Is Beman Middle School a good school?

Beman Middle School ranks 163 rd of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Beman Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 968 students attended Beman Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Beman Middle School?

Students at Beman Middle School are 43% White, 20% African American, 19% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Beman Middle School attend?

Students who attend Beman Middle School usually go on to attend Middletown High School

Beman Middle School

Public 6-8

1 Wilderman's Way
Middletown, CT 06457-4356

(860) 347-8594

District: Middletown School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
163^rd of 252 Connecticut Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,840

Students who attend Beman Middle School usually attend:

High:

Middletown High School

Feeder schools for Beman Middle School:

Elementary:	Bielefield School
	Farm Hill School
	Lawrence School
	MacDonough School
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	Moody School
	Snow School
	Spencer School
	Wesley School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.7

Number of students: 968

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.1%

African American:

20.5%

Hispanic:

18.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 48.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Beman Middle School ranks worse than 64.7% of middle schools in Connecticut. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.29. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Beman Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (43.1%), African American (20.5%), Hispanic (18.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 48.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Beman Middle School is 10.7. (See more...)

Compare Beman Middle School employs 89.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Beman Middle School is $21,840.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Beman Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Beman Middle School 163^rd of 252 Connecticut public middle schools. (See Beman Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Middletown School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Middletown School District 115^th of 151 Connecticut school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Beman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CT State Percentile
2006	31.94	184^th	248	25.8%
2007	32.07	182^nd	250	27.2%
2008	32.39	182^nd	252	27.8%
2009	41.05	172^nd	255	32.5%
2010	46.50	173^rd	268	35.4%
2011	44.75	179^th	269	33.5%
2012	41.69	192^nd	272	29.4%
2013	45.27	184^th	278	33.8%
2015	48.05	146^th	280	47.9%
2016	38.35	142^nd	246	42.3%
2017	36.25	151^st	250	39.6%
2018	23.03	184^th	249	26.1%
2019	36.77	153^rd	259	40.9%
2021	39.27	152^nd	275	44.7%
2022	31.96	152^nd	250	39.2%
2023	26.29	162^nd	249	34.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Beman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CT State Percentile
2021	20.20	7^th	8	12.5%
2022	12.87	3^rd	3	0.0%
2023	17.94	3^rd	3	0.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Beman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CT State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	36.16	155^th	244	36.5%
2022	23.77	22^nd	36	38.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Beman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CT State Percentile
2019	24.22	81^st	104	22.1%
2021	38.31	127^th	218	41.7%
2022	28.06	83^rd	106	21.7%
2023	20.94	88^th	109	19.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Beman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CT State Percentile
2018	19.01	134^th	160	16.3%
2019	33.15	117^th	169	30.8%
2021	41.63	128^th	235	45.5%
2022	27.12	121^st	166	27.1%
2023	21.70	122^nd	160	23.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Beman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CT State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	18.66	94^th	104	9.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Beman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CT State Percentile
2018	14.89	139^th	164	15.2%
2019	23.46	127^th	167	24.0%
2021	28.68	152^nd	224	32.1%
2022	23.34	124^th	169	26.6%
2023	15.48	129^th	158	18.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Beman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CT State Percentile
2019	27.70	30^th	38	21.1%
2021	42.57	39^th	80	51.3%
2022	46.65	17^th	40	57.5%
2023	31.51	24^th	32	25.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Beman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CT State Percentile
2018	24.09	62^nd	75	17.3%
2021	38.97	89^th	146	39.0%
2022	33.63	60^th	97	38.1%
2023	26.77	73^rd	99	26.3%

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Rank History for White students at Beman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CT State Percentile
2018	12.97	150^th	168	10.7%
2019	40.61	101^st	166	39.2%
2021	30.43	129^th	175	26.3%
2022	20.27	124^th	151	17.9%
2023	13.79	141^st	158	10.8%

