Top Rankings
Middletown School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Connecticut for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 977 students in Middletown School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Connecticut.
Public Middle School in Middletown School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Connecticut public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 62% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is equal to the Connecticut public middle school average of 62% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CT)
# Schools
10 Schools
304 Schools
# Students
4,263 Students
149,422 Students
# Teachers
350 Teachers
12,526 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Middletown School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 195 school districts in Connecticut (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has increased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#142 out of 198 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
47%
Graduation Rate
93%
88.2%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)18.5%
19.3%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.74
0.70
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
5%
5%
% Hispanic
26%
36%
% Black
21%
16%
% White
38%
38%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
10%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $33,241 is higher than the state median of $29,922. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $32,266 is higher than the state median of $28,995. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$142 MM
$14,669 MM
Spending
$138 MM
$14,214 MM
Revenue / Student
$33,241
$29,922
Spending / Student
$32,266
$28,995
Best Middletown School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Beman Middle School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1 Wilderman's Way
Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 347-8594
Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 347-8594
Gr: 6-8 | 977 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 62%
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