MacDonough School

MacDonough School is an elementary-level community of modestly sized scale in Middletown, Connecticut, run under Middletown School District, works with 218 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so MacDonough School sits 42% leaner than that benchmark.

MacDonough School is one of 10 schools operated by Middletown School District, a district that works with 4,263 students overall.

Looking at the student body, MacDonough School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% White, 23% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 8% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 72% of students at MacDonough School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region shows median household income runs about $104,428, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,075 students), MacDonough School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Spencer School, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 233 students in 2018 compared to 218 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 30% to 41%.

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