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Data source: test scores: Connecticut Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Connecticut State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Beman Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	418	149	15	23	0	n/a	n/a	605
1989	376	137	15	28	5	n/a	n/a	561
1990	419	134	11	30	n/a	n/a	n/a	594
1991	427	133	15	38	0	n/a	n/a	613
1992	438	149	22	46	0	n/a	n/a	655
1993	484	163	20	47	0	n/a	n/a	714
1994	434	146	25	60	0	n/a	n/a	665
1995	435	171	15	55	1	n/a	n/a	677
1996	435	171	15	55	1	n/a	n/a	677
1997	467	180	22	56	0	n/a	n/a	725
1998	497	198	19	50	0	n/a	n/a	764
1999	492	197	16	47	0	n/a	n/a	752
2000	480	189	19	42	0	n/a	n/a	730
2001	477	217	25	51	0	n/a	n/a	770
2002	499	250	0	64	23	n/a	n/a	836
2003	499	250	0	64	23	n/a	n/a	836
2004	496	214	25	79	0	n/a	n/a	814
2005	421	206	29	68	1	n/a	n/a	725
2006	366	182	27	62	3	n/a	n/a	640
2007	423	182	37	82	4	n/a	n/a	728
2008	400	174	38	85	3	n/a	n/a	700
2009	431	178	32	86	2	n/a	n/a	729
2010	421	191	30	99	3	n/a	n/a	744
2011	377	188	34	118	3	0	13	733
2012	388	161	26	113	4	0	13	705
2013	382	154	24	95	4	0	19	678
2014	369	152	22	100	2	1	20	666
2015	355	139	21	98	2	0	30	645
2016	380	124	28	107	1	0	30	670
2017	387	118	27	127	2	0	34	695
2018	315	128	18	110	2	0	46	619
2019	285	134	18	127	0	1	45	610
2020	274	149	19	126	1	2	47	618
2021	282	128	28	125	4	2	56	625
2022	452	189	47	166	5	6	110	975
2023	417	198	45	183	1	5	119	968

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Beman Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	605	54.0	11.2	n/a
1989	561	51.6	10.8	n/a
1990	594	51.8	11.4	n/a
1991	613	49.8	12.3	n/a
1992	655	45.7	14.3	18.6
1993	714	48.2	14.8	2
1994	665	50.2	13.2	32.6
1995	677	51.0	13.3	34.4
1996	677	51.0	13.3	34.4
1997	725	52.8	13.7	26.2
1998	764	57.5	13.3	27.6
1999	752	58.4	12.9	33.8
2000	730	59.2	12.3	35.9
2001	770	60.1	12.8	n/a
2002	836	63.3	13.2	31.8
2003	836	63.3	13.2	31.8
2004	814	58.8	13.8	34.8
2005	725	46.6	15.6	n/a
2006	640	47.0	13.6	37
2007	728	45.8	15.9	33
2008	700	52.1	13.4	31
2009	729	57.5	13.5	35.4
2010	744	53.4	13.9	38.7
2011	733	54.5	13.4	43.8
2012	705	52.9	13.3	45.7
2013	678	53.7	12.6	45.9
2014	666	55.2	12.0	47
2015	645	57.0	11.3	46.8
2016	670	56.0	11.9	45.1
2017	695	55.2	12.5	44.9
2018	619	57.7	10.7	47.2
2019	610	58.9	10.3	43.9
2020	618	56.3	10.9	46.9
2021	625	58.0	10.7	46.4
2022	975	73.5	13.2	38.9
2023	968	89.9	10.7	48.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Beman Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	605	54.0	11.2	n/a
1989	561	51.6	10.8	n/a
1990	594	51.8	11.4	n/a
1991	613	49.8	12.3	n/a
1992	655	45.7	14.3	18.6
1993	714	48.2	14.8	2
1994	665	50.2	13.2	32.6
1995	677	51.0	13.3	34.4
1996	677	51.0	13.3	34.4
1997	725	52.8	13.7	26.2
1998	764	57.5	13.3	27.6
1999	752	58.4	12.9	33.8
2000	730	59.2	12.3	35.9
2001	770	60.1	12.8	n/a
2002	836	63.3	13.2	31.8
2003	836	63.3	13.2	31.8
2004	814	58.8	13.8	34.8
2005	725	46.6	15.6	n/a
2006	640	47.0	13.6	37
2007	728	45.8	15.9	33
2008	700	52.1	13.4	31
2009	729	57.5	13.5	35.4
2010	744	53.4	13.9	38.7
2011	733	54.5	13.4	43.8
2012	705	52.9	13.3	45.7
2013	678	53.7	12.6	45.9
2014	666	55.2	12.0	47
2015	645	57.0	11.3	46.8
2016	670	56.0	11.9	45.1
2017	695	55.2	12.5	44.9
2018	619	57.7	10.7	47.2
2019	610	58.9	10.3	43.9
2020	618	56.3	10.9	46.9
2021	625	58.0	10.7	46.4
2022	975	73.5	13.2	38.9
2023	968	89.9	10.7	48.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Beman Middle School

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$19,721
2019	$20,492
2020	$21,112
2021	$21,840

