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Dag Hammarskjold Middle School

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Dag Hammarskjold Middle School ranks 103 rd of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

103^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 258 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 60% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Dag Hammarskjold Middle School is a public school in Wallingford, CT serving 593 students in grades 6–8 within the Wallingford School District. The school has been on a clear upward trajectory, climbing from the 41st percentile statewide in 2022–2023 to the 60th percentile in 2025–2026, earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. This places it ahead of its own district's overall ranking (37th percentile) and makes it the stronger of Wallingford's two middle schools, outranking James H. Moran Middle School (118th vs. 103rd statewide).

Academically, Dag Hammarskjold now exceeds state averages in ELA at every grade level, with 6th-grade proficiency at 55.9%, 7th at 57.1%, and 8th at 54.6%. Math is improving quickly, especially in 8th grade, where proficiency jumped from 24.5% in 2022–2023 to 46.4% in 2025–2026 — above the state average of 41.9%. The school's standout subject, however, is 8th-grade science: 64.4% of students are proficient, well above the state average of 50.9% and far ahead of Washington Middle School (33.3%) and Hamden Middle School (35.8%). Only Dodd Middle School in Cheshire (77.2%) and North Haven Middle School (67.4%) score higher among neighboring schools — both of which serve considerably more affluent populations.

Other positive signals at Dag Hammarskjold include a drop in chronic absenteeism from 22.9% in 2021–2022 to 12.4% in 2025–2026 — well below the state average of 16.4%. The school also maintains a low student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9, one of the lowest among comparable middle schools in the region. Subgroup data shows strong gains for Hispanic students (now at the 71st percentile statewide) and students from low-income families (52nd percentile, up from 22nd), suggesting the school's recent improvements have benefited a broad range of learners. While 6th- and 7th-grade math still trail the state by a couple of points, the overall momentum is hard to ignore — Dag has improved faster than most nearby schools and is delivering results that rival schools serving considerably more advantaged populations.

593

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,231

Per pupil spending ?

35.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

106 Pond Hill Road
Wallingford, CT 06492

(203) 294-3700

District: Wallingford School District

Students who attend Dag Hammarskjold Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lyman Hall High School

Feeder schools for Dag Hammarskjold Middle School:

Elementary:	Evarts C. Stevens School
	Moses Y. Beach School
	Pond Hill School
	Rock Hill School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.8%

Hispanic:

22.3%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Connecticut median (60th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg50%

Connecticut avg48%

103^rd of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Wallingford School District

96^th of 153Wallingford 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
2026	59.4	103 of 258	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.2	120 of 252	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	125 of 250	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.3	146 of 249	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	139 of 250	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	150 of 275	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	146 of 259	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	141 of 249	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.6	116 of 250	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.1	107 of 246	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.8	94 of 280	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.7	105 of 278	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.8	109 of 272	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.5	96 of 269	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.3	83 of 268	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.2	92 of 255	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.5	95 of 252	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.9	95 of 250	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.3	87 of 248	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	24.0	74 of 104	28.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	86 of 164	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.4	95 of 164	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	100 of 161	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	112 of 160	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	118 of 166	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	135 of 235	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	116 of 169	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	113 of 160	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	31 of 115	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	45.8	47 of 105	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	61 of 104	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	78 of 99	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	55 of 97	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	104 of 146	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	72 of 97	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	51 of 75	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	53 of 112	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.7	77 of 117	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	89 of 114	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	89 of 109	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	77 of 106	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	139 of 218	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	82 of 104	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	90 of 164	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	97 of 162	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	101 of 157	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	118 of 158	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	112 of 169	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	141 of 224	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	114 of 167	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	107 of 164	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	22.5	24 of 36	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	180 of 244	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	66.2	9 of 23	60.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	93 of 150	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.0	116 of 153	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	124 of 154	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	143 of 158	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	131 of 151	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	151 of 175	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	145 of 166	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	138 of 168	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2022)33rd percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2021)29th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science64%+14 vs state

