For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 198 students in Canterbury School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Connecticut.
Public Middle School in Canterbury School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Connecticut public middle school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Connecticut public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CT)
# Schools
2 Schools
304 Schools
# Students
477 Students
150,055 Students
# Teachers
40 Teachers
12,633 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Canterbury School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 197 school districts in Connecticut (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#134 out of 200 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
47%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.70
# American Indian Students
n/a
393 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
6,950 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
53 Students
51,739 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
35%
# Black Students
2 Students
25,158 Students
% Black Students
n/a
17%
# White Students
410 Students
58,972 Students
% White Students
86%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
133 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
12 Students
6,621 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
45
3,126
# Students in K Grade:
54
5,110
# Students in 1st Grade:
44
5,267
# Students in 2nd Grade:
50
5,285
# Students in 3rd Grade:
43
5,058
# Students in 4th Grade:
43
5,467
# Students in 5th Grade:
50
8,206
# Students in 6th Grade:
44
30,017
# Students in 7th Grade:
54
36,979
# Students in 8th Grade:
50
37,304
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
2,229
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
2,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
1,979
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
1,871
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $29,461 is higher than the state median of $26,157. The school district revenue/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $29,247 is higher than the state median of $25,225. The school district spending/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$12,920 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$12,459 MM
Revenue / Student
$29,461
$26,157
Spending / Student
$29,247
$25,225
Best Canterbury School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Dr. Helen Baldwin Middle School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
45 Westminster Rd.
Canterbury, CT 06331
(860) 546-9421
Canterbury, CT 06331
(860) 546-9421
Grades: 5-8
| 198 students
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