Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School

Set in Southington, Connecticut, Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School is a medium-sized middle school, one of the schools within Southington School District. It enrolls 671 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 29% larger than the state mean of about 521.

Southington School District comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 6,000 students; Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School records that 72% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Capitol Planning Region's rate of about 43%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Capitol Planning Region indicate the typical household earns roughly $93,394 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Capitol Planning Region's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wrinn Integrated Preschool - HES, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School has edged down 12%, going from 765 students in 2018 to 671 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 83% to 72% over that span.

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