English Language Arts56%+4 vs state

Mathematics44%~ state avg

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Dag Hammarskjold Middle School	Public	6-8	106 Pond Hill Road	Wallingford	06492	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 294-3700	593	54	10.9	35.4%	396 (66.8%)	5 (0.8%)	132 (22.3%)	29 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	59.4	103^rd of 258 public middle schools	60.1%		51.2	120^th of 252 public middle schools	52.4%	17		64.4		55.9	57.1	54.6		41.0	42.9	46.4	$22,231
James H. Moran Middle School	Public	6-8	141 Hope Hill Road	Wallingford	06492	Naugatuck Valley 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%)	54.9	118^th of 258 public middle schools	54.3%		46.9	125^th of 252 public middle schools	50.4%	7		52.8		56.6	51.9	49.1		38.1	49.2	47.5	$22,396
North Haven Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Bailey Rd.	North Haven	06473	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	North Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 239-1683	752	64	11.7	22.6%	519 (69.0%)	39 (5.2%)	108 (14.4%)	57 (7.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.6%)	74	70^th of 258 public middle schools	72.9%		71.9	80^th of 252 public middle schools	68.3%	10		67.4		69.6	65.6	63.5		53.2	51.1	54.6	$19,786
Hamden Middle School	Public	7-8	2623 Dixwell Ave.	Hamden	06518	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Hamden School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 407-3140	845	74	11.4	48.8%	206 (24.4%)	269 (31.8%)	256 (30.3%)	59 (7.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.0%)	28.8	167^th of 258 public middle schools	35.3%		36.1	149^th of 252 public middle schools	40.9%	18		35.8			40.8	36.0			27.8	30.2	$26,617
Dodd Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Park Place	Cheshire	06410	Capitol 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%)	91.7	13^th of 258 public middle schools	95.0%		92.2	13^th of 252 public middle schools	94.8%			77.2			83.1	76.3			75.9	71.2	$19,852
North Branford Intermediate School	Public	6-8	654 Foxon Rd.	North Branford	06471	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	North Branford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 484-1500	352	33	10.6	23.9%	294 (83.5%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	59.6	102^nd of 258 public middle schools	60.5%		57.4	106^th of 252 public middle schools	57.9%	4		49.1		65.2	48.3	55.6		50.9	41.4	54.7	$22,689
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	164 Centennial Ave.	Meriden	06450	Lower Connecticut River Valley 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%)	37.3	149^th of 258 public middle schools	42.2%		30	159^th of 252 public middle schools	36.9%	10		36.0		47.3	39.8	42.7		43.3	36.1	30.2	$15,818
Frank Ward Strong School	Public	5-8	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%)	68.5	84^th of 258 public middle schools	67.4%		73.4	70^th of 252 public middle schools	72.2%	14	67.0	802.0	66.7	67.0	72.4	54.0	35.4	47.0	56.7	44.8	$26,964
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	1225 North Broad St.	Meriden	06450	Lower Connecticut River Valley 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%)	27.7	169^th of 258 public middle schools	34.5%		25.4	169^th of 252 public middle schools	32.9%			33.3		41.7	34.6	40.2		30.6	26.6	26.9	$17,920
A. Baldwin Middle School	Public	5-6	68 Bullard Dr.	Guilford	06437	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Guilford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 457-0222	463	42	11.1	14.7%	360 (77.8%)	3 (0.6%)	52 (11.2%)	24 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)								(n/a)	73.6		76.2	74.2			63.2	72.9			$23,173

Frequently Asked Questions about Dag Hammarskjold Middle School

What high school do graduates of Dag Hammarskjold Middle School attend?

Students who attend Dag Hammarskjold Middle School usually go on to attend Lyman Hall High School

How many students attend Dag Hammarskjold Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Dag Hammarskjold Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Dag Hammarskjold Middle School?

Students at Dag Hammarskjold Middle School are 67% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is Dag Hammarskjold Middle School in?

Wallingford School District

Is Dag Hammarskjold Middle School a good school?

Dag Hammarskjold Middle School ranks 103^rd of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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