Sunset Ridge Middle School

Sunset Ridge Middle School is one of the small middle-grades schools in East Hartford, Connecticut, overseen by East Hartford School District, with 334 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 521 students each, so Sunset Ridge Middle School sits 36% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 12 schools in East Hartford School District (5,931 students total), Sunset Ridge Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Sunset Ridge Middle School logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 24% Black, 18% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 18% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Sunset Ridge Middle School lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. The state averages about 11.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Capitol Planning Region put median household income runs about $93,394, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Capitol Planning Region runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), of which Sunset Ridge Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Dr. Franklin H. Mayberry School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 3%: 325 students in 2018 compared to 334 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 33% to 24% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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