Long River Middle School

Long River Middle School is one of the compact junior highs in Prospect, Connecticut, run under Regional School District 16, with 434 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Regional School District 16 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,890 students; Long River Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Long River Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 79%. Beyond that, the school lists 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

On the resource side, The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's rate of about 52%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region put median household income runs about $86,191, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region runs 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students), of which Long River Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Prospect Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Long River Middle School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Long River Middle School's enrollment has declined 22% since 2018, when it stood at 556 (now 434). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 88% to 79% over that span.

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