Long River Middle School

Among the schools in Prospect, Connecticut, is Long River Middle School, a low-enrollment middle-grades school. A federal count lists 434 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8.

Regional School District 16 counts 4 schools and 1,890 students, including Long River Middle School.

At 79%, White students outnumber all other groups at Long River Middle School combined. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 64% of Naugatuck Valley Planning Region residents are White. By the diversity index, Long River Middle School comes in at 36%.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.1:1, with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Connecticut average about 11.3:1, a similar figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Long River Middle School is 30%. That rate is below the 52% average among public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.

Long River Middle School is located in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, where median household income is about $86,191, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Long River Middle School is one of 121 public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, which together enroll about 59,861 students.

Prospect Elementary School is the public school closest to Long River Middle School, about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

The student count in 2024-25 was 434, 12% below the 492 of 2020-21.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Long River Middle School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.