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Best New Haven County Public Middle Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 76 public middle schools serving 37,715 students in New Haven County, CT.
The top-ranked public middle schools in New Haven County, CT are Amity Middle School Bethany, Walter C. Polson Middle School and E. C. Adams Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
New Haven County, CT public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Connecticut public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 40% (versus the 47% statewide average). Middle schools in New Haven County have an average ranking of 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Connecticut public middle schools.
Minority enrollment is 72% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Connecticut public middle school average of 62% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public Middle Schools in New Haven County (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Amity Middle School Bethany
(Math: 71% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
190 Luke Hill Rd.
Bethany, CT 06524
(203) 393-3102
Gr: 7-8 | 373 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 38%
Rank: #22.
Walter C. Polson Middle School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
302 Green Hill Rd.
Madison, CT 06443
(203) 245-6480
Gr: 6-8 | 541 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 20%
Rank: #33.
E. C. Adams Middle School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
233 Church St.
Guilford, CT 06437
(203) 453-2755
Gr: 7-8 | 478 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 16%
Rank: #44.
Amity Middle School Orange
(Math: 67% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
100 Ohman Ave.
Orange, CT 06477
(203) 392-3200
Gr: 7-8 | 380 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 36%
Rank: #55.
Harborside Middle School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
175 High St.
Milford, CT 06460
(203) 783-3523
Gr: 6-8 | 400 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 36%
Rank: #66.
Dodd Middle School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
100 Park Place
Cheshire, CT 06410
(203) 272-3249
Gr: 7-8 | 660 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 28%
Rank: #77.
Worthington Hooker School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
180 Canner St.
New Haven, CT 06511
(475) 220-7200
Gr: K-8 | 420 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 69%
Rank: #88.
Long River Middle School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
38 Columbia Ave.
Prospect, CT 06712
(203) 758-4421
Gr: 6-8 | 434 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 21%
Rank: #99.
Rochambeau Middle School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
100 Peter Rd.
Southbury, CT 06488
(203) 264-2711
Gr: 6-8 | 412 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 22%
Rank: #1010.
North Haven Middle School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
55 Bailey Rd.
North Haven, CT 06473
(203) 239-1683
Gr: 6-8 | 752 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 31%
Rank: #1111.
Engineering - Science University Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
500 Boston Post Road
West Haven, CT 06516
(475) 220-6000
Gr: 6-12 | 608 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 73%
Rank: #1212.
Tyrrell Middle School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
500 Todd Rd.
Wolcott, CT 06716
(203) 879-8151
Gr: 6-8 | 498 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 29%
Rank: #1313.
North Branford Intermediate School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
654 Foxon Rd.
North Branford, CT 06471
(203) 484-1500
Gr: 6-8 | 352 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 16%
Rank: #1414.
West Shore Middle School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
70 Kay Ave.
Milford, CT 06460
(203) 783-3553
Gr: 6-8 | 394 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 42%
Rank: #1515.
Francis Walsh Intermediate School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
185 Damascus Rd.
Branford, CT 06405
(203) 488-8317
Gr: 5-8 | 775 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 35%
Rank: #1616.
Memorial Middle School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
1 Memorial Dr
Middlebury, CT 06762
(203) 758-2496
Gr: 6-8 | 420 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 21%
Rank: #1717.
East Shore Middle School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
240 Chapel St.
Milford, CT 06460
(203) 783-3559
Gr: 6-8 | 339 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 30%
Rank: #1818.
Oxford Middle School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
40 Great Oak Rd.
Oxford, CT 06478
(203) 888-5418
Gr: 6-8 | 371 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 21%
Rank: #1919.
Seymour Middle School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
211 Mountain Rd.
Seymour, CT 06483
(203) 888-4513
Gr: 6-8 | 494 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 37%
Rank: #2020.
Carbone School/east Haven Academy
(Math: 31% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
200 Tyler St.
East Haven, CT 06512
(203) 468-3219
Gr: 1-8 | 363 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 38%
Rank: #2121.
James H. Moran Middle School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
141 Hope Hill Road
Wallingford, CT 06492
(203) 741-2900
Gr: 6-8 | 531 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 33%
Rank: #2222.
Edison Middle School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
1355 North Broad Street
Meriden, CT 06450
(203) 379-2590
Gr: 6-8 | 773 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 78%
Rank: #2323.
Waterbury Arts Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
16 South Elm St.
Waterbury, CT 06706
(203) 573-6300
Gr: 6-12 | 820 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 71%
Rank: #2424.
Hamden Middle School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
2623 Dixwell Ave.
Hamden, CT 06518
(203) 407-3140
Gr: 7-8 | 845 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 75%
Rank: #2525.
Elm City Montessori School
Charter School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
495 Blake Street
New Haven, CT 06515
(475) 220-4100
Gr: PK-8 | 312 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 66%
Rank: #2626.
Dag Hammarskjold Middle School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
106 Pond Hill Road
Wallingford, CT 06492
(203) 294-3700
Gr: 6-8 | 593 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 33%
Rank: #2727.
Aces At Chase
Magnet School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
565 Chase Parkway
Waterbury, CT 06708
(203) 639-8403
Gr: 6-9 | 556 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 65%
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
City Hill Middle School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
441 City Hill St.
Naugatuck, CT 06770
(203) 720-5246
Gr: 7-8 | 614 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 63%
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Harry M. Bailey Middle School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
106 Morgan Ln.
West Haven, CT 06516
(203) 937-4380
Gr: 7-8 | 885 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 75%
Rank: #3030.
Brass City Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
289 Willow St.
Waterbury, CT 06710
(203) 527-5942
Gr: PK-8 | 401 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #3131.
Washington Middle School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
1225 North Broad St.
Meriden, CT 06450
(203) 235-6606
Gr: 6-8 | 536 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 82%
Rank: #3232.
Mauro-sheridan Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
191 Fountain St.
New Haven, CT 06515
(475) 220-2800
Gr: PK-8 | 482 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 88%
Rank: #3333.
Lincoln Middle School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
164 Centennial Ave.
Meriden, CT 06450
(203) 238-2381
Gr: 6-8 | 684 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 83%
Rank: #3434.
Joseph Melillo Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
67 Hudson St.
East Haven, CT 06512
(203) 468-3227
Gr: 6-8 | 461 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 67%
Rank: #3535.
Amistad Academy
Charter School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
130 Edgewood Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 772-7000
Gr: K-12 | 1,105 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked public middle schools in New Haven County, CT?
The top-ranked public middle schools in New Haven County, CT include Amity Middle School Bethany, Walter C. Polson Middle School and E. C. Adams Middle School.
How many public middle schools are located in New Haven County?
76 public middle schools are located in New Haven County.
What is the racial composition of students in New Haven County?
New Haven County public middle schools minority enrollment is 72% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Connecticut public middle schools average of 62% (majority Hispanic).
Which public middle schools in New Haven County are often viewed compared to one another?

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