Enrollment
290
Middle
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLYMOUTH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090333000705
Eli Terry Jr. Middle School
21 North Main Street, Terryville, CT 06786 · (860) 314-2790 · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Connecticut public middle schools
- CTest 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
10.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
152 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 44%
Community
0
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 | 110 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 27% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Eli Terry Jr. Middle School→Terryville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Plymouth School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
36.5%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 Eli Terry Jr. Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Terry Jr. Middle School this school | 290 | 52.4% | N/A |
| Putnam Middle School Putnam | 353 | 54.1% | N/A |
| Thompson Middle School North Grosvenordale | 262 | 46.2% | N/A |
| Stafford Middle School Stafford Springs | 285 | 42.5% | N/A |
| Thomaston Center School Thomaston | 196 | 46.4% | N/A |
| Jared Eliot School Clinton | 418 | 47.6% | 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 Eli Terry Jr. Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #117 of 174 | #14 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #117 of 173 | #13 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #153 of 181 | #23 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #32 of 169 | #5 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #121 of 169 | #17 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #58 of 180 | #9 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #33 of 133 | #6 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
290
-24 (-8%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 290 | 29 | 10.0:1 | 52% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 276 | 28 | 9.9:1 | 50% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 30 | 9.3:1 | 48% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 27 | 11.6:1 | 49% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 30.3 | 11.6:1 | 31% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 33 | 10.2:1 | 31% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 35 | 12.6:1 | 29% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 544 | 36 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 442 | 34 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eli Terry Jr. Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (351 to 290); teachers down 4% (30.3 to 29).
About Eli Terry Jr. Middle School
Terryville, Connecticut, is home to Eli Terry Jr. Middle School, a small middle-grades school. Its 290 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Connecticut is about 521 students.
Eli Terry Jr. Middle School belongs to Plymouth School District, a district of 4 schools and 1,233 students.
Roughly 75% of students at Eli Terry Jr. Middle School are White. Other groups include 17% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region residents are about 64% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.0 students per teacher. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 52% of students. For comparison, public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region average 52%.
The allk12 Grade for Eli Terry Jr. Middle School is C. Compared with Connecticut public middle schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region show that the median household income is $86,191, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides Eli Terry Jr. Middle School, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region has 120 other public schools.
The closest public school to Eli Terry Jr. Middle School is Harry S. Fisher Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Eli Terry Jr. Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 24 fewer students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.0:1) than in 2020-21 (11.6:1).
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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 Plymouth School District
- Terryville High SchoolHigh · 337 students
- Plymouth Center SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Harry S. Fisher Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
Other schools in Terryville
- Terryville High SchoolHigh · 337 students
- Harry S. Fisher Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Harry S. Fisher Elementary School0.4 mi · 286
- Terryville High School1.4 mi · 337
- West Bristol School1.5 mi · 833
- Plymouth Center School2.3 mi · 320
- Chippens Hill Middle School2.6 mi · 545
- Bristol Central High School2.9 mi · 1,148
Frequently asked questions
About Eli Terry Jr. Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Eli Terry Jr. Middle School?
Eli Terry Jr. Middle School enrolls approximately 290 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Eli Terry Jr. Middle School serve?
Eli Terry Jr. Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Eli Terry Jr. Middle School have?
Eli Terry Jr. Middle School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eli Terry Jr. Middle School?
At Eli Terry Jr. Middle School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Eli Terry Jr. Middle School in?
Eli Terry Jr. Middle School is part of Plymouth School District.
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