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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	Distance	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 (2025)	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
Walter C. Polson Middle School	0.0mi	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
E. C. Adams Middle School	3.4mi	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
Jared Eliot School	5.1mi	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%)	57.5	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
A. Baldwin Middle School	6.0mi	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
Haddam-Killingworth Middle School	6.6mi	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%)	73.2	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
Westbrook Middle School	8.5mi	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		812.0		72.2	75.7	74.1		77.8	2626.0	85.2	$42,489
Francis Walsh Intermediate School	8.5mi	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%)	56.2	113^th of 258 public middle schools	56.2%		56.4	108^th of 252 public middle schools	57.1%	5	506.0	801.0	73.2	51.9	53.8	50.0	57.0	51.4	51.4	38.7	$35,515
John Winthrop Middle School	9.7mi	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%)	61.3	99^th of 258 public middle schools	61.6%		75.5	61^st of 252 public middle schools	75.8%	38		54.0			51.1	61.6			48.9	47.7	$34,408
North Branford Intermediate School	9.8mi	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%)	59.6	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
Old Saybrook Middle School	12.8mi	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%)	86.8	30^th of 258 public middle schools	88.4%		82.6	41^st of 252 public middle schools	83.7%	11	506.0	816.0	62.3	78.1	74.1	71.6	47.2	78.1	65.9	59.7	$30,483

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