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If you could change one rule at Sedgwick Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
874
Middle
DISTRICT 673 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST HARTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090492001021
Sedgwick Middle School
128 Sedgwick Rd., West Hartford, CT 06107 · (860) 570-6500 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL874 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Connecticut public middle schools
- BTest 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
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
284 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 44%
Community
6
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 303 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 260 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 311 | 36% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 67% · US 70%
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
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
62.2%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
56.7%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 Sedgwick Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick Middle School this school | 874 | 32.5% | N/A |
| King Philip Middle School West Hartford | 820 | 27.0% | N/A |
| Bethel Middle School Bethel | 758 | 33.6% | N/A |
| John Wallace Middle School Newington | 610 | 35.7% | N/A |
| Hillcrest Middle School Trumbull | 792 | 22.1% | N/A |
| Madison Middle School Trumbull | 857 | 20.2% | 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 Sedgwick Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #64 of 174 | #23 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #69 of 173 | #26 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 874 | #14 of 181 | #5 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #101 of 169 | #25 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #26 of 169 | #13 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.5% | #96 of 180 | #27 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #114 of 133 | #33 of 39 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
874
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 841
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 874 | 76.4 | 11.4:1 | 32% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 876 | 73.6 | 11.9:1 | 32% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 866 | 78.7 | 11.0:1 | 28% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 866 | 73 | 11.9:1 | 32% (276) |
| 2017-18 | 905 | 78.5 | 11.5:1 | 25% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 861 | 73 | 11.8:1 | 26% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 924 | 73 | 12.7:1 | 24% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 1,026 | 77 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 841 | 67 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sedgwick Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (905 to 874); teachers down 3% (78.5 to 76.4).
About Sedgwick Middle School
Sedgwick Middle School is a middle-grades school in West Hartford, Connecticut, reachable at (860) 570-6500. The school counted 874 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That is 68% bigger than the average of about 521 students for middle schools in Connecticut.
Sedgwick Middle School falls under West Hartford School District, which has 16 schools enrolling 8,875 students.
The largest group at Sedgwick Middle School is White students, at 52%. Enrollment also includes 24% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Capitol Planning Region, the White share is about 64%. The diversity index for Sedgwick Middle School is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 11.4:1 is based on 76.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Connecticut is about 11.3:1. In all, 32% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Capitol Planning Region average 43%.
Among Connecticut public middle schools, Sedgwick Middle School outscored 60%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Capitol Planning Region show that the median household earns about $93,394 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Capitol Planning Region, 286 public schools serve about 137,047 students.
Of the public schools around it, Sedgwick Middle School is closest to Duffy School, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Sedgwick Middle School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 866 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 874.
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Capitol Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
977,290
Census ACS
Median income
$93,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
137,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Hartford School District
- Conard High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- King Philip Middle SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- Duffy SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Charter Oak International AcademyElementary · 486 students
- Aiken SchoolElementary · 408 students
Other schools in West Hartford
- Conard High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- King Philip Middle SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- Duffy SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Charter Oak International AcademyElementary · 486 students
- University of Hartford Magnet SchoolElementary · 477 students
Nearby schools
- Duffy School0.3 mi · 489
- Braeburn School0.7 mi · 347
- Webster Hill School0.9 mi · 332
- Conard High School1.1 mi · 1,380
- Smith School1.6 mi · 342
- Morley School1.7 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Sedgwick Middle SchoolHow many students attend Sedgwick Middle School?
Sedgwick Middle School enrolls approximately 874 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sedgwick Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sedgwick Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Sedgwick Middle School have?
Sedgwick Middle School employs 76 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Sedgwick Middle School?
Student demographics at Sedgwick Middle School are roughly 52% White, 24% Hispanic, 7% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Sedgwick Middle School?
Sedgwick Middle School is overseen by West Hartford School District in Capitol Planning Region.
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