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What's something Washington Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
536
Middle
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERIDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090240001194
Washington Middle School
1225 North Broad St., Meriden, CT 06450 · (203) 235-6606 · South Central Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Connecticut public middle schools
- C-Test 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
13.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
463 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 172 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 180 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 184 | 34% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
35.2%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
26.9%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 Washington Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Middle School this school | 536 | 86.4% | N/A |
| Lincoln Middle School Meriden | 684 | 78.5% | N/A |
| North End Middle School Waterbury | 766 | 86.3% | N/A |
| West Side Middle School Waterbury | 848 | 82.2% | N/A |
| Pulaski Middle School New Britain | 839 | 80.2% | N/A |
| Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School New London | 343 | 94.2% | 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 Washington Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In South Central Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #138 of 174 | #17 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #147 of 173 | #18 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 536 | #81 of 181 | #10 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #155 of 169 | #19 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #61 of 169 | #8 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.4% | #3 of 180 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.2% | #10 of 133 | #1 of 17 |
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
536
-315 (-37%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 1,177
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 536 | 39.3 | 13.6:1 | 86% (463) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 43.8 | 12.7:1 | 85% (475) |
| 2022-23 | 622 | 49.6 | 12.6:1 | 81% (502) |
| 2020-21 | 851 | 58 | 14.7:1 | 73% (625) |
| 2017-18 | 746 | 61.1 | 12.2:1 | 68% (511) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 58 | 11.6:1 | 75% (508) |
| 2010-11 | 888 | 72 | 12.3:1 | 70% (626) |
| 2000-01 | 1,295 | 84 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,177 | 71 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (746 to 536); teachers down 36% (61.1 to 39.3).
About Washington Middle School
Washington Middle School is a medium-sized middle school for students in Meriden, Connecticut. A total of 536 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8.
The 13 schools in Meriden School District enroll 8,036 students altogether, Washington Middle School among them.
Washington Middle School is 62% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 18% White, 14% Black, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region residents are about 20% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Washington Middle School is 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.6:1. This ratio sits 2.3 above the 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 86%. The gap from the 51% average for public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region is 35 points.
allk12 grades Washington Middle School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Connecticut public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Among South Central Connecticut Planning Region residents, the median household income is $88,197, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington Middle School is one of 152 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Edison Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Washington Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 37% from 2020-21, when Washington Middle School had 851 students, to 2024-25, when it had 536. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.7:1 in 2020-21, and 13.6:1 in 2024-25.
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South Central Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
570,598
Census ACS
Median income
$88,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
152
72,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Meriden School District
- Francis T. Maloney High SchoolHigh · 1,291 students
- Orville H. Platt High SchoolHigh · 1,191 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 773 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 684 students
- Casimir Pulaski SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Nathan Hale SchoolElementary · 485 students
Other schools in Meriden
- Francis T. Maloney High SchoolHigh · 1,291 students
- Orville H. Platt High SchoolHigh · 1,191 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 773 students
- H. C. Wilcox Technical High SchoolHigh · 753 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 684 students
- Casimir Pulaski SchoolElementary · 539 students
Other Washington Middle schools
30 other US public schools in 17 states are named Washington Middle. Washington Middle School is the 17th largest of the 31.
- Washington MiddleSalinas, CA · 1,082 students
- Washington MiddleLong Beach, CA · 849 students
- Washington Middle SchoolYakima, WA · 748 students
- Washington Middle SchoolOLYMPIA, WA · 702 students
- Washington Middle SchoolAurora, IL · 690 students
Nearby schools
- Edison Middle School0.3 mi · 773
- Nathan Hale School0.7 mi · 485
- Roger Sherman School1.1 mi · 457
- John Barry School1.4 mi · 418
- Francis T. Maloney High School1.4 mi · 1,291
- Israel Putnam School1.6 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Middle SchoolHow large is Washington Middle School?
Washington Middle School enrolls approximately 536 students in grades 06-08.
Is Washington Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Washington Middle School have?
Washington Middle School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Washington Middle School?
Student demographics at Washington Middle School are roughly 18% White, 62% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Washington Middle School in?
Washington Middle School is part of Meriden School District.
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