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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

19 public middle schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Walter C. Polson Middle School leads the list at 84.1%, against a median of 51.0% across the ranked schools.

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South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Top % Proficient (Reading)

84.1%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

51.0%

BEST IN READING · SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT PLANNING REGION, CONNECTICUT

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Walter C. Polson Middle School	Madison, CT	Madison School District	Middle	541	84.1%
2	A. Baldwin Middle School	Guilford, CT	Guilford School District	Middle	463	76.4%
3	E. C. Adams Middle School	Guilford, CT	Guilford School District	Middle	478	74.7%
4	North Haven Middle School	North Haven, CT	North Haven School District	Middle	752	65.9%
5	Harborside Middle School	Milford, CT	Milford School District	Middle	400	62.0%
6	Edison Middle School	Meriden, CT	Meriden School District	Middle	773	57.1%
7	North Branford Intermediate School	North Branford, CT	North Branford School District	Middle	352	56.9%
8	West Shore Middle School	Milford, CT	Milford School District	Middle	394	56.1%
9	Francis Walsh Intermediate School	Branford, CT	Branford School District	Middle	775	54.6%
10	Dag Hammarskjold Middle School	Wallingford, CT	Wallingford School District	Middle	593	51.0%
11	East Shore Middle School	Milford, CT	Milford School District	Middle	339	49.7%
12	Harry M. Bailey Middle School	West Haven, CT	West Haven School District	Middle	885	48.4%
13	James H. Moran Middle School	Wallingford, CT	Wallingford School District	Middle	531	47.7%
14	Hamden Middle School	Hamden, CT	Hamden School District	Middle	845	42.4%
15	Carrigan 5/6 Intermediate School	West Haven, CT	West Haven School District	Middle	829	40.0%
16	Lincoln Middle School	Meriden, CT	Meriden School District	Middle	684	39.8%
17	Joseph Melillo Middle School	East Haven, CT	East Haven School District	Middle	461	39.2%
18	Washington Middle School	Meriden, CT	Meriden School District	Middle	536	35.2%
19	Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	Middle	348	24.7%

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