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Old Saybrook Middle School

60 Sheffield St., Old Saybrook, CT 06475 · (860) 395-3168 · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Connecticut public middle schools
  • 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
307
Middle
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 521
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.8:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
77 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 56922%
Grade 68628%
Grade 76922%
Grade 88327%
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
22975%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
5217%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 32% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
145%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
103%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
15450%
Female
15350%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Old Saybrook Middle School→Old Saybrook Senior High School
Feeds from
Kathleen E. Goodwin SchoolPK–04
Based on grade levels within Old Saybrook School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
73.6%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
62.8%
CT avg 45.9%

What 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.

Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Schools most like Old Saybrook Middle School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Old Saybrook Middle School this school30725.1%N/A
East Shore Middle School
Milford
33927.7%N/A
Woodbury Middle School
Woodbury
30025.3%N/A
Capt. Nathan Hale School
Coventry
36327.8%N/A
North Branford Intermediate School
North Branford
35223.9%N/A
Stonington Middle School
Pawcatuck
36628.1%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 Old Saybrook Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ConnecticutIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
307
-23 (-7%) vs 2020
-47% since 2000-01, when it was 574
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 7.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2530735.88.6:125% (77)
2023-2430138.17.9:128% (83)
2022-2331742.67.4:126% (84)
2020-21330447.5:125% (83)
2017-1845055.28.2:115% (67)
2015-165214810.8:118% (96)
2010-115824812.1:113% (76)
2000-015744612.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Old Saybrook Middle School.

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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Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at a glance

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Population
175,822
Census ACS
Median income
$104,428
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
19,075 students

Quick facts

School name
Old Saybrook Middle School
District
Old Saybrook School District
Address
60 Sheffield St., Old Saybrook, CT 06475
Phone
(860) 395-3168
County
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
307
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
8.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
77 (25%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
090318000007
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Old Saybrook Middle School
How many students attend Old Saybrook Middle School?
Old Saybrook Middle School enrolls approximately 307 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Old Saybrook Middle School serve?
Old Saybrook Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Old Saybrook Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Old Saybrook Middle School is approximately 8.6:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Old Saybrook Middle School?
Old Saybrook Middle School reports a student body of 75% White, 17% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Old Saybrook Middle School?
Old Saybrook Middle School is overseen by Old Saybrook School District in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.
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