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Alumni: what's one memory from Chippens Hill Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
545
Middle
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRISTOL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090051000089
Chippens Hill Middle School
551 Peacedale St., Bristol, CT 06010 · (860) 584-3881 · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Connecticut public middle schools
- C+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
10.9:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
328 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 167 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 200 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 178 | 33% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
47.9%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
39.3%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 Chippens Hill Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippens Hill Middle School this school | 545 | 60.2% | N/A |
| City Hill Middle School Naugatuck | 614 | 58.8% | N/A |
| Vernon Center Middle School Vernon | 651 | 60.7% | N/A |
| Joseph Melillo Middle School East Haven | 461 | 65.3% | N/A |
| East Windsor Middle School Broad Brook | 318 | 61.6% | N/A |
| Turn of River School Stamford | 560 | 58.8% | 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 Chippens Hill Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #110 of 174 | #12 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #111 of 173 | #11 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #78 of 181 | #11 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #74 of 169 | #9 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #29 of 169 | #5 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #36 of 180 | #7 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.8% | #14 of 133 | #3 of 22 |
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
545
-149 (-21%) vs 2020
-41% since 2000-01, when it was 924
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 545 | 50.2 | 10.9:1 | 60% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 50 | 11.3:1 | 58% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 63.5 | 9.1:1 | 53% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 694 | 58 | 12.0:1 | 55% (384) |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 59 | 12.3:1 | 49% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 704 | 56 | 12.6:1 | 51% (358) |
| 2010-11 | 882 | 71 | 12.4:1 | 47% (413) |
| 2000-01 | 924 | 66 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chippens Hill Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (725 to 545); teachers down 15% (59 to 50.2).
About Chippens Hill Middle School
Chippens Hill Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle-grades school in Bristol, Connecticut. It has an enrollment of 545 students in grades 6 through 8.
Bristol School District is made up of 13 schools with 7,241 students in all.
The biggest share of students at Chippens Hill Middle School, 44%, is White. The remaining shares are 38% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's population at about 64%. The diversity index for Chippens Hill Middle School is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.9 students per teacher. The 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut is close to this figure. Roughly 60% of students at Chippens Hill Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The 52% average for public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region is 8 points lower.
Chippens Hill Middle School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 36% of Connecticut public middle schools.
In the surrounding county, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, the median household earns about $86,191 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 121, with about 59,861 students.
Chippens Hill Middle School's closest public school neighbor is West Bristol School, about 1.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count fell 21% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 12.0:1 to 10.9:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Chippens Hill Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
454,969
Census ACS
Median income
$86,191
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
59,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bristol School District
- Bristol Central High SchoolHigh · 1,148 students
- Bristol Eastern High SchoolHigh · 998 students
- Greene-Hills SchoolElementary · 918 students
- West Bristol SchoolElementary · 833 students
- South Side SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Ivy Drive SchoolElementary · 385 students
Other schools in Bristol
- Bristol Central High SchoolHigh · 1,148 students
- Bristol Eastern High SchoolHigh · 998 students
- Greene-Hills SchoolElementary · 918 students
- West Bristol SchoolElementary · 833 students
- South Side SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Ivy Drive SchoolElementary · 385 students
Nearby schools
- West Bristol School1.4 mi · 833
- Edgewood Pre-K Academy2.1 mi · 267
- Harry S. Fisher Elementary School2.4 mi · 286
- Bristol Eastern High School2.4 mi · 998
- Bristol Arts and Innovation Magnet School2.5 mi · 268
- Stafford School2.6 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About Chippens Hill Middle SchoolHow large is Chippens Hill Middle School?
Chippens Hill Middle School enrolls approximately 545 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Chippens Hill Middle School serve?
Chippens Hill Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chippens Hill Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chippens Hill Middle School is approximately 10.9:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Chippens Hill Middle School?
Chippens Hill Middle School reports a student body of 44% White, 38% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Chippens Hill Middle School in?
Chippens Hill Middle School is part of Bristol School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.