Summary:
In ZIP code 06457 (Middletown, CT), there is one middle school—Beman Middle School—serving grades 6 through 8 with nearly 1,000 students. As the only middle school in the area, Beman is the sole focus for parents exploring this ZIP code, and its performance provides a clear snapshot of middle-level education in Middletown.
Beman Middle School currently ranks in the lower third of Connecticut middle schools, slipping from the 37th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 28th percentile in 2025–2026. Its achievement scores trail state averages by wide margins: ELA proficiency is roughly 18–20 points lower, and math proficiency is 18–23 points lower, with only about one in five students proficient in 8th-grade math. The school does slightly outperform its district—the Middletown School District—in every tested subject, but the differences are tiny. A more encouraging sign is 8th-grade science, where proficiency jumped from 33.3% to 40.4% in one year, though it still lags the state by about 10 points.
Between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, ELA and math proficiency declined in every grade, while statewide averages generally improved, meaning Beman is moving in the opposite direction of Connecticut as a whole. The school benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1 and per-pupil spending above $20,000, yet outcomes remain low, suggesting that resources alone are not the answer. About half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and chronic absenteeism sits at 18.0%—better than the district’s 22.1% but above the state’s 16.4%. For parents, the key takeaways are that Beman is a high-resource school with significant academic challenges, a concerning downward trend, and a recent bright spot in science that may point to future opportunities for improvement.
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