Suffield Middle School

Suffield Middle School, an average-sized middle school in Suffield, Connecticut, overseen by Suffield School District, caters to 443 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Within Suffield School District, which oversees 4 schools and 2,011 students, Suffield Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Suffield Middle School lists that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Capitol Planning Region's rate of about 43%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Capitol Planning Region) logs that the typical household earns roughly $93,394 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Capitol Planning Region's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), Suffield Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is McAlister Intermediate School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Suffield Middle School's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 520 (now 443). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Suffield Middle School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.