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Portland Middle School

Q: Is Portland Middle School a good school?

Portland Middle School ranks 83 rd of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 252 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 67% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Portland Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Portland, Connecticut, with 211 students. The school is part of the Portland School District, which is ranked 71 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Portland Middle School consistently performs above the state average in standardized test scores across English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, 65.4% of 7th graders and 58.8% of 8th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 50.4% and 50.7% respectively. The school has also maintained a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating strong overall performance. When compared to nearby schools like Brownstone Intermediate School and Catherine M. McGee Middle School, Portland Middle School stands out as a strong performer.

Portland Middle School's ability to support the academic success of diverse student subgroups, including special education and low-income students, is a notable strength. The school has consistently ranked highly for these subgroups, suggesting effective strategies are in place to address the needs of all learners. While the school has experienced some fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, they have generally been lower than the state average. Overall, Portland Middle School is a high-performing institution that delivers strong academic outcomes for its students.

214

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,801

Per pupil spending ?

32.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

93 High Street
Portland, CT 06480

(860) 342-1880

District: Portland School District

Students who attend Portland Middle School usually attend:

High:

Portland High School

Feeder schools for Portland Middle School:

Elementary:	Gildersleeve School
	Valley View School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.4%

Hispanic:

23.4%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 57th percentile in 2022 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (57% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 67th (2025) from a 57th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Connecticut median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

Connecticut avg47%

83^rd of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

71^st of 156Portland 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	68.0	83 of 252	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.3	60 of 250	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	85 of 249	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	108 of 250	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.6	71 of 275	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	35 of 259	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	36 of 249	85.5%	★★★★☆
2017	89.5	13 of 250	94.8%	★★★★★
2016	79.1	48 of 246	80.5%	★★★★☆
2015	87.8	27 of 280	90.4%	★★★★★
2013	80.3	30 of 278	89.2%	★★★★☆
2012	77.4	51 of 272	81.3%	★★★★☆
2011	76.0	66 of 269	75.5%	★★★★☆
2010	75.4	75 of 268	72.0%	★★★★☆
2009	74.5	77 of 255	69.8%	★★★★☆
2008	73.8	79 of 252	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	76.1	59 of 250	76.4%	★★★★☆
2006	70.8	80 of 248	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	73 of 164	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	55 of 161	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	68 of 160	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	80 of 166	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.9	74 of 235	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.9	26 of 169	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	21 of 160	86.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	74.2	43 of 218	80.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	80 of 162	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.0	39 of 157	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	62 of 158	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	86 of 169	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.8	65 of 224	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	33 of 167	80.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	74.2	50 of 244	79.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	64 of 153	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.2	33 of 154	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	56 of 158	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	79 of 151	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.0	60 of 175	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.1	32 of 166	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	33 of 168	80.4%	★★★★☆

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 (2021)80th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2021)80th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science66%+15 vs state

English Language Arts62%+12 vs state

Mathematics47%+5 vs state

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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
Portland Middle School	Public	7-8	93 High Street	Portland	06480	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Portland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 342-1880	214	19	11.0	32.7%	140 (65.4%)	8 (3.7%)	50 (23.4%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	68	83^rd of 252 public middle schools	67.1%		77.3	60^th of 250 public middle schools	76.0%	23		65.7			65.4	58.8			48.1	45.1	$17,801
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
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
Cromwell Middle School	Public	6-8	6 Captain James Mann Memorial	Cromwell	06416	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Cromwell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 632-4853	448	43	10.5	28.8%	311 (69.4%)	23 (5.1%)	65 (14.5%)	22 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	73	74^th of 252 public middle schools	70.6%		69.1	77^th of 250 public middle schools	69.2%	3		63.5		66.2	64.7	70.6		56.1	55.3	42.8	$21,266
East Hampton Middle School	Public	6-8	19 Childs Rd.	East Hampton	06424	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	East Hampton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 365-4060	411	36	11.5	26.0%	343 (83.5%)	6 (1.5%)	39 (9.5%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	66.2	89^th of 252 public middle schools	64.7%		67	86^th of 250 public middle schools	65.6%	3		57.6		61.5	61.4	58.3		52.1	44.1	51.4	$22,952
Albert D. Griswold Middle School	Public	6-8	144 Bailey Rd.	Rocky Hill	06067	Capitol Planning Region	Rocky Hill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 258-7741	622	50	12.3	22.3%	288 (46.3%)	28 (4.5%)	71 (11.4%)	208 (33.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	86.4	26^th of 252 public middle schools	89.7%		87.5	26^th of 250 public middle schools	89.6%			69.5		71.6	79.4	76.4		60.5	72.8	64.9	$19,800
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
Frank Ward Strong School	Public	6-8	191 Main Street	Durham	06422	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 13	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 349-7222	319	31	10.4	17.2%	275 (86.2%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.2%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	73.4	70^th of 252 public middle schools	72.2%		57.7	103^rd of 250 public middle schools	58.8%	33				64.0	65.9	70.8		48.6	52.3	58.1	$26,964
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Portland Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Portland Middle School?

Students at Portland Middle School are 65% White, 23% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

What district is Portland Middle School in?

Portland School District

Is Portland Middle School a good school?

Portland Middle School ranks 83^rd of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Portland Middle School attend?

Students who attend Portland Middle School usually go on to attend Portland High School

How many students attend Portland Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 214 students attended Portland Middle School.

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