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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Avon Middle School this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
461
Middle
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090012000012
Avon Middle School
375 West Avon Rd., Avon, CT 06001 · (860) 404-4770 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Connecticut public middle schools
- ATest 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
10.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
61 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 7 | 207 | 45% |
| Grade 8 | 254 | 55% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Avon Middle School→Avon High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Avon School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
76.3%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
68.7%
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 69 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 Avon Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Middle School this school | 461 | 13.2% | N/A |
| Thompson Brook School Avon | 497 | 11.1% | N/A |
| Gideon Welles School Glastonbury | 551 | 13.2% | N/A |
| Amity Middle School: Bethany Bethany | 373 | 17.7% | N/A |
| Amity Middle School: Orange Orange | 380 | 16.3% | N/A |
| Ellington Middle School Ellington | 393 | 20.4% | 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 Avon Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #26 of 174 | #7 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #17 of 173 | #3 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #102 of 181 | #28 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #62 of 169 | #14 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #65 of 169 | #24 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.2% | #164 of 180 | #51 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #37 of 133 | #11 of 39 |
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
461
-50 (-10%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 461 | 42.9 | 10.8:1 | 13% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 41 | 12.4:1 | 12% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 43.5 | 12.1:1 | 11% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 39 | 13.1:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 556 | 44.8 | 12.4:1 | 6% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 45 | 12.1:1 | 6% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | 44 | 13.3:1 | 5% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 680 | 56 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 493 | 45 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avon Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (556 to 461); teachers down 4% (44.8 to 42.9).
About Avon Middle School
Avon Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Avon, Connecticut. Enrolled students number 461 students, in grades 7 through 8.
Avon School District runs 5 schools with a combined 2,978 students. Avon Middle School is one of them.
Roughly 62% of students at Avon Middle School are White. Other groups include 20% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 64% White, within a few points of the school. Avon Middle School's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 10.8 students per teacher and 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut fairly closely. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 13%. That is lower than the 43% average for public schools in Capitol Planning Region.
Measured against Connecticut public middle schools, Avon Middle School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Within Capitol Planning Region, the median household income is $93,394, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Avon Middle School, Capitol Planning Region has 285 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Avon High School, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Avon Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Avon Middle School's enrollment dropped from 511 in 2020-21 to 461 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.8:1) than in 2020-21 (13.1:1).
The Avon Middle School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Capitol Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
977,290
Census ACS
Median income
$93,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
137,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Avon School District
- Avon High SchoolHigh · 946 students
- Pine Grove SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Thompson Brook SchoolMiddle · 497 students
- Roaring Brook SchoolElementary · 461 students
Other schools in Avon
- Avon High SchoolHigh · 946 students
- Pine Grove SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Reggio Magnet School of the ArtsElementary · 511 students
- Thompson Brook SchoolMiddle · 497 students
- Roaring Brook SchoolElementary · 461 students
Other Avon Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Avon Middle. Avon Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Avon Middle SchoolAvon, OH · 976 students
- AVON MIDDLE SCHOOLAVON, NY · 279 students
- Avon Middle School - 05Avon, SD · 63 students
Nearby schools
- Avon High School0.6 mi · 946
- Roaring Brook School1.3 mi · 461
- Pine Grove School1.3 mi · 613
- Thompson Brook School1.5 mi · 497
- Reggio Magnet School of the Arts2.4 mi · 511
- Union School2.6 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Avon Middle SchoolHow large is Avon Middle School?
Avon Middle School enrolls approximately 461 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Avon Middle School serve?
Avon Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Avon Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Avon Middle School is approximately 10.8:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Avon Middle School?
At Avon Middle School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 20% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Avon Middle School public or private?
Avon Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Avon School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.