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What's one thing A. Baldwin Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
463
Middle
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090180000328
A. Baldwin Middle School
68 Bullard Dr., Guilford, CT 06437 · (203) 457-0222 · South Central Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of Connecticut public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
68 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 44%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 215 | 46% |
| Grade 6 | 248 | 54% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Guilford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
76.4%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
65.5%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like A. Baldwin Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Baldwin Middle School this school | 463 | 14.7% | N/A |
| Tolland Middle School Tolland | 468 | 17.1% | N/A |
| Rochambeau Middle School Southbury | 412 | 12.9% | N/A |
| E. C. Adams Middle School Guilford | 478 | 14.4% | N/A |
| East Ridge Middle School Ridgefield | 489 | 11.0% | N/A |
| Memorial Middle School Middlebury | 420 | 11.4% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A. Baldwin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In South Central Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #36 of 174 | #3 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #16 of 173 | #2 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #100 of 181 | #13 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #84 of 169 | #15 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.7% | #130 of 169 | #18 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #160 of 180 | #19 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #56 of 133 | #9 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
463
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 518
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 463 | 41.6 | 11.1:1 | 15% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 41.3 | 11.7:1 | 11% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 41.8 | 11.2:1 | 12% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 38 | 12.3:1 | 14% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 42.5 | 12.7:1 | 9% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 43 | 13.0:1 | 9% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 46 | 12.8:1 | 6% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 624 | 45 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 518 | 37 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A. Baldwin Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (538 to 463); teachers down 2% (42.5 to 41.6).
About A. Baldwin Middle School
A. Baldwin Middle School is a middle-grades school with a street address in Guilford, Connecticut. Enrollment stands at 463 students, covering grades 5 through 6.
The 7 schools in Guilford School District enroll 3,051 students altogether, A. Baldwin Middle School among them.
The largest group at A. Baldwin Middle School is White students, at 78%. Other groups make up 11% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 62% of South Central Connecticut Planning Region residents are White. The diversity index for A. Baldwin Middle School is 38%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.1 students per teacher. That is in line with the 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut. Roughly 15% of students at A. Baldwin Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 51% for public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
Among Connecticut public middle schools, A. Baldwin Middle School outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
For the population of South Central Connecticut Planning Region, median household income comes to about $88,197, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. South Central Connecticut Planning Region counts 152 public schools with about 72,909 students.
A. Baldwin Middle School is about 1.7 miles from Guilford Lakes School, its nearest public school. A. Baldwin Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at A. Baldwin Middle School was 468 in 2020-21 and 463 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.3:1 in 2020-21, and 11.1:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
South Central Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
570,598
Census ACS
Median income
$88,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
152
72,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Guilford School District
- Guilford High SchoolHigh · 1,008 students
- E. C. Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 478 students
- Guilford Lakes SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Melissa Jones SchoolElementary · 265 students
- A. W. Cox SchoolElementary · 255 students
- Calvin Leete SchoolElementary · 213 students
Other schools in Guilford
- Guilford High SchoolHigh · 1,008 students
- E. C. Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 478 students
- Guilford Lakes SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Melissa Jones SchoolElementary · 265 students
- A. W. Cox SchoolElementary · 255 students
- Calvin Leete SchoolElementary · 213 students
Nearby schools
- Guilford Lakes School1.7 mi · 369
- Guilford High School1.8 mi · 1,008
- Melissa Jones School2.2 mi · 265
- E. C. Adams Middle School3.6 mi · 478
- A. W. Cox School3.7 mi · 255
- North Branford Intermediate School4.3 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About A. Baldwin Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at A. Baldwin Middle School?
A. Baldwin Middle School enrolls approximately 463 students in grades 05-06.
Is A. Baldwin Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
A. Baldwin Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at A. Baldwin Middle School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at A. Baldwin Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at A. Baldwin Middle School?
At A. Baldwin Middle School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees A. Baldwin Middle School?
A. Baldwin Middle School is overseen by Guilford School District in South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
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