Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School

Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School is a modestly sized 6-8 campus in Old Lyme, Connecticut, overseen by Regional School District 18. The school caters to 271 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 48% below the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 521 students.

Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School is one of 5 schools operated by Regional School District 18, a district that works with 1,278 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Beyond that, the school logs 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.3:1, putting Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (around 32%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region put median household earnings sit near $104,428, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School is one of 57 public schools in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 19,075 students).

Nearest neighbor: Center School, around 0.1 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 302 (now 271). The White share of enrollment declined from 91% to 86% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.