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Ellington Middle School

Serves grades 7 - 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
46 Middle Butcher Rd.
Ellington, CT 06029
Phone
(860) 896-2339
District
Ellington School District
County
CAPITOL PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
371
Classroom Teachers
35

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.0% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Ellington Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
68%
44%
70%
48%
65%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
62%
42%
62%
48%
61%
37%
62%
42%
62%
48%
61%
37%
    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
10
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 7 183 49.3%
Grade 8 188 50.7%
Total 371 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.5% 74.7% 49.8%
Black 4.9% 4.5% 13.1%
Hispanic 8.0% 9.0% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 14.6% 11.8% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 19.7% 20.8% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 16.4% 17.3% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.2% 3.4% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 16,700 3,617,176
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 490.6 745
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.9% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.4% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.9% 27.3%
65 OR OLDER 17.5% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,329 1,420,170
Single Parent Households With Children 4.9% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.0% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 48.8% 41.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 36.4% 29.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.5% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.9% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.0% 13.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 6.4% 11.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.3% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 2.4% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,262 $31,232,000 56.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,430 $6,189,000 11.2%
Staff $490 $1,248,000 2.3%
General Administration $350 $892,000 1.6%
School Administration $1,130 $2,878,000 5.2%
Operation $1,660 $4,227,000 7.7%
Transportation $1,120 $2,852,000 5.2%
Other $647 $1,647,000 3.0%
Total Support $7,826 $19,933,000 36.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,556 $3,964,000 7.2%
Total Expenditures $21,645 $55,129,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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