Carmen Arace Middle School

Carmen Arace Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in Bloomfield, Connecticut. It serves 202 students in grades 7 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Connecticut average about 521 students.

District-wide, Bloomfield School District has 7 schools and 1,834 students.

Black students make up a majority at Carmen Arace Middle School, at 76%. The remaining shares are 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Capitol Planning Region's population at about 13%. Carmen Arace Middle School's diversity index is 40%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 8.4:1, with 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.9 students per teacher below the 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 55% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Capitol Planning Region averages 43%, lower than here.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Capitol Planning Region show that 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. Carmen Arace Middle School is one of 286 public schools in the county.

Of nearby public schools, Carmen Arace Intermediate School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Carmen Arace Middle School.

The federal government classifies Carmen Arace Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.

Over 4 years, Carmen Arace Middle School's enrollment dropped 25%, to 202. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.8:1 to 8.4:1.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Carmen Arace Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.