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McAlister Intermediate School

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McAlister Intermediate School ranks 152 nd of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

McAlister Intermediate School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Suffield, Connecticut, with 446 students. The school is part of the Suffield School District, which is ranked 43 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. McAlister Intermediate School has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

McAlister Intermediate School consistently outperforms the state average in SBAC/English Language Arts and SBAC/Mathematics assessments across grades 3-5, with 65.6% of 4th graders proficient or better in SBAC/ELA compared to the state average of 51.4% in 2024-2025. The school also performs well in NGSS/Science for 5th grade, with 67.1% proficient or better, compared to the state average of 52.2%. McAlister Intermediate School particularly excels in serving its special education and low socioeconomic status (SES) student populations, ranking 2nd and 15th out of Connecticut elementary schools, respectively, in 2024-2025. However, the school's performance for its white student population is relatively weaker, ranking 157th out of 248 Connecticut elementary schools in 2024-2025.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Poquonock Elementary School in Windsor and South Elementary School in Windsor Locks, McAlister Intermediate School generally outperforms them in academic assessments. However, some nearby schools, like Allgrove School in East Granby, have lower student-teacher ratios and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to McAlister. The school's performance is closely aligned with the overall performance of the Suffield School District, and while it has maintained a 3-star rating, the concerning increase in chronic absenteeism from 9.5% in 2023-2024 to 17.7% in 2023-2024 is an area the school should focus on improving.

472

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,560

Per pupil spending ?

12.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

260 Mountain Road
Suffield, CT 06078

(860) 668-3830

District: Suffield School District

Students who attend McAlister Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Suffield Middle School
High:	Suffield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.4%

Hispanic:

8.7%

Asian:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (66% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Connecticut median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

Connecticut avg50%

152^nd of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd of 156Suffield 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	73.9	152 of 493	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	184 of 497	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	174 of 491	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	151 of 490	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	197 of 538	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	233 of 522	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	218 of 532	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.3	242 of 519	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.2	220 of 518	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.3	213 of 551	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.6	145 of 557	74.0%	★★★★☆
2012	80.4	71 of 564	87.4%	★★★★☆
2011	78.2	117 of 565	79.3%	★★★★☆
2010	77.2	140 of 579	75.8%	★★★★☆
2009	75.4	152 of 566	73.1%	★★★★☆
2008	72.9	188 of 565	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.4	195 of 568	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.6	207 of 570	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	27.5	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	104 of 232	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	123 of 237	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.5	122 of 230	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.9	109 of 234	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	176 of 455	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	136 of 242	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	137 of 259	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	66.3	15 of 72	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	43 of 302	85.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	110 of 239	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	126 of 233	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	127 of 231	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.8	123 of 232	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.2	179 of 445	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	136 of 247	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	147 of 262	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆
2024	48.6	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2021	50.8	172 of 371	53.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	157 of 248	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	188 of 250	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	192 of 262	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	172 of 252	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	223 of 327	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	253 of 295	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	222 of 296	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)79th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-32 vs school

Disabled (2021)36th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics70%+20 vs state

Science67%+15 vs state

English Language Arts62%+12 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	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
McAlister Intermediate School	Public	3-5	260 Mountain Road	Suffield	06078	Capitol Planning Region	Suffield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 668-3830	472	32	14.7	12.7%	389 (82.4%)	17 (3.6%)	41 (8.7%)	23 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73.9	152^nd of 493 public elementary schools	69.2%		67.5	184^th of 497 public elementary schools	63.0%	32	67.1	58.2	65.6	63.3	68.4	74.1	66.5	$16,560
A. Ward Spaulding School	Public	PK, KG-2	945 Mountain Rd.	Suffield	06078	Capitol Planning Region	Suffield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 668-3826	455	33	13.7	13.0%	388 (85.3%)	11 (2.4%)	39 (8.6%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$17,208
North Street School	Public	PK, KG-2	325 North St.	Windsor Locks	06096	Capitol Planning Region	Windsor Locks School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 292-5027	396	37	10.7	49.0%	237 (59.8%)	42 (10.6%)	57 (14.4%)	28 (7.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)								(n/a)								$22,541
Enfield Street School	Public	K-2	1318 Enfield St.	Enfield	06082	Capitol Planning Region	Enfield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 253-6565	226	20	11.4	52.2%	137 (60.6%)	12 (5.3%)	50 (22.1%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.7%)								(n/a)								$20,553
Allgrove School	Public	PK, KG-2	33 Turkey Hills Rd.	East Granby	06026	Capitol Planning Region	East Granby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 653-2505	215	19	11.2	10.2%	170 (79.1%)	10 (4.7%)	14 (6.5%)	13 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)								(n/a)								$20,574
South Elementary School	Public	3-5	87 South St.	Windsor Locks	06096	Capitol Planning Region	Windsor Locks School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 292-5021	285	31	9.0	50.9%	166 (58.2%)	34 (11.9%)	53 (18.6%)	13 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.0%)	24.5	345^th of 493 public elementary schools	30.0%		40.9	283^rd of 497 public elementary schools	43.1%	62	42.0	25.7	32.1	41.0	33.0	37.2	39.0	$23,681
Henry Barnard School	Public	K-2	27 Shaker Rd.	Enfield	06082	Capitol Planning Region	Enfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 253-6540	311	26	11.7	53.4%	175 (56.3%)	21 (6.8%)	80 (25.7%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.7%)								(n/a)								$21,391
Prudence Crandall School	Public	3-5	150 Brainard Rd.	Enfield	06082	Capitol Planning Region	Enfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 253-6464	351	23	15.2	55.3%	202 (57.5%)	25 (7.1%)	85 (24.2%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.7%)	40	276^th of 493 public elementary schools	44.0%		42.7	274^th of 497 public elementary schools	44.9%	2	56.6	40.6	46.7	51.3	43.8	52.8	31.0	$19,349
Edgar H. Parkman School	Public	3-5	165 Weymouth Rd.	Enfield	06082	Capitol Planning Region	Enfield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 253-6570	266	20	13.4	54.5%	158 (59.4%)	16 (6.0%)	58 (21.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.9%)	42.2	272^nd of 493 public elementary schools	44.8%		45.4	265^th of 497 public elementary schools	46.7%	7	49.4	35.6	57.6	52.4	40.7	55.3	39.8	$19,515
Eli Whitney School	Public	3-5	94 Middle Rd.	Enfield	06082	Capitol Planning Region	Enfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 763-7540	346	22	15.6	44.8%	213 (61.6%)	10 (2.9%)	95 (27.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.5%)	51.3	248^th of 493 public elementary schools	49.7%		47.2	260^th of 497 public elementary schools	47.7%	12	60.0	41.9	56.0	57.1	53.5	50.0	50.5	$19,357

Frequently Asked Questions about McAlister Intermediate School

Is McAlister Intermediate School a good school?

McAlister Intermediate School ranks 152^nd of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of McAlister Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend McAlister Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Suffield Middle School
High : Suffield High School

How many students attend McAlister Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended McAlister Intermediate School.

What district is McAlister Intermediate School in?

Suffield School District

What is the racial makeup of McAlister Intermediate School?

Students at McAlister Intermediate School are 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% African American.

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