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If you had an hour of school board time for Haddam-Killingworth Middle School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
423
Middle
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 17·NCES 090353901201
Haddam-Killingworth Middle School
451 Route 81, Killingworth, CT 06419 · (860) 663-1241 · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Connecticut public middle schools
- A-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
11.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
66 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 44%
Community
5
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 | 136 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 132 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 155 | 37% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Haddam-Killingworth Middle School→Haddam-Killingworth High School
Based on grade levels within Regional School District 17. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
72.8%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
63.7%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 Haddam-Killingworth Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haddam-Killingworth Middle School this school | 423 | 15.6% | N/A |
| E. C. Adams Middle School Guilford | 478 | 14.4% | N/A |
| RHAM Middle School Hebron | 352 | 20.2% | N/A |
| John Read Middle School Redding | 381 | 11.3% | N/A |
| Suffield Middle School Suffield | 443 | 16.0% | N/A |
| Frank Ward Strong School Durham | 319 | 17.2% | 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 Haddam-Killingworth Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #41 of 174 | #3 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #33 of 173 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #111 of 181 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #89 of 169 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.6% | #169 of 169 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.6% | #159 of 180 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.2% | #4 of 133 | #3 of 10 |
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
423
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 310
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 423 | 37.5 | 11.3:1 | 16% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 39.2 | 10.1:1 | 11% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 40.7 | 9.8:1 | 12% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 34 | 12.7:1 | 12% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 663 | 58.5 | 11.3:1 | 7% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 746 | 60 | 12.4:1 | 10% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 798 | 61 | 13.1:1 | 8% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 33 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 310 | 25 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Haddam-Killingworth Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (663 to 423); teachers down 36% (58.5 to 37.5).
About Haddam-Killingworth Middle School
Haddam-Killingworth Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school in Killingworth, Connecticut, (ZIP code 06419). The school's enrollment of 423 students covers grades 6 through 8.
Regional School District 17 runs 5 schools with a combined 1,704 students. Haddam-Killingworth Middle School is one of them.
About 89% of the student body at Haddam-Killingworth Middle School is White. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 81% White among all Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region residents. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.3:1. For comparison, middle schools in Connecticut average 11.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 16%. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is 16 points.
allk12 grades Haddam-Killingworth Middle School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Connecticut public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Among Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region residents, the median household income is $104,428, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Haddam-Killingworth Middle School is one of 57 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Haddam-Killingworth Intermediate School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Haddam-Killingworth Middle School is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 433 in 2020-21, 423 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.3:1.
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Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
175,822
Census ACS
Median income
$104,428
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
19,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Regional School District 17
- Haddam-Killingworth High SchoolHigh · 466 students
- Haddam-Killingworth Intermediate SchoolElementary · 280 students
- Burr District Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Killingworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 257 students
Other schools in Killingworth
- Haddam-Killingworth Intermediate SchoolElementary · 280 students
Nearby schools
- Haddam-Killingworth Intermediate School0.0 mi · 280
- Killingworth Elementary School0.8 mi · 257
- Dr. Robert H. Brown Intermediate School4.2 mi · 361
- Burr District Elementary School4.3 mi · 278
- Kathleen H. Ryerson Elementary School4.3 mi · 314
- Haddam-Killingworth High School5.6 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Haddam-Killingworth Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Haddam-Killingworth Middle School?
Haddam-Killingworth Middle School enrolls approximately 423 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Haddam-Killingworth Middle School serve?
Haddam-Killingworth Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Haddam-Killingworth Middle School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Haddam-Killingworth Middle School.
How diverse is Haddam-Killingworth Middle School?
Haddam-Killingworth Middle School reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Haddam-Killingworth Middle School public or private?
Haddam-Killingworth Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Regional School District 17.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.