2024 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut

#1 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Coleytown Middle School

Westport School District, CT,

6-8,

4 Niche users give it an average review of 3.5 stars.

Featured Review: Niche User says It is a strong school overall. Some teachers could be better..

Read 4 reviews.

Overall Niche Grade: A+,

Students: 431,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 9 to 1,

#2 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Eastern Middle School

Blue checkmark.

Greenwich Public Schools, CT,

6-8,

5 Niche users give it an average review of 2.4 stars.

Featured Review: Senior says It was overall good experience. Taught me independence. I would like to see more after school clubs..

Read 5 reviews.

Overall Niche Grade: A+,

Students: 818,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 12 to 1,

#3 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Bedford Middle School

Blue checkmark.

Westport School District, CT,

6-8,

3 Niche users give it an average review of 2.3 stars.

Featured Review: Alum says I really enjoyed my time at Bedford. It was a great environment where I made many friends, while learning a lot. The teachers were very nice..

Read 3 reviews.

Overall Niche Grade: A+,

Students: 758,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 10 to 1,

#4 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Saxe Middle School

Blue checkmark.

New Canaan Public Schools, CT,

5-8,

8 Niche users give it an average review of 2.9 stars.

Featured Review: Parent says I have had one child complete Saxe and another who is halfway through. I have nothing but good things to say about this amazing school. It is academically challenging while being supportive to the....

Read 8 reviews.

Overall Niche Grade: A+,

Students: 1,324,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 10 to 1,

#5 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Middlesex Middle School

Blue checkmark.

Darien School District, CT,

6-8,

14 Niche users give it an average review of 3.4 stars.

Featured Review: Middle School Student says well, I exist here for three years, and so I think I have a pretty good understanding of the middle school. The only annoying thing is that we don't have clubs, and everything is pretty, well,....

Read 14 reviews.

Overall Niche Grade: A+,

Students: 1,097,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 10 to 1,

#6 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

East Ridge Middle School

Ridgefield School District, CT,

6-8,

4 Niche users give it an average review of 5 stars.

Featured Review: Alum says The teachers were great and really encouraged learning and growth especially in classes that students showed interest in. My Spanish teacher made my hardest class still extremely enjoyable..

Read 4 reviews.

Overall Niche Grade: A,

Students: 499,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 11 to 1,

#7 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Middlebrook School

Wilton Public Schools, CT,

6-8,

4 Niche users give it an average review of 4 stars.

Featured Review: Alum says I am an alum now, but i believe that I was able to get a lot out of my education. I felt challenged, sometimes more than I liked, but I believe that it was necessary in my preparation for high....

Read 4 reviews.

Overall Niche Grade: A,

Students: 895,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 11 to 1,

#8 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Avon Middle School

Blue checkmark.

Avon School District, CT,

7-8,

2 Niche users give it an average review of 3.5 stars.

Featured Review: Senior says Avon Middle School has an academically solid program and routinely places high in standardized test scores..

Read 2 reviews.

Overall Niche Grade: A,

Students: 514,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 13 to 1,

#9 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

West Woods Upper Elementary School

Blue checkmark.

Farmington School District, CT,

5-6,

Overall Niche Grade: A,

Students: 650,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 13 to 1,

#10 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Smith Middle School

Blue checkmark.

Glastonbury Public Schools, CT,

7-8,

Overall Niche Grade: A,

Students: 865,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 14 to 1,

#11 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Irving A. Robbins Middle School

Blue checkmark.

Farmington School District, CT,

7-8,

5 Niche users give it an average review of 2.4 stars.

Featured Review: Middle School Student says Irving A. Robbins is ultimately a terrific middle school with a great music program and very good world language program. This is a great middle school and you will learn a lot!.

Read 5 reviews.

Overall Niche Grade: A,

Students: 632,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 13 to 1,

#12 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Central Middle School

Blue checkmark.

Greenwich Public Schools, CT,

6-8,

5 Niche users give it an average review of 2.8 stars.

Featured Review: Parent says The teachers are amazing, and what can I say, the building is literally falling apart. In general, I believe the education is very good but meh. It could be absolutely amazing in all of Greenwich, ....

Read 5 reviews.