Data source: Connecticut Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Beman Middle School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 153^rd of 259 Middle schools	Ranks 162^nd of 249 Middle schools	6%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Beman Middle School)	54.9	41.1	13.8%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Middletown School District)	54.4	40.9	13.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)	56.1	48.8	7.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Beman Middle School)	42.2	22.3	19.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Middletown School District)	41.8	22.3	19.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)	46.1	39.9	6.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Beman Middle School)	42.2	31.9	10.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Middletown School District)	41.3	31.7	9.6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)	55.8	48.5	7.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Beman Middle School)	25.1	15.6	9.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Middletown School District)	24.7	15.5	9.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)	43.5	36.2	7.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	610	968	58.7%
African American	134	198	47.8%
American Indian	0	1
Asian	18	45	150%
Hispanic	127	183	44.1%
Pacific Islander	1	5	400%
White	285	417	46.3%
Two or More Races	45	119	164.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	43.9%	48.8%	4.8%

Schools Near Beman Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NGSS Science (2023)		SBAC English Language Arts (2023)				SBAC Mathematics (2023)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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
Beman Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Wilderman's Way	Middletown	06457	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Middletown School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 347-8594	968	90	10.7	48.8%	417 (43.1%)	198 (20.5%)	183 (18.9%)	45 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	119 (12.3%)	26.3	163^rd of 252 public middle schools	35.3%		32	152^nd of 250 public middle schools	39.2%	11		43.3		34.1	41.1	31.9		21.5	22.3	15.6	$21,840
Brownstone Intermediate School	Public	5-6	314 Main St.	Portland	06480	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Portland School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 342-6765	215	18	11.7	31.2%	144 (67.0%)	6 (2.8%)	51 (23.7%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)								(n/a)	52.4		54.3	62.3			42.9				$18,005
Portland Middle School	Public	7-8	93 High Street	Portland	06480	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Portland School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 342-1880	201	22	9.0	30.8%	142 (70.6%)	14 (7.0%)	34 (16.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	66.4	86^th of 252 public middle schools	65.9%		52.7	108^th of 250 public middle schools	56.8%	22		51.6			72.8	54.9			54.9	34.1	$16,248
Frank Ward Strong School	Public	6-8	191 Main Street	Durham	06422	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 13	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 349-7222	308	30	10.1	14.9%	261 (84.7%)	3 (1.0%)	29 (9.4%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	75.3	62^nd of 252 public middle schools	75.4%		73.2	70^th of 250 public middle schools	72.0%	8				63.8	51.5	67.6		63.5	55.6	54.5	$23,526
Cromwell Middle School	Public	6-8	6 Captain James Mann Memorial	Cromwell	06416	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Cromwell School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 632-4853	483	43	11.3	26.5%	337 (69.8%)	30 (6.2%)	64 (13.3%)	29 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.1%)	66.9	84^th of 252 public middle schools	66.7%		64.4	87^th of 250 public middle schools	65.2%	3		61.3		54.7	51.6	64.9		45.3	50.3	49.4	$17,106
East Hampton Middle School	Public	6-8	19 Childs Rd.	East Hampton	06424	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	East Hampton School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 365-4060	433	37	11.8	19.9%	374 (86.4%)	6 (1.4%)	27 (6.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	61.1	97^th of 252 public middle schools	61.5%		69.8	77^th of 250 public middle schools	69.2%	20		54.6		58.3	58.6	57.3		37.0	51.0	36.4	$18,321
Edison Middle School	Public	6-8	1355 North Broad Street	Meriden	06450	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(203) 379-2590	665	52	12.6	75.5%	143 (21.5%)	67 (10.1%)	417 (62.7%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	47.9	125^th of 252 public middle schools	50.4%					(n/a)		38.1		60.2	53.2	39.4		45.0	33.8	23.2
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	1225 North Broad St.	Meriden	06450	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(203) 235-6606	622	50	12.5	80.7%	140 (22.5%)	88 (14.1%)	360 (57.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.7%)	33.5	149^th of 252 public middle schools	40.9%		36.3	143^rd of 250 public middle schools	42.8%	6		42.1		35.8	43.1	43.4		28.1	24.4	25.6	$15,603
Catherine M. McGee Middle School	Public	6-8	899 Norton Rd.	Berlin	06037	Capitol Planning Region	Berlin School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 828-0323	582	56	10.3	22.2%	454 (78.0%)	10 (1.7%)	74 (12.7%)	26 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	74.3	68^th of 252 public middle schools	73.0%		68.4	79^th of 250 public middle schools	68.4%	11		52.2		62.3	68.8	53.0		61.0	68.0	50.0	$19,113
Albert D. Griswold Middle School	Public	6-8	144 Bailey Rd.	Rocky Hill	06067	Capitol Planning Region	Rocky Hill School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 258-7741	633	52	12.2	20.1%	322 (50.9%)	21 (3.3%)	77 (12.2%)	188 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	85.2	36^th of 252 public middle schools	85.7%		87.7	27^th of 250 public middle schools	89.2%	9		78.0		68.3	67.8	73.0		59.1	63.1	63.5	$17,127

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