The average public middle school in Connecticut has approximately 510 students (2024-25).
The public middle schools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public middle school in Connecticut (by enrollment) is Saxe Middle School with 1,315 students.
# Students Range: 786
1,315
Avg. # Students: 935
Largest Connecticut Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Saxe Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 1,315
Grades: 5-8
468 South Ave.
New Canaan, CT 06840
(203) 594-4564
New Canaan, CT 06840
(203) 594-4564
Rank: #22.
Timothy Edwards School
Magnet School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,142
Grades: 6-8
100 Arnold Way
South Windsor, CT 06074
(860) 648-5030
South Windsor, CT 06074
(860) 648-5030
Rank: #33.
Amistad Academy
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,116
Grades: K-12
130 Edgewood Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 772-7000
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 772-7000
Rank: #44.
John F. Kennedy Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,096
Grades: 6-8
155 Raffia Rd.
Enfield, CT 06082
(860) 763-8855
Enfield, CT 06082
(860) 763-8855
Rank: #55.
Achievement First Bridgeport Academy
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,084
Grades: K-12
655 Stillman St.
Bridgeport, CT 06608
(203) 338-0593
Bridgeport, CT 06608
(203) 338-0593
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Blackham School
Magnet School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,068
Grades: PK-8
425 Thorme St.
Bridgeport, CT 06606
(203) 576-7951
Bridgeport, CT 06606
(203) 576-7951
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Middlesex Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 1,068
Grades: 6-8
204 Hollow Tree Ridge Rd.
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-2518
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 655-2518
Rank: #88.
Michael F. Wallace Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,062
Grades: 4-8
3465 East Main St.
Waterbury, CT 06705
(203) 574-8140
Waterbury, CT 06705
(203) 574-8140
Rank: #99.
Cesar Batalla School
Magnet School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 7%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,054
Grades: PK-8
606 Howard Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06605
(203) 579-8501
Bridgeport, CT 06605
(203) 579-8501
Rank: #1010.
Achievement First Hartford Academy
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,041
Grades: K-12
305 Greenfield Street
Hartford, CT 06112
(860) 695-6685
Hartford, CT 06112
(860) 695-6685
Rank: #1111.
Broadview Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,026
Grades: 6-8
72 Hospital Ave.
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 797-4861
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 797-4861
Rank: #1212.
Torrington Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 975
Grades: 6-8
200 Middle School Rd.
Torrington, CT 06790
(860) 496-4050
Torrington, CT 06790
(860) 496-4050
Rank: #1313.
Beman Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 968
Grades: 6-8
1 Wilderman's Way
Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 347-8594
Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 347-8594
Rank: #1414.
Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 963
Grades: 6-12
53 Vernon Street
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 695-7201
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 695-7201
Rank: #1515.
Rogers Park Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 950
Grades: 6-8
21 Memorial Dr.
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 797-4881
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 797-4881
Rank: #1616.
Groton Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 907
Grades: 6-8
35 Groton Long Point Road
Groton, CT 06340
(860) 446-4200
Groton, CT 06340
(860) 446-4200
Rank: #1717.
Middlebrook School
Magnet School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 894
Grades: 6-8
131 School Rd.
Wilton, CT 06897
(203) 762-8388
Wilton, CT 06897
(203) 762-8388
Rank: #1818.
East Hartford Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 890
Grades: 6-8
777 Burnside Ave.
East Hartford, CT 06108
(860) 622-5600
East Hartford, CT 06108
(860) 622-5600
Rank: #1919.
Pulaski Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 867
Grades: 6-8
757 Farmington Ave.
New Britain, CT 06053
(860) 225-7665
New Britain, CT 06053
(860) 225-7665
Rank: #2020.
Sedgwick Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Students: 866
Grades: 6-8
128 Sedgwick Rd.
West Hartford, CT 06107
(860) 570-6500
West Hartford, CT 06107
(860) 570-6500
Rank: #2121.
Ana Grace Academy Of The Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 863
Grades: PK-8
129 Griffin Road North
Bloomfield, CT 06002
(860) 677-0380
Bloomfield, CT 06002
(860) 677-0380
Rank: #2222.
Harry M. Bailey Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 861
Grades: 7-8
106 Morgan Ln.
West Haven, CT 06516
(203) 937-4380
West Haven, CT 06516
(203) 937-4380
Rank: #2323.
Smith Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 853
Grades: 6-8
216 Addison Rd.
Glastonbury, CT 06033
(860) 652-7040
Glastonbury, CT 06033
(860) 652-7040
Rank: #2424.
Illing Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 846
Grades: 7-8
227 Middle Tpke E
Manchester, CT 06040
(860) 647-3400
Manchester, CT 06040
(860) 647-3400
Rank: #2525.
Diloreto Elementary & Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 842
Grades: K-8
732 Slater Rd.
New Britain, CT 06053
(860) 223-2885
New Britain, CT 06053
(860) 223-2885
Rank: #2626.
Greene-hills School
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 824
Grades: PK-8
718 Pine St.
Bristol, CT 06010
(860) 584-7822
Bristol, CT 06010
(860) 584-7822
Rank: #2727.
Waterbury Arts Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 821
Grades: 6-12
16 South Elm St.
Waterbury, CT 06706
(203) 573-6300
Waterbury, CT 06706
(203) 573-6300
Rank: #2828.
West Bristol School
Magnet School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 819
Grades: K-8
500 Clark Avenue
Bristol, CT 06010
(860) 584-7815
Bristol, CT 06010
(860) 584-7815
Rank: #2929.
West Side Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 817
Grades: 6-8
483 Chase Parkway
Waterbury, CT 06708
(203) 574-8120
Waterbury, CT 06708
(203) 574-8120
Rank: #3030.
King Philip Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 815
Grades: 6-8
100 King Philip Dr.
West Hartford, CT 06117
(860) 233-8236
West Hartford, CT 06117
(860) 233-8236
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Hamden Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 811
Grades: 7-8
2623 Dixwell Ave.
Hamden, CT 06518
(203) 407-3140
Hamden, CT 06518
(203) 407-3140
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Schaghticoke Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 811
Grades: 6-8
23 Hipp Rd.
New Milford, CT 06776
(860) 354-2204
New Milford, CT 06776
(860) 354-2204
Rank: #3333.
Geraldine Johnson School
Magnet School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 806
Grades: PK-8
475 Lexington Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203) 275-2500
Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203) 275-2500
Rank: #3434.
Slade Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 795
Grades: 6-8
183 Steele St.
New Britain, CT 06052
(860) 225-6395
New Britain, CT 06052
(860) 225-6395
Rank: #3535.
Madison Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 786
Grades: 6-8
4630 Madison Ave.
Trumbull, CT 06611
(203) 452-4499
Trumbull, CT 06611
(203) 452-4499
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Connecticut average public middle schools student size?
The Connecticut average public middle schools student size is 510 for 2024-25.
What are the public middle schools with the largest student size in Connecticut?
The best top ranked public middle schools in Connecticut include Saxe Middle School, Timothy Edwards School and Amistad Academy.
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