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What's the one class at Harborside Middle School every student should take?
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Enrollment
400
Middle
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090252000468
Harborside Middle School
175 High St., Milford, CT 06460 · (203) 783-3523 · South Central Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Connecticut public middle schools
- BTest 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
9.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
112 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 44%
Community
6
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 | 124 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 158 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 118 | 30% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
58.2%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 Harborside Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harborside Middle School this school | 400 | 28.0% | N/A |
| Mansfield Middle School Storrs | 414 | 31.6% | N/A |
| Cromwell Middle School Cromwell | 448 | 28.8% | N/A |
| East Shore Middle School Milford | 339 | 27.7% | N/A |
| Silas Deane Middle School Wethersfield | 546 | 28.4% | N/A |
| Tomlinson Middle School Fairfield | 584 | 30.3% | 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 Harborside Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In South Central Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #58 of 174 | #4 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #71 of 173 | #5 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #118 of 181 | #15 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #23 of 169 | #4 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #72 of 169 | #10 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.0% | #108 of 180 | #13 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #39 of 133 | #6 of 17 |
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
400
-29 (-7%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 400 | 41 | 9.8:1 | 28% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 42.2 | 9.4:1 | 28% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 43.4 | 9.3:1 | 23% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 44 | 9.8:1 | 19% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 44.1 | 10.9:1 | 14% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 44 | 12.2:1 | 13% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 611 | 50 | 12.2:1 | 12% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 615 | 52 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 28 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harborside Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (481 to 400); teachers down 7% (44.1 to 41).
About Harborside Middle School
Milford, Connecticut, is home to Harborside Middle School, a small middle school. The school counts 400 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 23% smaller than the 521 average for middle schools in Connecticut.
Harborside Middle School is part of Milford School District, where 13 schools serve 5,110 students.
White students are the majority at Harborside Middle School, with 64% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 18% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 62% White share among all South Central Connecticut Planning Region residents. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 41 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 9.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut. Eligible students account for 28% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, the average is 51%.
allk12 grades Harborside Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with Connecticut public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
County data help place the school in context: in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, the median household income is $88,197, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 152 public schools and roughly 72,909 students.
The next-closest public school is Mathewson School, about 1.0 miles away. Harborside Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment decrease, from 429 in 2020-21 to 400 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
South Central Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
570,598
Census ACS
Median income
$88,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
152
72,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Milford School District
- Jonathan Law High SchoolHigh · 776 students
- Joseph A. Foran High SchoolHigh · 727 students
- Orange Avenue SchoolElementary · 414 students
- West Shore Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
- Orchard Hills SchoolElementary · 350 students
- East Shore Middle SchoolMiddle · 339 students
Other schools in Milford
- Jonathan Law High SchoolHigh · 776 students
- Platt Technical High SchoolHigh · 749 students
- Joseph A. Foran High SchoolHigh · 727 students
- Orange Avenue SchoolElementary · 414 students
- West Shore Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
- Orchard Hills SchoolElementary · 350 students
Nearby schools
- Mathewson School1.0 mi · 327
- Orange Avenue School1.1 mi · 414
- Meadowside School1.1 mi · 276
- J. F. Kennedy School1.6 mi · 295
- Pumpkin Delight School1.6 mi · 271
- Calf Pen Meadow School1.8 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Harborside Middle SchoolHow many students attend Harborside Middle School?
Harborside Middle School enrolls approximately 400 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Harborside Middle School serve?
Harborside Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Harborside Middle School?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Harborside Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Harborside Middle School?
Student demographics at Harborside Middle School are roughly 64% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Harborside Middle School public or private?
Harborside Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Milford School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.