McDonough Middle School

McDonough Middle School is a junior high of close-knit scale in Hartford, Connecticut, one of the schools within Hartford School District, works with 301 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 521 students each, so McDonough Middle School sits 42% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 41 schools in Hartford School District (15,754 students total), McDonough Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, McDonough Middle School shows that 81% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder comes out to 10% Black, 6% White. The wider county runs roughly 18% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Capitol Planning Region put median household earnings sit near $93,394, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. McDonough Middle School is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students).

Expeditionary Learning Academy at Moylan School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McDonough Middle School has edged up 27%, going from 237 students in 2018 to 301 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 87% to 81% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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