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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the E. C. Adams Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
478
Middle
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090180000331
E. C. Adams Middle School
233 Church St., Guilford, CT 06437 · (203) 453-2755 · South Central Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% 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
10.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
69 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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 | 235 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 243 | 51% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
E. C. Adams Middle School→Guilford High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Guilford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
74.7%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
75.5%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 E. C. Adams Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. C. Adams Middle School this school | 478 | 14.4% | N/A |
| Tolland Middle School Tolland | 468 | 17.1% | N/A |
| Suffield Middle School Suffield | 443 | 16.0% | N/A |
| A. Baldwin Middle School Guilford | 463 | 14.7% | N/A |
| Rochambeau Middle School Southbury | 412 | 12.9% | N/A |
| Memorial Middle School Middlebury | 420 | 11.4% | 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 E. C. Adams Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In South Central Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #13 of 174 | #2 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #26 of 173 | #3 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #95 of 181 | #12 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #45 of 169 | #9 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #154 of 169 | #20 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.4% | #161 of 180 | #20 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #34 of 133 | #4 of 17 |
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
478
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 478 | 46.3 | 10.3:1 | 14% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 43.5 | 11.1:1 | 14% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 45.5 | 10.7:1 | 15% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 44 | 11.2:1 | 15% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 53 | 10.9:1 | 8% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 50 | 11.0:1 | 10% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 572 | 52 | 11.0:1 | 8% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 50 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 508 | 49 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E. C. Adams Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (578 to 478); teachers down 13% (53 to 46.3).
About E. C. Adams Middle School
E. C. Adams Middle School serves students in Guilford, Connecticut, as a medium-sized middle school. The school enrolls 478 students, from grades 7 through 8.
Guilford School District operates 7 schools. Combined enrollment is 3,051 students.
The large majority of students at E. C. Adams Middle School, 83%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of South Central Connecticut Planning Region, the White share is about 62%. The chance that two students picked at random at E. C. Adams Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 29%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.3:1, with 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Connecticut is 11.3:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 14% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region is 51%.
Measured against Connecticut public middle schools, E. C. Adams 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.
South Central Connecticut Planning Region census figures show that median household income is about $88,197, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 152 public schools operate in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, serving about 72,909 students.
A. W. Cox School is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. E. C. Adams Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put E. C. Adams Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 3%, from 493 to 478.
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South Central Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
570,598
Census ACS
Median income
$88,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
152
72,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Guilford School District
- Guilford High SchoolHigh · 1,008 students
- A. Baldwin Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Guilford Lakes SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Melissa Jones SchoolElementary · 265 students
- A. W. Cox SchoolElementary · 255 students
- Calvin Leete SchoolElementary · 213 students
Other schools in Guilford
- Guilford High SchoolHigh · 1,008 students
- A. Baldwin Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Guilford Lakes SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Melissa Jones SchoolElementary · 265 students
- A. W. Cox SchoolElementary · 255 students
- Calvin Leete SchoolElementary · 213 students
Nearby schools
- A. W. Cox School0.7 mi · 255
- Calvin Leete School1.0 mi · 213
- Guilford High School1.9 mi · 1,008
- Guilford Lakes School2.5 mi · 369
- Daniel Hand High School3.4 mi · 751
- Walter C. Polson Middle School3.4 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About E. C. Adams Middle SchoolHow large is E. C. Adams Middle School?
E. C. Adams Middle School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does E. C. Adams Middle School serve?
E. C. Adams Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at E. C. Adams Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at E. C. Adams Middle School is approximately 10.3:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at E. C. Adams Middle School?
Student demographics at E. C. Adams Middle School are roughly 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees E. C. Adams Middle School?
E. C. Adams Middle School is overseen by Guilford School District in South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
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