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Middletown Public Schools, Connecticut

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Middletown Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 4,378 (2023-2024)
Schools: 10 (2023-2024)
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Middletown Public Schools is a school district in Connecticut (Middlesex and Lower Connecticut River Valley counties). During the 2024 school year, 4,378 students attended one of the district's 10 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Middletown Public Schools consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Sheila Daniels2027
Rakim Grant2027
Deborah Kleckowski2027
Susan Owens2027
Harold Panciera2027
Liz Crooks2025
Callie Grippo2025
Debra Guss2025
Adam Hayn2025

Elections

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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $10,022,000 $2,284 7%
Local: $83,091,000 $18,940 56%
State: $56,086,000 $12,785 38%
Total: $149,199,000 $34,009
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $145,128,000 $33,081
Total Current Expenditures: $113,596,000 $25,893
Instructional Expenditures: $63,695,000 $14,519 44%
Student and Staff Support: $13,190,000 $3,006 9%
Administration: $15,047,000 $3,429 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $21,664,000 $4,938 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $22,851,000 $5,208
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,345,000 $534
Interest on Debt: $34,000 $7


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 24 55-59 12 11 <50 20-24 33
2018-2019 39 65-69 19 23 <50 30-34 53
2017-2018 37 65-69 18 20 <50 35-39 50
2016-2017 39 65-69 16 18 <50 30-34 53
2015-2016 37 65-69 16 19 PS 30-34 49
2014-2015 33 55-59 13 17 <50 30-34 44
2013-2014 <=20 PS <50 PS <50
2012-2013 79 85-89 62 66 >=50 75-79 88
2011-2012 79 90-94 65 66 >=50 60-64 87
2010-2011 78 90-94 65 62 >=50 65-69 87

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 44 65-69 26 31 <50 40-44 55
2018-2019 52 75-79 30 36 <50 45-49 68
2017-2018 48 75-79 27 30 <50 45-49 63
2016-2017 50 80-84 28 29 <50 50-54 64
2015-2016 52 75-79 29 33 PS 50-54 65
2014-2015 52 75-79 30 34 <50 50-54 64
2013-2014 <=20 PS <50 PS <50
2012-2013 75 85-89 60 55 >=50 70-74 84
2011-2012 76 85-89 60 64 >=50 65-69 85
2010-2011 73 85-89 59 55 >=50 65-69 83

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 89 60-79 90-94 70-79 PS >=50 90-94
2018-2019 92 >=50 90-94 >=90 PS >=50 90-94
2017-2018 90 >=80 85-89 80-89 PS >=50 90-94
2016-2017 92 >=50 85-89 80-89 PS >=50 >=95
2015-2016 87 >=80 85-89 70-79 PS >=50 85-89
2014-2015 88 >=80 85-89 70-79 >=50 90-94
2013-2014 83 >=50 75-79 70-79 >=50 85-89
2012-2013 81 >=80 75-79 50-59 >=50 85-89
2011-2012 76 >=80 75-79 60-69 >=50 75-79
2010-2011 77 >=50 60-64 60-79 80-84


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 4,378 -0.8
2022-2023 4,414 0.6
2021-2022 4,387 1.0
2020-2021 4,344 -4.7
2019-2020 4,548 -0.7
2018-2019 4,578 1.1
2017-2018 4,528 -2.1
2016-2017 4,624 -0.1
2015-2016 4,627 -2.2
2014-2015 4,727 -1.2
2013-2014 4,785 -2.0
2012-2013 4,880 -3.2
2011-2012 5,038 -3.1
2010-2011 5,193 0.2
2009-2010 5,181 0.8
2008-2009 5,138 1.9
2007-2008 5,042 -0.7
2006-2007 5,075 -1.5
2005-2006 5,153 0.0
2004-2005 5,155 -0.6
2003-2004 5,186 0.7
2002-2003 5,149 0.8
2001-2002 5,108 1.0
2000-2001 5,056 4.3
1999-2000 4,840 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Middletown Public Schools (%) Connecticut K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 5.3 5.2
Black 21.7 12.5
Hispanic 21.0 31.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.1
Two or More Races 10.4 4.7
White 40.8 46.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Middletown Public Schools had 373.24 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.73.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 9.00
Kindergarten: 18.20
Elementary: 226.40
Secondary: 119.64
Total: 373.24

Middletown Public Schools employed 21.20 district administrators and 16.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 21.20
District Administrative Support: 7.40
School Administrators: 16.00
School Administrative Support: 22.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 269.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 54.36
Total Guidance Counselors: 14.20
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 9.20
Librarians/Media Specialists: 10.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 115.60
Other Support Services: 186.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Middletown Public Schools operates 10 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Beman Middle School9856-8
Bielefield School237PK-5
Farm Hill School276KG-5
Lawrence School321KG-5
Macdonough School226KG-5
Middletown High School1,2209-12
Moody School214KG-5
Snow School344PK-5
Spencer School254PK-5
Wesley School231KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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