James H. Moran Middle School

James H. Moran Middle School operates as a medium-sized middle-grades school in Wallingford, Connecticut, operated by Wallingford School District. Current enrollment sits at 531 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Across the 12 schools in Wallingford School District (5,087 students total), James H. Moran Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, James H. Moran Middle School shows that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. Roughly 35% of students at James H. Moran Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for South Central Connecticut Planning Region shows median household earnings sit near $88,197, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across South Central Connecticut Planning Region's 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), James H. Moran Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mark T. Sheehan High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around James H. Moran Middle School.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at James H. Moran Middle School has ticked down 16%, going from 635 students in 2018 to 531 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 72% to 68% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

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