Overall Niche Grade: A,

Students: 542,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 10 to 1,

#13 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Scotts Ridge Middle School

Ridgefield School District, CT,

6-8,

2 Niche users give it an average review of 5 stars.

Featured Review: Middle School Student says Great school, everything from in the classroom to extracurricular events made my 3 years here great..

Read 2 reviews.

Overall Niche Grade: A,

Students: 519,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 12 to 1,

#14 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Dodd Middle School

Blue checkmark.

Cheshire Public Schools, CT,

7-8,

1 Niche users give it an average review of 4 stars.

Featured Review: Middle School Student says Dodd middle school has been an excellent place throughout my 2 years of attendance. For being a public school, it has little bullying, drugs, or anything else that is involved with teenagers.....

Read 1 reviews.

Overall Niche Grade: A,

Students: 614,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 12 to 1,

#15 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Walter C. Polson Upper Middle School

Blue checkmark.

Madison Public Schools, CT,

6-8,

9 Niche users give it an average review of 4.2 stars.

Featured Review: Niche User says All students can find a sport or activity to get involved in that they will enjoy and be able to make friends. Teachers are very helpful and supportive and care about students..

Read 9 reviews.

Overall Niche Grade: A,

Students: 537,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 9 to 1,

#16 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Gideon Welles School

Blue checkmark.

Glastonbury Public Schools, CT,

5-6,

Overall Niche Grade: A,

Students: 511,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 13 to 1,

#17 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Roger Ludlowe Middle School

Fairfield School District, CT,

6-8,

3 Niche users give it an average review of 2.7 stars.

Featured Review: Sophomore says In general, my experience at RLMS was pretty good. The vast majority of teachers were helpful and seemed to enjoy their jobs, and a decent amount of students were fairly nice and welcoming. My only....

Read 3 reviews.

Overall Niche Grade: A,

Students: 807,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 12 to 1,

#18 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Henry James Memorial School

Blue checkmark.

Simsbury School District, CT,

7-8,

5 Niche users give it an average review of 3.2 stars.

Featured Review: Middle School Student says Henry James is great with students who have learning disabilities or struggle with other issues. The school also emphasizes building good character and kindness, and tries it’s best to be accepting....

Read 5 reviews.

Overall Niche Grade: A,

Students: 636,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 11 to 1,

#19 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Kent Center School

Public School,

KENT, CT,

PK, K-8,

Overall Niche Grade: A,

Students: 212,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 8 to 1,

#20 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Thompson Brook School

Blue checkmark.

Avon School District, CT,

5-6,

2 Niche users give it an average review of 3 stars.

Read 2 reviews.

Overall Niche Grade: A,

Students: 494,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 13 to 1,

#21 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

E.C. Adams Middle School

Blue checkmark.

Guilford Public Schools, CT,

7-8,

9 Niche users give it an average review of 2.9 stars.

Read 9 reviews.

Overall Niche Grade: A,

Students: 465,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 11 to 1,

#22 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Weston Middle School

Blue checkmark.

Weston School District, CT,

6-8,

6 Niche users give it an average review of 2.8 stars.

Featured Review: Middle School Student says I think that Weston Middle School is a wonderful school, where kids can learn and achieve their goals. They can learn study habits and other things that can help them in life. They are doing an....

Read 6 reviews.

Overall Niche Grade: A,

Students: 540,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 13 to 1,

#23 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Hillcrest Middle School

Trumbull Public Schools, CT,

6-8,

3 Niche users give it an average review of 1 stars.

Read 3 reviews.

Overall Niche Grade: A,

Students: 743,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 13 to 1,

#24 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Salem Elementary School

Salem School District, CT,

PK, K-8,

Overall Niche Grade: A,

Students: 386,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 11 to 1,

#25 Best Public Middle Schools in Connecticut.

Western Middle School

Blue checkmark.

Greenwich Public Schools, CT,

6-8,

3 Niche users give it an average review of 5 stars.

Featured Review: Middle School Student says Western is very diverse, I am not really a huge fan on a lot of the teachers, but they are good teachers. They teach children and that's all that matters. You can't really trust any administrator or....

Read 3 reviews.

Overall Niche Grade: A,

Students: 629,

Student-Teacher Ratio: 11 to 1,