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Enrollment
443
Middle
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUFFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090447000902
Suffield Middle School
350 Mountain Rd., Suffield, CT 06078 · (860) 668-3820 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
71 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 | 146 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 141 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 156 | 35% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Suffield Middle School→Suffield High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Suffield School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
65.2%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
66.6%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 Suffield Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suffield Middle School this school | 443 | 16.0% | N/A |
| Tolland Middle School Tolland | 468 | 17.1% | N/A |
| E. C. Adams Middle School Guilford | 478 | 14.4% | N/A |
| Rochambeau Middle School Southbury | 412 | 12.9% | N/A |
| A. Baldwin Middle School Guilford | 463 | 14.7% | N/A |
| Oxford Middle School Oxford | 371 | 18.3% | 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 Suffield Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #32 of 174 | #11 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #63 of 173 | #23 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #108 of 181 | #29 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #77 of 169 | #17 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #150 of 169 | #45 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.0% | #158 of 180 | #48 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #52 of 133 | #14 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
443
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 443 | 40.5 | 10.9:1 | 16% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 41 | 10.6:1 | 17% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 47 | 9.5:1 | 16% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 47 | 9.3:1 | 17% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 54 | 9.6:1 | 11% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 55 | 10.2:1 | 11% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 600 | 52 | 11.5:1 | 10% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 687 | 52 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 500 | 35 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Suffield Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (520 to 443); teachers down 25% (54 to 40.5).
About Suffield Middle School
Suffield Middle School is one of the public schools in Suffield, Connecticut. It is a mid-sized middle school. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 443 students enrolled.
District-wide, Suffield School District has 4 schools and 2,011 students.
Suffield Middle School is 83% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% Asian. In Capitol Planning Region overall, about 64% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 30%.
A staff of 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 10.9:1. The ratio is within a point of the 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 16%. That is 27 points below the 43% average for public schools in Capitol Planning Region.
The school's county is Capitol Planning Region. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $93,394 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Capitol Planning Region number 286, with about 137,047 students.
Suffield Middle School is about 0.2 miles from McAlister Intermediate School, its nearest public school. Suffield Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES assigns Suffield Middle School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (436) to 2024-25 (443). The ratio of students to teachers went from 9.3:1 to 10.9:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Suffield Middle School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Suffield School District
- Suffield High SchoolHigh · 641 students
- McAlister Intermediate SchoolElementary · 472 students
- A. Ward Spaulding SchoolElementary · 455 students
Other schools in Suffield
- McAlister Intermediate SchoolElementary · 472 students
- A. Ward Spaulding SchoolElementary · 455 students
Nearby schools
- McAlister Intermediate School0.2 mi · 472
- A. Ward Spaulding School1.2 mi · 455
- Suffield High School1.5 mi · 641
- North Street School3.4 mi · 396
- Enfield High School3.4 mi · 1,426
- Enfield Street School3.6 mi · 226
Frequently asked questions
About Suffield Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Suffield Middle School?
Suffield Middle School enrolls approximately 443 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Suffield Middle School serve?
Suffield Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Suffield Middle School have?
Suffield Middle School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Suffield Middle School?
At Suffield Middle School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian.
Is Suffield Middle School public or private?
Suffield Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Suffield School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.