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E. C. Adams Middle School

Q: Is E. C. Adams Middle School a good school?

E. C. Adams Middle School ranks 26 th of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

26^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 258 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

E. C. Adams Middle School, located in Guilford, CT, serves 478 students in grades 7 and 8 and is part of the Guilford School District, which ranks in the 65th percentile of Connecticut districts. The school itself, however, is a standout: for the 2025-2026 school year, it ranked 26th out of 258 Connecticut middle schools, placing it in the 90th percentile with a 5-star rating.

E. C. Adams has been remarkably consistent for a full decade, never finishing below the 88th percentile since 2015-2016, with several years in the top 10. Test scores far exceed state averages: 7th grade ELA proficiency is 71.4% versus 52.2% statewide, 8th grade math is 72.1% versus 41.9%, and 8th grade science is 73.9% versus 50.9%. The school also nudges slightly ahead of its own district averages in every subject. While its strongest nearby peer, Walter C. Polson Middle School in Madison, ranks even higher at #8 in the state, E. C. Adams still outperforms most regional schools by a wide margin — for example, Joseph Melillo Middle School in East Haven posts 7th grade ELA proficiency of just 45.5% and 8th grade math of 32.4%.

The school's results extend to student subgroups, where it has earned exceptional statewide rankings — including #1 in Connecticut for both low socioeconomic status students and special education students in recent years. Chronic absenteeism is just 7.3%, well below the state rate of 16.4%. E. C. Adams achieves these outcomes with per-student spending of $17,938 and a student-teacher ratio of 10.3, making it more efficient than several nearby schools that spend more yet see far weaker results. For Guilford families, E. C. Adams is a reliable academic leader; its consistency over the past decade makes it one of the safest bets in the region for strong middle school outcomes.

478

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,909

Per pupil spending ?

14.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

233 Church St.
Guilford, CT 06437

(203) 453-2755

District: Guilford School District

Students who attend E. C. Adams Middle School usually attend:

High:

Guilford High School

Feeder schools for E. C. Adams Middle School:

Elementary:	A. W. Cox School
	Calvin Leete School
	Guilford Lakes School
	Melissa Jones School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.5%

Hispanic:

8.4%

Asian:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (73% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Connecticut middle schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg72%

Connecticut avg48%

26^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 3% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

54^th of 153Guilford 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	88.3	26 of 258	89.9%	★★★★★
2025	90.9	15 of 252	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	19 of 250	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	30 of 249	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	21 of 250	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	10 of 275	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	10 of 259	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	8 of 249	96.8%	★★★★★
2017	90.9	9 of 250	96.4%	★★★★★
2016	90.3	7 of 246	97.2%	★★★★★
2015	90.3	14 of 280	95.0%	★★★★★
2013	81.4	15 of 278	94.6%	★★★★★
2012	82.2	9 of 272	96.7%	★★★★★
2011	83.6	4 of 269	98.5%	★★★★★
2010	84.2	6 of 268	97.8%	★★★★★
2009	82.5	19 of 255	92.5%	★★★★★
2008	82.7	19 of 252	92.5%	★★★★★
2007	83.2	16 of 250	93.6%	★★★★★
2006	84.7	13 of 248	94.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	69.4	25 of 104	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	83.2	24 of 163	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	86.6	14 of 164	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	19 of 161	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	25 of 160	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.3	8 of 166	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	7 of 235	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	10 of 169	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	16 of 160	90.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	1 of 117	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	13 of 114	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	96.8	5 of 218	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	4 of 104	96.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	20 of 163	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	86.9	17 of 162	89.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	19 of 157	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	23 of 158	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	28 of 169	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	90.3	17 of 224	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	9 of 167	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	2 of 164	98.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	86.9	1 of 22	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.0	3 of 20	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	16 of 244	93.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	33 of 150	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	23 of 153	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	23 of 154	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	36 of 158	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	22 of 151	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	11 of 175	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	10 of 166	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	6 of 168	96.4%	★★★★★

