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What tradition at Catherine M. McGee Middle School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
595
Middle
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERLIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090021000017
Catherine M. McGee Middle School
899 Norton Rd., Berlin, CT 06037 · (860) 828-0323 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL595 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Connecticut public middle schools
- BTest 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
11.3:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
133 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 6 | 198 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 205 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 192 | 32% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Catherine M. McGee Middle School→Berlin High School
Based on grade levels within Berlin School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
63.5%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
57.9%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 Catherine M. McGee Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine M. McGee Middle School this school | 595 | 22.4% | N/A |
| John F. Kennedy Middle School Plantsville | 659 | 26.1% | N/A |
| Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School Southington | 671 | 26.4% | N/A |
| Whisconier Middle School Brookfield | 595 | 24.0% | N/A |
| Henry James Memorial School Simsbury | 685 | 17.1% | N/A |
| North Haven Middle School North Haven | 752 | 22.6% | 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 Catherine M. McGee Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #60 of 174 | #21 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #64 of 173 | #24 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 595 | #60 of 181 | #21 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #95 of 169 | #23 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #124 of 169 | #38 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.4% | #129 of 180 | #36 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #74 of 133 | #20 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
595
-37 (-6%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 595 | 52.4 | 11.3:1 | 22% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 52.4 | 11.3:1 | 24% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 56.4 | 10.3:1 | 22% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 53 | 11.9:1 | 24% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 664 | 59 | 11.3:1 | 15% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 672 | 59 | 11.4:1 | 16% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 719 | 64 | 11.2:1 | 9% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 778 | 60 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 42 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Catherine M. McGee Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (664 to 595); teachers down 11% (59 to 52.4).
About Catherine M. McGee Middle School
At 899 Norton Rd. in Berlin, Connecticut, Catherine M. McGee Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle school. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 595 students.
Berlin School District enrolls 2,593 students, and its 5 schools include Catherine M. McGee Middle School.
The largest group at Catherine M. McGee Middle School is White students, at 76%. Other students are 13% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region residents are about 64% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 40%.
A staff of 52.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.3:1. The 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut is close to this figure. Catherine M. McGee Middle School counts 22% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 43% average among public schools in Capitol Planning Region.
On the allk12 Grade, Catherine M. McGee Middle School lands at B, ahead of 64% of Connecticut public middle schools.
In Capitol Planning Region, median household income comes to about $93,394, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Capitol Planning Region counts 286 public schools with about 137,047 students.
Emma Hart Willard School is the nearest public school to Catherine M. McGee Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Catherine M. McGee Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Catherine M. McGee Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 595, compared with 632 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Catherine M. McGee Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Berlin School District
- Berlin High SchoolHigh · 836 students
- Mary E. Griswold SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Emma Hart Willard SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Richard D. Hubbard SchoolElementary · 215 students
Other schools in Berlin
- Berlin High SchoolHigh · 836 students
- Emma Hart Willard SchoolElementary · 434 students
Nearby schools
- Emma Hart Willard School0.4 mi · 434
- Berlin High School0.7 mi · 836
- Mary E. Griswold School1.8 mi · 513
- Richard D. Hubbard School2.2 mi · 215
- New Britain High School2.5 mi · 2,521
- Northend Elementary School2.9 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About Catherine M. McGee Middle SchoolHow many students attend Catherine M. McGee Middle School?
Catherine M. McGee Middle School enrolls approximately 595 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Catherine M. McGee Middle School serve?
Catherine M. McGee Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Catherine M. McGee Middle School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Catherine M. McGee Middle School.
How diverse is Catherine M. McGee Middle School?
Catherine M. McGee Middle School reports a student body of 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Catherine M. McGee Middle School public or private?
Catherine M. McGee Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Berlin School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.