Enrollment
335
Middle
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOMERS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090414000818
Mabelle B. Avery Middle School
1 Vision Boulevard, Somers, CT 06071 · (860) 749-2270 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Connecticut public middle schools
- B-Test 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
11.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
23 students
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 44%
Community
0
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 | 111 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 115 | 34% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Mabelle B. Avery Middle School→Somers High School
Feeds from
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CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
57.7%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
45.7%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 Mabelle B. Avery Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mabelle B. Avery Middle School this school | 335 | 6.9% | N/A |
| John Read Middle School Redding | 381 | 11.3% | N/A |
| Frank Ward Strong School Durham | 319 | 17.2% | N/A |
| Haddam-Killingworth Middle School Killingworth | 423 | 15.6% | N/A |
| Rochambeau Middle School Southbury | 412 | 12.9% | N/A |
| Memorial Middle School Middlebury | 420 | 11.4% | 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 Mabelle B. Avery Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #94 of 174 | #31 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #84 of 173 | #31 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #138 of 181 | #35 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #92 of 169 | #22 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #160 of 169 | #49 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.9% | #173 of 180 | #53 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #99 of 133 | #32 of 39 |
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
335
+48 (+17%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 335 | 29.6 | 11.3:1 | 7% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 28.6 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 28.8 | 10.6:1 | 8% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 29 | 9.9:1 | 10% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 29 | 12.3:1 | 11% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 6% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 29 | 13.3:1 | 6% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | 30 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 527 | 40 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mabelle B. Avery Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (358 to 335); teachers up 2% (29 to 29.6).
About Mabelle B. Avery Middle School
The public middle school Mabelle B. Avery Middle School is located in Somers, Connecticut. In all, 335 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. The school is 36% below the average for middle schools in Connecticut.
The district, Somers School District, has 1,339 students enrolled across 3 schools.
Of every 100 students at Mabelle B. Avery Middle School, about 85 are White. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic and 3% Black. Census figures show Capitol Planning Region is about 64% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 27, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mabelle B. Avery Middle School, giving a ratio of 11.3:1. The 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut is close to this figure. A total of 23 students, or 7%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 43% average among public schools in Capitol Planning Region.
On the allk12 Grade, Mabelle B. Avery Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 48% of Connecticut public middle schools.
Census data for Capitol Planning Region show the median household earns about $93,394 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Capitol Planning Region number 286, with about 137,047 students.
Somers Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Mabelle B. Avery Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Mabelle B. Avery Middle School holds 5 other public schools.
Locale data from NCES put Mabelle B. Avery Middle School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
From 287 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 335 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 9.9:1 to 11.3:1.
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Capitol Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
977,290
Census ACS
Median income
$93,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
137,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Somers School District
- Somers Elementary SchoolElementary · 645 students
- Somers High SchoolHigh · 359 students
Other schools in Somers
- Somers Elementary SchoolElementary · 645 students
- Somers High SchoolHigh · 359 students
Nearby schools
- Somers Elementary School0.2 mi · 645
- Somers High School0.2 mi · 359
- Hazardville Memorial School4.1 mi · 298
- Ellington High School4.9 mi · 701
- Eli Whitney School4.9 mi · 346
- Mountain View5.1 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About Mabelle B. Avery Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mabelle B. Avery Middle School?
Mabelle B. Avery Middle School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades 06-08.
Is Mabelle B. Avery Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mabelle B. Avery Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Mabelle B. Avery Middle School have?
Mabelle B. Avery Middle School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Mabelle B. Avery Middle School?
Student demographics at Mabelle B. Avery Middle School are roughly 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Mabelle B. Avery Middle School public or private?
Mabelle B. Avery Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Somers School District.
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