Old Saybrook Middle School
- A-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 69 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 27% |
School pathway
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Schools most like Old Saybrook Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Saybrook Middle School this school | 307 | 25.1% | N/A |
| East Shore Middle School Milford | 339 | 27.7% | N/A |
| Woodbury Middle School Woodbury | 300 | 25.3% | N/A |
| Capt. Nathan Hale School Coventry | 363 | 27.8% | N/A |
| North Branford Intermediate School North Branford | 352 | 23.9% | N/A |
| Stonington Middle School Pawcatuck | 366 | 28.1% | N/A |
Where Old Saybrook Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #46 of 174 | #4 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #29 of 173 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #148 of 181 | #8 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #7 of 169 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #120 of 169 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.1% | #123 of 180 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.8% | #6 of 133 | #4 of 10 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 307 | 35.8 | 8.6:1 | 25% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 38.1 | 7.9:1 | 28% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 42.6 | 7.4:1 | 26% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 44 | 7.5:1 | 25% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 55.2 | 8.2:1 | 15% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 48 | 10.8:1 | 18% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 582 | 48 | 12.1:1 | 13% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 574 | 46 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (450 to 307); teachers down 35% (55.2 to 35.8).
About Old Saybrook Middle School
Old Saybrook Middle School is a middle-grades school with a street address in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. The school reports 307 students in grades 5 through 8. The school's enrollment is 41% smaller than the 521 average for middle schools in Connecticut.
Old Saybrook School District, which runs Old Saybrook Middle School, has 3 schools and 1,028 students.
Roughly 75% of students at Old Saybrook Middle School are White. The rest of enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1 at Old Saybrook Middle School, with 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, middle schools in Connecticut have 11.3:1, compared with 8.6:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 25% of enrollment.
allk12 grades Old Saybrook Middle School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Connecticut public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Across Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, the median household income is $104,428, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has 57 public schools and roughly 19,075 students.
Kathleen E. Goodwin School is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
For locale, NCES codes Old Saybrook Middle School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Old Saybrook Middle School dropped 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 330 to 307 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 7.5:1 to 8.6:1.
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