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Alumni: what's one memory from James H. Moran Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
531
Middle
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLINGFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090474000954
James H. Moran Middle School
141 Hope Hill Road, Wallingford, CT 06492 · (203) 741-2900 · South Central Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Connecticut public middle schools
- C+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
9.7:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
184 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 179 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 164 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 188 | 35% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
47.7%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
38.7%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 James H. Moran Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James H. Moran Middle School this school | 531 | 34.7% | N/A |
| Dag Hammarskjold Middle School Wallingford | 593 | 35.4% | N/A |
| Clark Lane Middle School Waterford | 529 | 33.8% | N/A |
| Tyrrell Middle School Wolcott | 498 | 35.7% | N/A |
| Silas Deane Middle School Wethersfield | 546 | 28.4% | N/A |
| Ledyard Middle School Gales Ferry | 535 | 28.6% | 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 James H. Moran Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In South Central Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #113 of 174 | #13 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #114 of 173 | #13 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #84 of 181 | #11 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #21 of 169 | #3 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #92 of 169 | #16 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.7% | #89 of 180 | #12 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #42 of 133 | #7 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
531
-66 (-11%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 632
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 531 | 55 | 9.7:1 | 35% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 56.5 | 9.3:1 | 33% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 60.8 | 9.5:1 | 31% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 53 | 11.3:1 | 33% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 59.2 | 10.7:1 | 21% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 696 | 54 | 12.9:1 | 19% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 813 | 63 | 12.9:1 | 11% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 858 | 60 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 632 | 43 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James H. Moran Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (635 to 531); teachers down 7% (59.2 to 55).
About James H. Moran Middle School
Among the schools in Wallingford, Connecticut, is James H. Moran Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 531 students.
James H. Moran Middle School is one school in Wallingford School District, a system of 12 schools with 5,087 students.
The student body at James H. Moran Middle School is 68% White. The school is also 23% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
Its ratio of 9.7:1 is based on 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Connecticut average 11.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 35%. For comparison, public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region average 51%.
On the allk12 Grade, James H. Moran Middle School lands at C+, ahead of 35% of Connecticut public middle schools.
Looking at the county, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, median household income comes to about $88,197, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 152, with about 72,909 students.
James H. Moran Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Mark T. Sheehan High School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, James H. Moran Middle School had a net loss of 66 students, or 11%. The school's ratio dropped from 11.3:1 to 9.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Wallingford School District
- Lyman Hall High SchoolHigh · 936 students
- Mark T. Sheehan High SchoolHigh · 673 students
- Dag Hammarskjold Middle SchoolMiddle · 593 students
- Cook Hill SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Moses Y. Beach SchoolElementary · 326 students
- Evarts C. Stevens SchoolElementary · 301 students
Other schools in Wallingford
- Lyman Hall High SchoolHigh · 936 students
- Mark T. Sheehan High SchoolHigh · 673 students
- Dag Hammarskjold Middle SchoolMiddle · 593 students
- Cook Hill SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Moses Y. Beach SchoolElementary · 326 students
- Evarts C. Stevens SchoolElementary · 301 students
Nearby schools
- Mark T. Sheehan High School0.2 mi · 673
- Highland School0.5 mi · 292
- Mary G. Fritz Elementary School of Yalesville0.6 mi · 265
- Parker Farms School0.7 mi · 268
- Moses Y. Beach School1.9 mi · 326
- Hanover School2.4 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About James H. Moran Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at James H. Moran Middle School?
James H. Moran Middle School enrolls approximately 531 students in grades 06-08.
Is James H. Moran Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
James H. Moran Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James H. Moran Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at James H. Moran Middle School is approximately 9.7:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at James H. Moran Middle School?
At James H. Moran Middle School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees James H. Moran Middle School?
James H. Moran Middle School is overseen by Wallingford School District in South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
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