Vernon Center Middle School

Located at 777 Hartford Tpke., in Vernon, Connecticut, Vernon Center Middle School is a mid-tier intermediate school that enrolls 651 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Vernon School District. Enrollment runs roughly 25% bigger than the state mean of about 521.

Vernon School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,181 students. Vernon Center Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Vernon Center Middle School records that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 27% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Vernon Center Middle School lists 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Capitol Planning Region indicate median household income runs about $93,394, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Vernon Center Middle School is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students).

Center Road School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Vernon Center Middle School operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Vernon Center Middle School's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 703 (now 651). The White share of enrollment fell from 61% to 49% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Vernon Center Middle School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.