East Lyme Middle School

East Lyme Middle School is an intermediate school of reasonably sized scale in Niantic, Connecticut, part of East Lyme School District, works with 716 students in grades 5 through 8. That puts it 37% bigger than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 521 students.

East Lyme Middle School is one of 5 schools operated by East Lyme School District, a district that serves 2,411 students overall.

Demographically, East Lyme Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. Compared to Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. The state averages about 11.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 28% of students at East Lyme Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region indicate the typical household earns roughly $86,586 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. East Lyme Middle School is one of 88 public schools in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 36,605 students).

The closest other public school is Lillie B. Haynes School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. East Lyme Middle School's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 794 (now 716). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 76% to 70%. Class-load math has widened: from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.