Top Rankings
Old Saybrook School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Connecticut for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 317 students in Old Saybrook School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Connecticut.
Public Middle School in Old Saybrook School District have an average math proficiency score of 57% (versus the Connecticut public middle school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 63% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Connecticut public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CT)
# Schools
3 Schools
301 Schools
# Students
1,065 Students
149,930 Students
# Teachers
125 Teachers
13,116 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
District Rank
Old Saybrook School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 197 school districts in Connecticut (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#50 out of 200 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
67%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
47%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.37
0.70
# American Indian Students
n/a
421 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
36 Students
6,753 Students
% Asian Students
3%
5%
# Hispanic Students
150 Students
50,557 Students
% Hispanic Students
14%
34%
# Black Students
5 Students
25,714 Students
% Black Students
1%
17%
# White Students
835 Students
59,914 Students
% White Students
79%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
143 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
35 Students
6,311 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
88
3,186
# Students in K Grade:
68
5,160
# Students in 1st Grade:
55
5,219
# Students in 2nd Grade:
48
4,966
# Students in 3rd Grade:
62
5,323
# Students in 4th Grade:
80
5,514
# Students in 5th Grade:
63
8,191
# Students in 6th Grade:
82
29,939
# Students in 7th Grade:
71
37,077
# Students in 8th Grade:
101
38,355
# Students in 9th Grade:
78
1,935
# Students in 10th Grade:
87
1,823
# Students in 11th Grade:
83
1,645
# Students in 12th Grade:
99
1,597
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $30,618 is higher than the state median of $26,037. The school district revenue/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $29,944 is higher than the state median of $25,109. The school district spending/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$33 MM
$12,920 MM
Spending
$32 MM
$12,459 MM
Revenue / Student
$30,618
$26,037
Spending / Student
$29,944
$25,109
Best Old Saybrook School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Old Saybrook Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
60 Sheffield St.
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
(860) 395-3168
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
(860) 395-3168
Grades: 5-8
| 317 students
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