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Enrollment
519
Middle
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090258000035
Leonard J. Tyl Middle School
166 Chesterfield Rd., Oakdale, CT 06370 · (860) 848-2822 · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL519 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Connecticut public middle schools
- CTest 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
11.6:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
241 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 160 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 156 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 203 | 39% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Leonard J. Tyl Middle School→Montville High School
Based on grade levels within Montville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
46.2%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
38.0%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 Leonard J. Tyl Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard J. Tyl Middle School this school | 519 | 46.4% | N/A |
| Seymour Middle School Seymour | 494 | 51.6% | N/A |
| Middle School of Plainville Plainville | 535 | 47.1% | N/A |
| West Shore Middle School Milford | 394 | 39.6% | N/A |
| Francis Walsh Intermediate School Branford | 775 | 42.5% | N/A |
| Intermediate School Shelton | 714 | 38.2% | 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 Leonard J. Tyl Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #114 of 174 | #7 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #119 of 173 | #9 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 519 | #87 of 181 | #8 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #108 of 169 | #9 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #34 of 169 | #4 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.4% | #71 of 180 | #9 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #129 of 133 | #8 of 8 |
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
519
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 741
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 519 | 44.9 | 11.6:1 | 46% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 44.9 | 11.4:1 | 48% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 44.6 | 11.4:1 | 46% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 47 | 10.8:1 | 44% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 52.5 | 10.0:1 | 37% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 50 | 11.0:1 | 37% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 642 | 55 | 11.7:1 | 27% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 741 | 62 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leonard J. Tyl Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (524 to 519); teachers down 15% (52.5 to 44.9).
About Leonard J. Tyl Middle School
Leonard J. Tyl Middle School is one of the public schools in Oakdale, Connecticut. It is a mid-sized middle-grades school. The school has 519 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8.
Leonard J. Tyl Middle School is one school in Montville School District, a system of 5 schools with 1,882 students.
About 56% of the student body at Leonard J. Tyl Middle School is White. Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 7% Black, and 6% Asian. County-wide, 74% of Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region residents are White. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Leonard J. Tyl Middle School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 44.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.6:1. The 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 46%.
Leonard J. Tyl Middle School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 33% of Connecticut public middle schools.
In Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, median household income comes to about $86,586, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 88, with about 36,605 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Montville High School, is the closest to Leonard J. Tyl Middle School. Leonard J. Tyl Middle School has 6 other public schools within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, Leonard J. Tyl Middle School enrolled 506 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 519.
People who know Leonard J. Tyl Middle School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
279,971
Census ACS
Median income
$86,586
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
36,605 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montville School District
- Montville High SchoolHigh · 491 students
- Mohegan SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Dr. Charles E. Murphy SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Oakdale SchoolElementary · 271 students
Other schools in Oakdale
- Montville High SchoolHigh · 491 students
- Dr. Charles E. Murphy SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Oakdale SchoolElementary · 271 students
Nearby schools
- Montville High School0.3 mi · 491
- Dr. Charles E. Murphy School1.6 mi · 296
- Oakdale School1.7 mi · 271
- Mohegan School4.1 mi · 305
- Quaker Hill Elementary School4.6 mi · 331
- Thomas W. Mahan School4.8 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About Leonard J. Tyl Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Leonard J. Tyl Middle School?
Leonard J. Tyl Middle School enrolls approximately 519 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Leonard J. Tyl Middle School serve?
Leonard J. Tyl Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Leonard J. Tyl Middle School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Leonard J. Tyl Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Leonard J. Tyl Middle School?
At Leonard J. Tyl Middle School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Leonard J. Tyl Middle School in?
Leonard J. Tyl Middle School is part of Montville School District.
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