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Sunset Ridge Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
450 Forbes St.
East Hartford, CT 06118
Phone
(860) 622-5800
District
EAST HARTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
HARTFORD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
334
Classroom Teachers
22

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

5

(10 is best)

Better than 46.7% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Sunset Ridge Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
42%
56%
48%
34%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
43%
49%
49%
40%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
41%
49%
49%
37%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 108 32.3%
Grade 7 116 34.7%
Grade 8 110 32.9%
Total 334 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 19.4% 11.6% 50.9%
Black 28.1% 31.3% 13.1%
Hispanic 48.4% 52.4% 30.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.1% 4.2% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.1% 65.7% 38.9%
Free lunch eligible 38.0% 55.8% 33.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.1% 9.9% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 50,971 3,626,205
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,718.6 747
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.9% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.1% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.8% 27.6%
65 OR OLDER 12.6% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 19,647 1,409,807
Single Parent Households With Children 14.1% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.5% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.4% 41.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.3% 27.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.2% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.0% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.0% 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.6% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.9% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 11.1% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,129 $80,598,931 54.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,027 $12,443,753 8.4%
Staff $958 $5,881,162 4.0%
General Administration $228 $1,399,692 0.9%
School Administration $1,079 $6,623,981 4.5%
Operation $1,862 $11,430,818 7.7%
Transportation $1,048 $6,433,672 4.3%
Other $893 $5,482,127 3.7%
Total Support $8,096 $49,701,344 33.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,915 $17,895,185 12.1%
Total Expenditures $24,140 $148,195,460 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,350 $6,289,354,313 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,560 $794,341,979 6.6%
Staff $747 $380,454,324 3.2%
General Administration $508 $258,766,138 2.1%
School Administration $1,202 $612,149,367 5.1%
Operation $1,796 $914,758,126 7.6%
Transportation $999 $508,915,593 4.2%
Other $727 $370,110,736 3.1%
Total Support $7,539 $3,839,485,142 31.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,782 $1,926,117,044 16.0%
Total Expenditures $23,671 $12,055,038,964 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%