Smith Middle School

Smith Middle School is a 6-8 campus of sprawling scale in Glastonbury, Connecticut, overseen by Glastonbury School District, enrolling 875 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 68% above the state mean of about 521.

Smith Middle School is one of 8 schools operated by Glastonbury School District, a district that instructs 5,514 students overall.

On demographics, Smith Middle School records that White students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school logs 16% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 14% of students at Smith Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Capitol Planning Region's rate of about 43%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Capitol Planning Region) reports that median household income runs about $93,394, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Capitol Planning Region's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), Smith Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Hebron Avenue School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Smith Middle School has declined 11%, going from 981 students in 2018 to 875 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 75% to 61% over that span.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Smith Middle School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.