Dodd Middle School

Dodd Middle School runs as a medium-sized middle-grades school in Cheshire, Connecticut. It serves 660 students in grades 7 through 8. The average among middle schools in Connecticut is roughly 521 students; this school is 27% larger than that.

Dodd Middle School is one of 7 schools in Cheshire School District, which enrolls 4,236 students in total.

Dodd Middle School is 72% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's population at about 64%. Dodd Middle School's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.

Its 52.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.6:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut. The school's lunch program data list 18% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region report 52%.

In the county around the school, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, the median household income is $86,191, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 121 public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, enrolling about 59,861 students in all.

The closest public school to Dodd Middle School is Highland School, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

NCES assigns Dodd Middle School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment at Dodd Middle School climbed 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 633 to 660 students.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Dodd Middle School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.