Griswold Middle School

Griswold Middle School operates as a mid-tier 6-8 campus in Griswold, Connecticut, one of the schools within Griswold School District. Current enrollment sits at 529 students spanning grades 5 through 8.

Griswold Middle School is one of 4 schools operated by Griswold School District, a district that hosts 1,809 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Griswold Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school logs 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. Compared to Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region put the typical household earns roughly $86,586 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,605 students), Griswold Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Griswold High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Griswold Middle School has showed little movement, going from 519 students in 2018 to 529 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 80% to 74%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.