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What's the biggest difference between Smith Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
875
Middle
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLASTONBURY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090162000282
Smith Middle School
216 Addison Rd., Glastonbury, CT 06033 · (860) 652-7040 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL875 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Connecticut public middle schools
- ATest 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
13.1:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
121 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 7 | 439 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 435 | 50% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Smith Middle School→Glastonbury High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Glastonbury School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
74.9%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
71.4%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 Smith Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Middle School this school | 875 | 13.8% | N/A |
| Eastern Middle School Riverside | 797 | 5.9% | N/A |
| Gideon Welles School Glastonbury | 551 | 13.2% | N/A |
| Middlebrook School Wilton | 852 | 7.7% | 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 Smith Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #21 of 174 | #5 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #25 of 173 | #10 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 875 | #13 of 181 | #4 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #150 of 169 | #45 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #53 of 169 | #20 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.8% | #162 of 180 | #49 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #73 of 133 | #19 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
875
-35 (-4%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 693
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 875 | 66.7 | 13.1:1 | 14% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 841 | 66.8 | 12.6:1 | 13% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 853 | 77.8 | 11.0:1 | 15% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 910 | 67 | 13.6:1 | 13% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 981 | 73.7 | 13.3:1 | 9% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 1,036 | 79 | 13.1:1 | 9% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 1,113 | 71 | 15.7:1 | 7% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 939 | 72 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 693 | 54 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smith Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (981 to 875); teachers down 9% (73.7 to 66.7).
About Smith Middle School
Smith Middle School is a large middle school in Glastonbury, Connecticut, one of the schools in Glastonbury School District. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 875 students enrolled. That is 68% above the average of about 521 students for middle schools in Connecticut.
Glastonbury School District runs 8 schools with a combined 5,514 students. Smith Middle School is one of them.
White students are 61% of those enrolled at Smith Middle School. Next come 16% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is in line with Capitol Planning Region, where about 64% of residents are White. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Smith Middle School are from different groups.
With 66.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.1:1. The average for middle schools in Connecticut is 11.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Smith Middle School, 14% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 43% for public schools in Capitol Planning Region.
Among Connecticut public middle schools, Smith Middle School outscored 89%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
In Capitol Planning Region, the median household earns about $93,394 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Capitol Planning Region, 286 public schools serve about 137,047 students.
About 1.1 miles separate Smith Middle School from the closest public school, Hebron Avenue School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Smith Middle School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Glastonbury School District
- Glastonbury High SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Gideon Welles SchoolMiddle · 551 students
- Nayaug Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
- Buttonball Lane SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Hebron Avenue SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Hopewell SchoolElementary · 458 students
Other schools in Glastonbury
- Glastonbury High SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Gideon Welles SchoolMiddle · 551 students
- Buttonball Lane SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Hebron Avenue SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Glastonbury/East Hartford Magnet SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Naubuc SchoolElementary · 441 students
Other Smith Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Smith Middle. Smith Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- Smith Middle SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 1,091 students
- Smith MiddleChapel Hill, NC · 763 students
- Smith Middle SchoolTROY, MI · 599 students
- Smith Middle SchoolBEAUMONT, TX · 532 students
- Smith Middle SchoolDEARBORN, MI · 525 students
Nearby schools
- Hebron Avenue School1.1 mi · 458
- Dr. Thomas S. O'Connell School1.1 mi · 519
- Glastonbury/East Hartford Magnet School1.4 mi · 456
- Governor William Pitkin School1.5 mi · 345
- Naubuc School1.7 mi · 441
- Glastonbury High School1.8 mi · 1,737
Frequently asked questions
About Smith Middle SchoolHow many students attend Smith Middle School?
Smith Middle School enrolls approximately 875 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Smith Middle School serve?
Smith Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Smith Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Smith Middle School is approximately 13.1:1 (67 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Smith Middle School?
At Smith Middle School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 16% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Smith Middle School in?
Smith Middle School is part of Glastonbury School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.