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 (2025)99th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2024)95th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)78th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2021)76th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science74%+23 vs state

English Language Arts73%+21 vs state

Mathematics72%+29 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, August 25, 2014

Very good school, many teachers that are extremely engaged and follow up with all the students.
Great environment, my kid loved it and misses it a lot.
Great kids and families.
Very nice experience all together. Close Quote

by a student
Monday, May 25, 2009

The school is just plain bad. You can tell the teachers truly don't care and they can be rightfully described as delusional. None of the courses are challenging and it is basically a prison on the inside. They dress it up for those from the outside and the moment they leave we go back to being slaves in the institution. Honestly it was the worst school I've ever attended. The thing i hated the most was the principal; she was just a figurehead and the secretary did more then she did. Worst school ever. Close Quote

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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	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
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%)	88.3	26^th of 258 public middle schools	89.9%		90.9	15^th of 252 public middle schools	94.0%	11		73.9			71.4	74.2			71.3	72.1	$22,909
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%)	94.3	8^th of 258 public middle schools	96.9%		95.9	3^rd of 252 public middle schools	98.8%	5		84.6		81.1	82.2	79.1		77.3	84.9	81.3	$25,769
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)	73.6		76.2	74.2			63.2	72.9			$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%)	55.9	113^th of 258 public middle schools	56.2%		56.4	108^th of 252 public middle schools	57.1%	5			73.2	51.9	53.8	50.0	57.0	51.4	51.4	38.7	$35,515
North Branford Intermediate School	Public	6-8	654 Foxon Rd.	North Branford	06471	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	North Branford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 484-1500	352	33	10.6	23.9%	294 (83.5%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	59.4	102^nd of 258 public middle schools	60.5%		57.4	106^th of 252 public middle schools	57.9%	4		49.1		65.2	48.3	55.6		50.9	41.4	54.7	$22,689
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%)	57.3	109^th of 258 public middle schools	57.8%		63.4	92^nd of 252 public middle schools	63.5%	17	63.7	51.8	51.5	51.7	55.7	42.9	41.6	47.8	54.7	50.9	$27,415
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%)	73.1	72^nd of 258 public middle schools	72.1%		84.6	33^rd of 252 public middle schools	86.9%	39		57.8		61.7	60.8	67.2		65.2	55.4	52.3	$27,462
Joseph Melillo Middle School	Public	6-8	67 Hudson St.	East Haven	06512	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	East Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 468-3227	461	49	9.4	65.3%	150 (32.5%)	38 (8.2%)	242 (52.5%)	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	31.2	161^st of 258 public middle schools	37.6%		26.9	164^th of 252 public middle schools	34.9%	3				28.1	45.5	43.5		27.4	34.1	32.4	$22,295
North Haven Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Bailey Rd.	North Haven	06473	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	North Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 239-1683	752	64	11.7	22.6%	519 (69.0%)	39 (5.2%)	108 (14.4%)	57 (7.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.6%)	73.9	70^th of 258 public middle schools	72.9%		71.9	80^th of 252 public middle schools	68.3%	10		67.4		69.6	65.6	63.5		53.2	51.1	54.6	$19,786
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%)	90.4	17^th of 258 public middle schools	93.4%		77.7	56^th of 252 public middle schools	77.8%	39				72.2	75.7	74.1		77.8		85.2	$42,489

Frequently Asked Questions about E. C. Adams Middle School

What high school do graduates of E. C. Adams Middle School attend?

Students who attend E. C. Adams Middle School usually go on to attend Guilford High School

How many students attend E. C. Adams Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 478 students attended E. C. Adams Middle School.

Is E. C. Adams Middle School a good school?

E. C. Adams Middle School ranks 26^th of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of E. C. Adams Middle School?

Students at E. C. Adams Middle School are 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is E. C. Adams Middle School in?

Guilford School District

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