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Old Saybrook Middle School

Q: Is Old Saybrook Middle School a good school?

Old Saybrook Middle School ranks 30 th of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

30^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 258 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 88% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Old Saybrook Middle School serves 307 students in grades 5–8 in Old Saybrook, CT, and is part of the Old Saybrook School District, a middle-tier district that this school clearly outshines. In 2025–2026, the school ranked 30th out of 258 Connecticut middle schools — the 88th percentile with a 4-star SchoolDigger rating — a remarkable jump of 57 positions in just three years, from 87th in 2022–2023. Among its closest shoreline neighbors, Westbrook Middle School ranks 17th, Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School ranks 35th, and Old Saybrook sits comfortably in that high-performing cluster.

Academically, English language arts is a clear strength, with 6th, 7th, and 8th grade proficiency rates running roughly 20–27 percentage points above the Connecticut state average. The school also posted the highest 6th grade math score in the area at 78.1% proficiency, edging out Westbrook (77.8%), Walter C. Polson Middle School (77.3%), and Haddam-Killingworth Middle School (65.2%). Both girls and boys perform at nearly the same high level, ranking in the 84th–85th percentile statewide. One soft spot worth watching is 5th grade math, where proficiency dipped to 47.2% — barely above the state's 45.8% — after sitting near 68–69% in prior years. Meanwhile, 8th grade math has improved dramatically, rising from 31.6% proficiency in 2022–2023 to 59.7% in 2025–2026.

Beyond test scores, Old Saybrook Middle School stands out for very low chronic absenteeism at just 5.9%, far below the state's 16.4%, and a low student-teacher ratio of 8.5 to 1. The school spends roughly $20,396 per student — higher than nearby districts like East Lyme ($16,520) and Haddam-Killingworth ($17,295) — suggesting a well-resourced environment. About 25.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a moderate level compared with nearby districts, yet the school's strong results suggest it is exceeding expectations given its demographic profile. With its rapidly rising state ranking, small classes, and consistently strong attendance, Old Saybrook is a school on a clear upward trajectory.

307

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,483

Per pupil spending ?

25.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Sheffield St.
Old Saybrook, CT 06475

(860) 395-3168

District: Old Saybrook School District

Students who attend Old Saybrook Middle School usually attend:

High:

Old Saybrook Senior High School

Feeder schools for Old Saybrook Middle School:

Elementary:

Kathleen E. Goodwin School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.6%

Hispanic:

16.9%

Asian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (68% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Connecticut middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg68%

Connecticut avg48%

30^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^th of 153Old Saybrook 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2019	79.2	129 of 522	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	153 of 532	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	79.3	131 of 519	74.8%	★★★★☆
2016	76.7	131 of 518	74.7%	★★★★☆
2015	77.1	140 of 551	74.6%	★★★★☆
2013	83.2	40 of 557	92.8%	★★★★★
2012	81.2	59 of 564	89.5%	★★★★☆
2011	81.9	47 of 565	91.7%	★★★★★
2010	77.5	136 of 579	76.5%	★★★★☆
2009	74.2	173 of 566	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.2	206 of 565	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.8	222 of 568	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.3	172 of 570	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	86.8	30 of 258	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	82.6	41 of 252	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	57 of 250	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	87 of 249	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.4	51 of 250	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	75 of 275	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	38 of 259	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	92 of 249	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.9	72 of 250	71.2%	★★★★☆
2016	76.1	62 of 246	74.8%	★★★★☆
2015	83.6	47 of 280	83.2%	★★★★☆
2013	80.6	25 of 278	91.0%	★★★★★
2012	80.4	29 of 272	89.3%	★★★★☆
2011	74.8	74 of 269	72.5%	★★★★☆
2010	74.0	84 of 268	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.2	61 of 255	76.1%	★★★★☆
2008	75.1	66 of 252	73.8%	★★★★☆
2007	79.1	37 of 250	85.2%	★★★★☆
2006	79.1	44 of 248	82.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	26 of 163	84.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.7	24 of 164	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	49 of 161	69.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	66 of 160	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.1	28 of 166	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	65 of 235	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	41 of 169	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.1	81 of 160	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	25 of 163	84.7%	★★★★☆
2025	80.3	31 of 162	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	35 of 157	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.6	79 of 158	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.0	45 of 169	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	72 of 224	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.7	17 of 167	89.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	63.2	76 of 244	68.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	73.3	38 of 150	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	70.0	40 of 153	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	44 of 154	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	47.5	86 of 158	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.7	51 of 151	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	68 of 175	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.5	47 of 166	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	43.3	101 of 168	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2026)85th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2021)69th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts72%+20 vs state

Mathematics64%+20 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, February 3, 2017

Very poor school, Very poor school leadership. Mandy is full of broken promises if you are part of the A list you will go far, we have asked for help multiple times the school system has fail more than one of our children. If you have any possible other school system you and your family would be better off by far... I would think a town like Old Saybrook would be able to afford quality help. I would rather pay higher taxes for quality people. 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 (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
Old Saybrook Middle School	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			62.3	78.1	74.1	71.6	47.2	78.1	65.9	59.7	$30,483
Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School	Public	6-8	53 Lyme St.	Old Lyme	06371	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 18	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 434-2568	271	27	10.0	18.5%	233 (86.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.6%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	85.2	35^th of 258 public middle schools	86.4%		85.8	27^th of 252 public middle schools	89.3%	8		85.1		71.4	61.2	74.5		63.5	62.4	76.6	$27,138
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
John Winthrop Middle School	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%)	61.1	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
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
East Lyme Middle School	Public	5-8	31 Society Rd.	Niantic	06357	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	East Lyme School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 739-4491	716	61	11.6	27.7%	504 (70.4%)	16 (2.2%)	87 (12.2%)	65 (9.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.9%)	75.1	65^th of 258 public middle schools	74.8%		79.3	53^rd of 252 public middle schools	79.0%	12	67.7	68.8	70.3	54.5	67.5	70.2	62.2	54.3	62.5	56.3	$22,264
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
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
Clark Lane Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Clark Ln.	Waterford	06385	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 443-2837	529	47	11.3	33.8%	377 (71.3%)	13 (2.5%)	83 (15.7%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.4%)	77.4	59^th of 258 public middle schools	77.1%		62.2	95^th of 252 public middle schools	62.3%	36		62.8		64.7	64.0	65.1		53.3	70.3	62.8	$25,846
Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School	Public	5-8	36 Waller St.	New London	06320	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	New London School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 437-6480	343	47	7.2	94.2%	22 (6.4%)	62 (18.1%)	223 (65.0%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.2%)	7.2	242^nd of 258 public middle schools	6.2%		6.6	239^th of 252 public middle schools	5.2%	3		24.4		9.6		14.3			8.8	5.9	$24,593

Frequently Asked Questions about Old Saybrook Middle School

How many students attend Old Saybrook Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Old Saybrook Middle School.

Is Old Saybrook Middle School a good school?

Old Saybrook Middle School ranks 30^th of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Old Saybrook Middle School?

Students at Old Saybrook Middle School are 75% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Old Saybrook Middle School in?

Old Saybrook School District

What high school do graduates of Old Saybrook Middle School attend?

Students who attend Old Saybrook Middle School usually go on to attend Old Saybrook Senior High School

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