Hamden Middle School
2623 Dixwell Ave
Hamden CT, 06517, New Haven County
Phone: 203-777-5571
Ranking: 
(565 out of 765, bottom 26%)*
(565 out of 765, bottom 26%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Hamden School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 84 | 85 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 88 | 84 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 865 | 900 | 906 | 901 | 881 | 866 | 913 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 412 | 47.6% | 454 | 50.4% | 450 | 49.7% | 448 | 49.7% | 437 | 49.6% | 424 | 49.0% | 444 | 48.6% |
| Grade 8: | 453 | 52.4% | 446 | 49.6% | 456 | 50.3% | 453 | 50.3% | 444 | 50.4% | 442 | 51.0% | 469 | 51.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 455 | 52.6% | 480 | 53.3% | 460 | 50.8% | 453 | 50.3% | 467 | 53.0% | 445 | 51.4% | 479 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 410 | 47.4% | 420 | 46.7% | 446 | 49.2% | 448 | 49.7% | 406 | 46.1% | 413 | 47.7% | 430 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 59 | 6.8% | 61 | 6.8% | 61 | 6.7% | 52 | 5.8% | 51 | 5.8% | 44 | 5.1% | 45 | 4.9% |
| Hispanic: | 133 | 15.4% | 136 | 15.1% | 142 | 15.7% | 143 | 15.9% | 125 | 14.2% | 117 | 13.5% | 128 | 14.0% |
| Black: | 268 | 31.0% | 284 | 31.6% | 311 | 34.3% | 315 | 35.0% | 299 | 33.9% | 304 | 35.1% | 331 | 36.3% |
| White: | 372 | 43.0% | 402 | 44.7% | 377 | 41.6% | 379 | 42.1% | 405 | 46.0% | 400 | 46.2% | 408 | 44.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 33 | 3.8% | 17 | 1.9% | 12 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 293 | 33.9% | 292 | 32.4% | 302 | 33.3% | 289 | 32.1% | 248 | 28.1% | 255 | 29.4% | 149 | 16.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 7.5% | 83 | 9.2% | 59 | 6.5% | 73 | 8.1% | 86 | 9.8% | 80 | 9.2% | 45 | 4.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.25 | 10.60 | 10.73 | 10.48 | 10.54 | 10.50 | 10.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.2% | 77.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 69.9% | 80.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 77% | 82.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.5% | 85.7% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.1% | 87.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 81.2% | 87.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84.1% | 86.7% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 84.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 72.7% | 76.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 61.9% | 75.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 70.8% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.1% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80.1% | 85.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.2% | 85.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 87.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 87.0% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81.5% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 73.7% | 81.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 79.6% | 80.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.1% | 80.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 74.8% | 79.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74.4% | 79.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.3% | 83.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 74.8% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 77.4% | 80.8% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 69.3% | 81.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 78.7% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.3% | 86.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 80.9% | 86% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 79.8% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.7% | 86.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73.7% | 76.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 70.5% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 66% | 77% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.2% | 82.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77.9% | 83.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.4% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.6% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 57.1% | 75.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 60.9% | 76.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 66.2% | 76% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.7% | 75.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 64.3% | 77.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 72.0% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 73.2% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 77.6% | 83.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.2% | 80.6% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.1% | 81.6% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 79.9% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.3% | 85.7% |
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* Hamden Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.