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Edison Middle School

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Edison Middle School ranks 103 rd of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

103^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 252 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 59% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Edison Middle School is a public middle school located in Meriden, Connecticut, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 777 students. The school is part of the Meriden School District, which is ranked 103 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Edison Middle School consistently outperforms the Meriden School District and the state of Connecticut in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in SBAC/English Language Arts ranged from 53.3% to 60.8%, compared to the district's 41.5% to 46.8% and the state's 50% to 50.7%. In SBAC/Mathematics, Edison Middle School's proficiency rates ranged from 37.3% to 46.8%, outpacing the district's 27.4% to 39.1% and the state's 42.9% to 43.2%. The school also had a higher proficiency rate in NGSS/Science for 8th grade at 57.2%, compared to the district's 39.1% and the state's 50.3%.

While Edison Middle School outperforms the nearby Lincoln Middle School and Washington Middle School, both also part of the Meriden School District, the school still faces challenges in comparison to higher-performing schools in the region, such as Beman Middle School in Middletown and Dodd Middle School in Cheshire. Continued efforts to improve overall student outcomes may be necessary for Edison Middle School to reach the same level of academic success as these higher-performing schools.

773

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,764

Per pupil spending ?

74.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1355 North Broad Street
Meriden, CT 06450

(203) 379-2590

District: Meriden School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.0%

White:

21.9%

African American:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2023 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2023

✓Above the Connecticut median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg38%

Connecticut avg47%

103^rd of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 9 pts since 2023

From top 50% (2023) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Meriden School District

103^rd of 156Meriden 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	57.7	103 of 252	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	126 of 250	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	124 of 249	50.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	49.5	16 of 33	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	92 of 164	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	111 of 161	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	100 of 160	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	18 of 105	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	14 of 104	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	17 of 99	82.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	43 of 117	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	43 of 114	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.0	20 of 109	81.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	84 of 162	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	90 of 157	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	93 of 158	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	50 of 153	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	77 of 154	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	60 of 158	62.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+24 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2024)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)48th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science57%+7 vs state

English Language Arts57%+7 vs state

Mathematics41%~ state avg

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Schools Near Edison 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
Edison Middle School	Public	6-8	1355 North Broad Street	Meriden	06450	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 379-2590	773	54	14.2	74.5%	169 (21.9%)	92 (11.9%)	464 (60.0%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.7%)	57.7	103^rd of 252 public middle schools	59.1%		46.2	126^th of 250 public middle schools	49.6%	23		57.2		57.1	53.3	60.8		46.8	37.3	39.7	$15,764
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	1225 North Broad St.	Meriden	06450	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 235-6606	536	39	13.6	86.4%	97 (18.1%)	76 (14.2%)	331 (61.8%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	25.4	169^th of 252 public middle schools	32.9%		27.3	160^th of 250 public middle schools	36.0%	9		32.0		36.0	29.5	39.7		30.3	18.5	31.5	$17,920
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	164 Centennial Ave.	Meriden	06450	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 238-2381	684	45	15.0	78.5%	117 (17.1%)	62 (9.1%)	464 (67.8%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	30	159^th of 252 public middle schools	36.9%		24.5	169^th of 250 public middle schools	32.4%	10		29.2		34.3	42.4	42.0		40.0	25.8	26.3	$15,818
Catherine M. McGee Middle School	Public	6-8	899 Norton Rd.	Berlin	06037	Capitol Planning Region	Berlin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 828-0323	595	52	11.3	22.4%	453 (76.1%)	13 (2.2%)	77 (12.9%)	33 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	75.2	62^nd of 252 public middle schools	75.4%		78.3	58^th of 250 public middle schools	76.8%	4		63.9		59.8	66.3	64.2		56.3	64.6	52.6	$22,470
Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School	Public	6-8	385 Pleasant St.	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3260	671	62	10.8	26.4%	483 (72.0%)	18 (2.7%)	93 (13.9%)	29 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.2%)	84.1	35^th of 252 public middle schools	86.1%		83.6	35^th of 250 public middle schools	86.0%			79.3		71.1	67.9	70.4		62.6	63.3	63.3	$19,278
James H. Moran Middle School	Public	6-8	141 Hope Hill Road	Wallingford	06492	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 741-2900	531	55	9.6	34.7%	359 (67.6%)	9 (1.7%)	121 (22.8%)	26 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	46.9	125^th of 252 public middle schools	50.4%		48	121^st of 250 public middle schools	51.6%	4		50.8		45.9	43.6	52.9		35.9	40.6	39.7	$22,396
John F. Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	1071 South Main St.	Plantsville	06479	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3275	659	54	12.2	26.1%	474 (71.9%)	19 (2.9%)	89 (13.5%)	38 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.8%)	81.5	48^th of 252 public middle schools	81.0%		79.3	51^st of 250 public middle schools	79.6%	3		71.6		75.5	71.9	56.0		66.5	68.8	55.8	$21,072
Beman Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Wilderman's Way	Middletown	06457	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Middletown School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 347-8594	977	83	11.8	50.1%	371 (38.0%)	188 (19.2%)	266 (27.2%)	47 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	101 (10.3%)	25	171^st of 252 public middle schools	32.1%		28.4	157^th of 250 public middle schools	37.2%	14		33.3		38.1	37.3	35.0		24.7	27.7	21.9	$23,394
Dodd Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Park Place	Cheshire	06410	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Cheshire School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 272-3249	660	53	12.5	18.3%	477 (72.3%)	24 (3.6%)	61 (9.2%)	61 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.6%)	92.2	13^th of 252 public middle schools	94.8%		87.5	27^th of 250 public middle schools	89.2%	14		76.5			80.1	79.4			75.5	72.9	$19,852
Brownstone Intermediate School	Public	5-6	314 Main St.	Portland	06480	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Portland School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 342-6765	217	18	12.4	25.8%	154 (71.0%)	9 (4.1%)	41 (18.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)								(n/a)	61.8		65.7	68.8			56.4	61.5			$19,849

Frequently Asked Questions about Edison Middle School

Is Edison Middle School a good school?

Edison Middle School ranks 103^rd of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Edison Middle School in?

Meriden School District

What is the racial makeup of Edison Middle School?

Students at Edison Middle School are 60% Hispanic, 22% White, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Edison Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 773 students attended Edison Middle School.

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