Old Saybrook Middle School

Set in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, Old Saybrook Middle School is a tight-knit 6-8 campus, part of Old Saybrook School District. It educates 307 students across grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 521 students each, so Old Saybrook Middle School sits 41% below that benchmark.

Old Saybrook Middle School is one of 3 schools operated by Old Saybrook School District, a district that caters to 1,028 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Old Saybrook Middle School records that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 17% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.3:1, putting Old Saybrook Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region indicate median household income runs about $104,428, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,075 students), of which Old Saybrook Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Kathleen E. Goodwin School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Old Saybrook Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 32%: 450 students in 2018 compared to 307 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 85% to 75% over that span.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.