The top ranked public middle schools in Connecticut are Saxe Middle School, Eastern Middle School and Middlesex Middle School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public middle schools are New Canaan, Riverside and Westport.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Connecticut is 38%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 51%.
Top Ranked Public Middle Schools in Connecticut (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Saxe Middle School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85% (Top 5%)
Grades: 5-8
468 South Ave.
New Canaan, CT 06840
(203) 594-4564
New Canaan, CT 06840
(203) 594-4564
Rank: #22.
Eastern Middle School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 75% (Top 5%)
Reading: 81% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
51 Hendrie Ave.
Riverside, CT 06878
(203) 637-1744
Riverside, CT 06878
(203) 637-1744
Rank: #33.
Middlesex Middle School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 79% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
204 Hollow Tree Ridge Rd.
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-2518
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-2518
Rank: #44.
Bedford Middle School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 73% (Top 10%)
Reading: 79% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
88 North Ave.
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 341-1510
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 341-1510
Rank: #55.
House Of Arts Letters And Science (Hals) Academy
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
30 Pendleton Rd.
New Britain, CT 06053
(860) 826-1866
New Britain, CT 06053
(860) 826-1866
Rank: #66.
E. C. Adams Middle School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 67% (Top 10%)
Reading: 77% (Top 10%)
Grades: 7-8
233 Church St.
Guilford, CT 06437
(203) 453-2755
Guilford, CT 06437
(203) 453-2755
Rank: #77.
Avon Middle School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 65% (Top 20%)
Reading: 80% (Top 10%)
Grades: 7-8
375 West Avon Rd.
Avon, CT 06001
(860) 404-4770
Avon, CT 06001
(860) 404-4770
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Irving A. Robbins Middle School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 65% (Top 20%)
Reading: 77% (Top 10%)
Grades: 7-8
20 Wolf Pit Rd.
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 677-2683
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 677-2683
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Salem Elementary School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 65% (Top 20%)
Reading: 77% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
200 Hartford Rd.
Salem, CT 06420
(860) 859-0267
Salem, CT 06420
(860) 859-0267
Rank: #1010.
John Read Middle School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 69% (Top 10%)
Reading: 76% (Top 20%)
Grades: 5-8
486 Redding Road
Redding, CT 06896
(203) 938-2533
Redding, CT 06896
(203) 938-2533
Rank: #1111.
Helen Keller Middle School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 64% (Top 20%)
Reading: 77% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
360 Sport Hill Rd.
Easton, CT 06612
(203) 268-8651
Easton, CT 06612
(203) 268-8651
Rank: #1212.
East Ridge Middle School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 68% (Top 10%)
Reading: 75% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
10 East Ridge Rd.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5500
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5500
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
Kent Center School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
9 Judd Street
Kent, CT 06757
(860) 927-3537
Kent, CT 06757
(860) 927-3537
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
Salisbury Central School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
45 Lincoln City Road
Lakeville, CT 06039
(860) 435-9871
Lakeville, CT 06039
(860) 435-9871
Rank: #1515.
Coleytown Middle School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 71% (Top 10%)
Reading: 73% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
255 North Ave.
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 341-1610
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 341-1610
Rank: #1616.
Walter C. Polson Middle School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 71% (Top 10%)
Reading: 72% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
302 Green Hill Rd.
Madison, CT 06443
(203) 245-6480
Madison, CT 06443
(203) 245-6480
Rank: #1717.
Middlebrook School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 66% (Top 20%)
Reading: 75% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
131 School Rd.
Wilton, CT 06897
(203) 762-8388
Wilton, CT 06897
(203) 762-8388
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Henry James Memorial School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 58% (Top 30%)
Reading: 81% (Top 10%)
Grades: 7-8
155 Firetown Rd.
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 651-3341
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 651-3341
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Roger Ludlowe Middle School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 66% (Top 20%)
Reading: 74% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
689 Unquowa Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824
(203) 255-8345
Fairfield, CT 06824
(203) 255-8345
Rank: #2020.
Lee H. Kellogg School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 50-59% (Top 30%)
Reading: 80-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
47 Main St.
Falls Village, CT 06031
(860) 824-7791
Falls Village, CT 06031
(860) 824-7791
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Shepaug Valley School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 61% (Top 20%)
Reading: 76% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-12
159 South Street
Washington, CT 06793
(860) 868-7326
Washington, CT 06793
(860) 868-7326
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Smith Middle School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 61% (Top 20%)
Reading: 76% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
216 Addison Rd.
Glastonbury, CT 06033
(860) 652-7040
Glastonbury, CT 06033
(860) 652-7040
Rank: #2323.
Hillcrest Middle School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 61% (Top 20%)
Reading: 74% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
530 Daniels Farm Rd.
Trumbull, CT 06611
(203) 452-4466
Trumbull, CT 06611
(203) 452-4466
Rank: #2424.
Dodd Middle School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 61% (Top 20%)
Reading: 73% (Top 20%)
Grades: 7-8
100 Park Place
Cheshire, CT 06410
(203) 272-3249
Cheshire, CT 06410
(203) 272-3249
Rank: #2525.
Weston Middle School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 60% (Top 20%)
Reading: 73% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
135 School Rd.
Weston, CT 06883
(203) 221-6360
Weston, CT 06883
(203) 221-6360
Rank: #2626.
Scotts Ridge Middle School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 60% (Top 20%)
Reading: 72% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
750 North Salem Rd.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5725
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 894-5725
Rank: #2727.
Westbrook Middle School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 50-54% (Top 30%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: 5-8
154 Mcveagh Rd.
Westbrook, CT 06498
(860) 399-2010
Westbrook, CT 06498
(860) 399-2010
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Lyme-old Lyme Middle School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 58% (Top 30%)
Reading: 72% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
53 Lyme St.
Old Lyme, CT 06371
(860) 434-2568
Old Lyme, CT 06371
(860) 434-2568
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Stamford Charter School For Excellence
Charter School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 58% (Top 30%)
Reading: 72% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-7
1 Schuyler Ave.
Stamford, CT 06902
(203) 989-0000
Stamford, CT 06902
(203) 989-0000
Rank: #3030.
Central Middle School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 60% (Top 20%)
Reading: 71% (Top 30%)
Grades: 6-8
9 Indian Rock Ln.
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 661-8500
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 661-8500
Rank: #3131.
Capt. Nathan Hale School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 56% (Top 30%)
Reading: 74% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
1776 Main Street
Coventry, CT 06238
(860) 742-7334
Coventry, CT 06238
(860) 742-7334
Rank: #3232.
Mansfield Middle School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Math: 57% (Top 30%)
Reading: 71% (Top 30%)
Grades: 5-8
205 Spring Hill Rd.
Storrs Mansfield, CT 06268
(860) 429-9341
Storrs Mansfield, CT 06268
(860) 429-9341
Rank: #3333.
Amity Middle School: Orange
(Math: 52% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Math: 52% (Top 30%)
Reading: 74% (Top 20%)
Grades: 7-8
100 Ohman Ave.
Orange, CT 06477
(203) 392-3200
Orange, CT 06477
(203) 392-3200
Rank: #3434.
Renzulli Gifted And Talented Academy
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Math: 50-54% (Top 30%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 20%)
Grades: 4-8
85 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 695-2140
Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 695-2140
Rank: #3535.
Sherman School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Math: 55-59% (Top 30%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 30%)
Grades: PK-8
2 Route 37 East
Sherman, CT 06784
(860) 355-3793
Sherman, CT 06784
(860) 355-3793
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