. Schools in the Hartford and East Hartford districts generally have lower proficiency rates compared to Smith Middle School.

875

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,729

Per pupil spending ?

13.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

216 Addison Rd.
Glastonbury, CT 06033

(860) 652-7040

District: Glastonbury School District

Students who attend Smith Middle School usually attend:

High:

Glastonbury High School

Feeder schools for Smith Middle School:

Elementary:	Buttonball Lane School
	Hebron Avenue School
	Hopewell School
	Naubuc School
	More...
	Nayaug Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.8%

Asian:

15.9%

Hispanic:

13.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (73% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Connecticut middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg73%

Connecticut avg47%

19^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 156Glastonbury 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	89.2	19 of 252	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	20 of 250	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	29 of 249	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	29 of 250	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	92.2	17 of 275	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	22 of 259	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	24 of 249	90.4%	★★★★★
2017	87.1	21 of 250	91.6%	★★★★★
2016	89.9	9 of 246	96.3%	★★★★★
2015	87.9	24 of 280	91.4%	★★★★★
2013	80.7	24 of 278	91.4%	★★★★★
2012	78.0	46 of 272	83.1%	★★★★☆
2011	79.3	41 of 269	84.8%	★★★★☆
2010	80.1	40 of 268	85.1%	★★★★☆
2009	81.8	23 of 255	91.0%	★★★★★
2008	81.5	25 of 252	90.1%	★★★★★
2007	80.1	31 of 250	87.6%	★★★★☆
2006	81.7	26 of 248	89.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	7 of 13	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.7	8 of 27	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.1	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	51.2	46 of 104	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	16 of 164	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	21 of 161	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	27 of 160	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	24 of 166	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	90.8	14 of 235	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	19 of 169	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	28 of 160	82.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	11 of 105	89.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	10 of 104	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	8 of 99	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	78.5	10 of 97	89.7%	★★★★★
2021	80.0	24 of 146	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	95.8	4 of 97	95.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	27 of 117	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	17 of 114	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	9 of 109	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	8 of 106	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	84.9	25 of 218	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	26 of 104	75.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	21 of 162	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	17 of 157	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	18 of 158	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	22 of 169	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	90.1	19 of 224	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	25 of 167	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.3	20 of 164	87.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	17 of 27	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	74.7	48 of 244	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	10 of 25	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	21 of 153	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	21 of 154	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	27 of 158	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	38 of 151	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	18 of 175	89.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.7	24 of 166	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	29 of 168	82.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-29 vs school

Disabled (2021)56th percentile-38 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts75%+24 vs state

Science74%+24 vs state

Mathematics71%+29 vs state

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Schools Near Smith 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 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
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
Gideon Welles School	Public	5-6	1029 Neipsic Rd.	Glastonbury	06033	Capitol Planning Region	Glastonbury School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 652-7800	551	42	13.0	13.2%	350 (63.5%)	16 (2.9%)	63 (11.4%)	87 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.4%)								(n/a)	75.5		74.5	76.3			72.6	74.9			$20,403
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
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
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
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
Silas Deane Middle School	Public	7-8	551 Silas Deane Hwy.	Wethersfield	06109	Capitol Planning Region	Wethersfield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 571-8300	546	45	12.1	28.4%	332 (60.8%)	21 (3.8%)	134 (24.5%)	33 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	62.8	94^th of 252 public middle schools	62.7%		67.8	84^th of 250 public middle schools	66.4%	10		60.7			55.3	61.8			45.1	43.3	$20,963
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Smith Middle School

How many students attend Smith Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 875 students attended Smith Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Smith Middle School attend?

Students who attend Smith Middle School usually go on to attend Glastonbury High School

Is Smith Middle School a good school?

Yes. Smith Middle School ranks in the top 7.5% of Connecticut middle schools.

What district is Smith Middle School in?

Glastonbury School District

What is the racial makeup of Smith Middle School?

Students at Smith Middle School are 61% White, 16% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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