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What's the biggest difference between Granby Memorial Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
387
Middle
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANBY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090168000291
Granby Memorial Middle School
321 Salmon Brook St., Granby, CT 06035 · (860) 844-3029 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Connecticut public middle schools
- B+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
11.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
73 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 44%
Community
1
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 | 125 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 139 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 123 | 32% |
Student demographics
36%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
Granby Memorial Middle School→Granby Memorial High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Granby School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
71.6%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
54.9%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 Granby Memorial Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granby Memorial Middle School this school | 387 | 18.9% | N/A |
| Oxford Middle School Oxford | 371 | 18.3% | N/A |
| Suffield Middle School Suffield | 443 | 16.0% | N/A |
| Canton Intermediate School Canton | 333 | 21.0% | N/A |
| RHAM Middle School Hebron | 352 | 20.2% | N/A |
| Tolland Middle School Tolland | 468 | 17.1% | 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 Granby Memorial Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #73 of 174 | #28 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #35 of 173 | #13 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #121 of 181 | #32 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #123 of 169 | #32 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.1% | #136 of 169 | #40 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.9% | #143 of 180 | #44 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #90 of 133 | #26 of 39 |
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
387
-49 (-11%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 353
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 387 | 32.7 | 11.8:1 | 19% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 33.2 | 11.8:1 | 17% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 34.1 | 11.7:1 | 14% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 31 | 14.1:1 | 13% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 36.3 | 11.5:1 | 9% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 25 | 12.5:1 | 13% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 6% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 38 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 353 | 26 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Granby Memorial Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (419 to 387); teachers down 10% (36.3 to 32.7).
About Granby Memorial Middle School
Families in Granby, Connecticut, are served by Granby Memorial Middle School, a low-enrollment middle-grades school. Enrolled students number 387 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 26% lower than the average for middle schools in Connecticut, which is about 521.
Granby School District has 4 schools and 1,688 students, and Granby Memorial Middle School is one of those schools.
White students account for 79% of enrollment at Granby Memorial Middle School. Other groups make up 9% Black, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 64% White, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Granby Memorial Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 36%.
Granby Memorial Middle School counts 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.8 students for each one. Middle schools in Connecticut average about 11.3:1, a similar figure. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 43% for public schools in Capitol Planning Region.
allk12 grades Granby Memorial Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Connecticut public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
According to the American Community Survey, in Capitol Planning Region, median household income is about $93,394, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Granby Memorial Middle School is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region, which together enroll about 137,047 students.
The closest other public school is Granby Memorial High School, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 387, 11% below the 436 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 14.1:1 to 11.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Capitol Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
977,290
Census ACS
Median income
$93,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
137,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Granby School District
- Granby Memorial High SchoolHigh · 564 students
- Wells Road Intermediate SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Kelly Lane Primary SchoolElementary · 353 students
Other schools in Granby
- Granby Memorial High SchoolHigh · 564 students
- Wells Road Intermediate SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Kelly Lane Primary SchoolElementary · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Granby Memorial High School0.1 mi · 564
- Kelly Lane Primary School1.1 mi · 353
- Wells Road Intermediate School2.2 mi · 384
- R. Dudley Seymour School2.3 mi · 191
- Allgrove School3.3 mi · 215
- Tariffville School3.7 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About Granby Memorial Middle SchoolHow many students attend Granby Memorial Middle School?
Granby Memorial Middle School enrolls approximately 387 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Granby Memorial Middle School serve?
Granby Memorial Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Granby Memorial Middle School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Granby Memorial Middle School.
How diverse is Granby Memorial Middle School?
Granby Memorial Middle School reports a student body of 79% White, 7% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Granby Memorial Middle School?
Granby Memorial Middle School is overseen by Granby School District in Capitol Planning Region.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.