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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public middle schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

21 public middle schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut appear in this ranking of the lowest-poverty (most affluent) public middle schools, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Walter C. Polson Middle School leads the list at 6.5%, against a median of 35.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Best % FRL

6.5%

Median % FRL

35.4%

LOWEST POVERTY · SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT PLANNING REGION, CONNECTICUT

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Walter C. Polson Middle School	Madison, CT	Madison School District	Middle	541	6.5%
2	E. C. Adams Middle School	Guilford, CT	Guilford School District	Middle	478	14.4%
3	A. Baldwin Middle School	Guilford, CT	Guilford School District	Middle	463	14.7%
4	Amity Middle School: Orange	Orange, CT	Regional School District 05	Middle	380	16.3%
5	Amity Middle School: Bethany	Bethany, CT	Regional School District 05	Middle	373	17.7%
6	North Haven Middle School	North Haven, CT	North Haven School District	Middle	752	22.6%
7	North Branford Intermediate School	North Branford, CT	North Branford School District	Middle	352	23.9%
8	East Shore Middle School	Milford, CT	Milford School District	Middle	339	27.7%
9	Harborside Middle School	Milford, CT	Milford School District	Middle	400	28.0%
10	James H. Moran Middle School	Wallingford, CT	Wallingford School District	Middle	531	34.7%
11	Dag Hammarskjold Middle School	Wallingford, CT	Wallingford School District	Middle	593	35.4%
12	West Shore Middle School	Milford, CT	Milford School District	Middle	394	39.6%
13	Francis Walsh Intermediate School	Branford, CT	Branford School District	Middle	775	42.5%
14	Hamden Middle School	Hamden, CT	Hamden School District	Middle	845	48.8%
15	Carrigan 5/6 Intermediate School	West Haven, CT	West Haven School District	Middle	829	55.5%
16	Harry M. Bailey Middle School	West Haven, CT	West Haven School District	Middle	885	57.4%
17	Joseph Melillo Middle School	East Haven, CT	East Haven School District	Middle	461	65.3%
18	Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School	New Haven, CT	New Haven School District	Middle	348	73.9%
19	Edison Middle School	Meriden, CT	Meriden School District	Middle	773	74.5%
20	Lincoln Middle School	Meriden, CT	Meriden School District	Middle	684	78.5%
21	Washington Middle School	Meriden, CT	Meriden School District	Middle	536	86.4%

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