Enrollment
334
Middle
DISTRICT 653 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST HARTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090126001275
Sunset Ridge Middle School
450 Forbes St., East Hartford, CT 06118 · (860) 622-5800 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Connecticut public middle schools
- BTest 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
11.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
146 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 44%
Community
0
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 | 115 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 107 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 112 | 34% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
61.2%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
56.7%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 Sunset Ridge Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Ridge Middle School this school | 334 | 43.7% | N/A |
| Harry B. Flood Middle School Stratford | 466 | 47.6% | N/A |
| ACES at Chase Waterbury | 556 | 41.7% | N/A |
| Cross Street Intermediate School Naugatuck | 311 | 52.4% | N/A |
| Nathan Hale Middle School Norwalk | 499 | 55.3% | N/A |
| David Wooster Middle School Stratford | 538 | 57.6% | 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 Sunset Ridge Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #63 of 174 | #22 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #74 of 173 | #28 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #139 of 181 | #36 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #110 of 169 | #28 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #14 of 169 | #5 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #75 of 180 | #22 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #26 of 34 | #7 of 10 |
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
334
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
-43% since 2000-01, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 334 | 28.7 | 11.6:1 | 44% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 28.7 | 11.2:1 | 43% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 27.8 | 12.2:1 | 51% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 44% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 67% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 204 | 18 | 11.3:1 | 53% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 346 | 29 | 11.9:1 | 59% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 584 | 17 | 34.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunset Ridge Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (325 to 334); teachers up 15% (25 to 28.7).
About Sunset Ridge Middle School
Sunset Ridge Middle School, a low-enrollment middle school, is located in East Hartford, Connecticut. In all, 334 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. It has 36% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Connecticut (about 521).
Sunset Ridge Middle School reports to East Hartford School District, which has 12 schools and 5,931 students.
The biggest share of students at Sunset Ridge Middle School, 48%, is Hispanic. The next largest groups are 24% Black, 18% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Capitol Planning Region overall, about 18% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sunset Ridge Middle School scores 67%.
There are 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.6:1. The average for middle schools in Connecticut is about 11.3:1. Of all students at Sunset Ridge Middle School, 44% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 43% average for public schools in Capitol Planning Region.
Sunset Ridge Middle School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of Connecticut public middle schools.
In the wider Capitol Planning Region area, the median household earns about $93,394 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Capitol Planning Region, 286 public schools serve about 137,047 students.
Among nearby public schools, Dr. Franklin H. Mayberry School is closest at about 0.8 miles. Sunset Ridge Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's student count fell 3% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher dropped from 14.4 in 2020-21 to 11.6 in 2024-25.
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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 East Hartford School District
- East Hartford High SchoolHigh · 1,776 students
- East Hartford Middle SchoolMiddle · 971 students
- Dr. Thomas S. O'Connell SchoolElementary · 519 students
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- Joseph O. Goodwin SchoolElementary · 334 students
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- East Hartford High SchoolHigh · 1,776 students
- East Hartford Middle SchoolMiddle · 971 students
- Connecticut River Academy at Goodwin UniversityHigh · 742 students
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- Dr. Thomas S. O'Connell SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Riverside Magnet School at Goodwin UniversityElementary · 481 students
Other Sunset Ridge Middle schools
One other US public school is named Sunset Ridge Middle. Sunset Ridge Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Sunset Ridge MiddleWEST JORDAN, UT · 1,377 students
Nearby schools
- Dr. Franklin H. Mayberry School0.8 mi · 310
- East Hartford High School0.8 mi · 1,776
- Connecticut IB Academy0.9 mi · 200
- East Hartford Middle School0.9 mi · 971
- Governor William Pitkin School1.5 mi · 345
- Joseph O. Goodwin School1.8 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Sunset Ridge Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sunset Ridge Middle School?
Sunset Ridge Middle School enrolls approximately 334 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Sunset Ridge Middle School serve?
Sunset Ridge Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Sunset Ridge Middle School have?
Sunset Ridge Middle School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
How diverse is Sunset Ridge Middle School?
Sunset Ridge Middle School reports a student body of 18% White, 48% Hispanic, 24% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Sunset Ridge Middle School?
Sunset Ridge Middle School is overseen by East Hartford School District in Capitol Planning Region.
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