Summary:
Zip code 06111 in Newington, CT is served by two public middle schools within the Newington School District — John Wallace Middle School and Martin Kellogg Middle School — both serving grades 5–8, with the district ranking 93rd out of 153 Connecticut districts and slightly below the statewide midpoint.
John Wallace Middle School is the overall standout in this zip code, ranking 105th out of 258 Connecticut middle schools (59th percentile) compared to Martin Kellogg Middle School's 120th place (53rd percentile). John Wallace posts significantly stronger English Language Arts proficiency (56.3% vs. 45.9%) and leads in science (56.2% vs. 47.6%), while exceeding both district and state averages in all three subjects. Martin Kellogg, however, holds its own in mathematics, where the overall gap is just 1.2 points — and notably outperforms John Wallace in grades 6, 7, and 8 math.
Martin Kellogg also shines in attendance and class size, with a lower chronic absenteeism rate (11.3% vs. 12.5%) and a slightly more favorable student–teacher ratio (11.9 vs. 12.8), despite serving a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students. One striking pattern is Martin Kellogg's weak 5th-grade math proficiency of just 31.3% compared to John Wallace's 48.9%, yet Martin Kellogg surpasses John Wallace in every subsequent grade level. Both schools saw year-over-year declines in ELA and science from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while the statewide ELA average rose, suggesting a district-level or cohort-specific trend. Notably, Martin Kellogg spends slightly more per student and has smaller classes, yet trails in overall performance — a reminder that demographics and school culture often matter more than modest resource differences.
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