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John Read Middle School
Route 53
Redding CT, 06896, Fairfield County
Phone: 203-938-2533
Ranking: 
(7 out of 765, top 1%)*
(7 out of 765, top 1%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Redding School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 55 | 54 | 53 | 57 | 48 | |||||
| Total Students: | 520 | 553 | 592 | 582 | 595 | 587 | 574 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 122 | 23.5% | 121 | 21.9% | 145 | 24.5% | 122 | 21.0% | 156 | 26.2% | 157 | 26.7% | 148 | 25.8% |
| Grade 6: | 123 | 23.7% | 142 | 25.7% | 132 | 22.3% | 161 | 27.7% | 154 | 25.9% | 146 | 24.9% | 141 | 24.6% |
| Grade 7: | 142 | 27.3% | 134 | 24.2% | 160 | 27.0% | 153 | 26.3% | 145 | 24.4% | 138 | 23.5% | 145 | 25.3% |
| Grade 8: | 133 | 25.6% | 156 | 28.2% | 155 | 26.2% | 146 | 25.1% | 140 | 23.5% | 146 | 24.9% | 140 | 24.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 270 | 51.9% | 279 | 50.5% | 287 | 48.5% | 286 | 49.1% | 277 | 46.6% | 268 | 45.7% | 279 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 250 | 48.1% | 274 | 49.5% | 305 | 51.5% | 296 | 50.9% | 310 | 52.1% | 311 | 53.0% | 291 | 50.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 16 | 3.1% | 12 | 2.2% | 16 | 2.7% | 28 | 4.8% | 23 | 3.9% | 16 | 2.7% | 15 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic: | 27 | 5.2% | 24 | 4.3% | 24 | 4.1% | 18 | 3.1% | 9 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 9 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% |
| White: | 437 | 84.0% | 480 | 86.8% | 516 | 87.2% | 524 | 90.0% | 554 | 93.1% | 562 | 95.7% | 551 | 96.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 36 | 6.9% | 31 | 5.6% | 27 | 4.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 3.7% | 20 | 3.6% | 10 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10.80 | 10.83 | 11.27 | 11.30 | 11.90 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.3% | 80.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 97.3% | 83.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 99.4% | 85.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 98.7% | 87.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 87.6% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 97.9% | 85.7% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 98.2% | 84.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93.3% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | 74% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | 77.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | 75.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.5% | 79.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.9% | 79.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.9% | 81.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 94.9% | 82.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 99.4% | 99.4% | 82.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 98.4% | 82.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 97.2% | 82.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 95.8% | 81.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 95.6% | 85.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.9% | 85.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 98.1% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 98.1% | 87.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97.6% | 88% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 97.9% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.6% | 87.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 97.9% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98.6% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 94.9% | 84.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 99.3% | 88.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 99.4% | 99.4% | 88.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 98.4% | 87.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 99.3% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 95.1% | 75.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 92.9% | 75.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.9% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 99.3% | 80.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 85.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 98.8% | 86.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 98.4% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | 84.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98.6% | 82.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 97.9% | 83.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 82.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98.6% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 98.7% | 85.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 96.2% | 86.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 97.1% | 84.3% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.4% | 77.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 97.8% | 80.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 99.3% | 82.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97.1% | 85.7% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 87.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 87.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 99.4% | 99.4% | 86.7% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 97.7% | 84.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 76.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.4% | 75.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98.6% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98.6% | 85.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98.6% | 85.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 99.4% | 99.4% | 87.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 98.4% | 87.0% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 99.3% | 81.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 97.2% | 80.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 93.5% | 80.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98.6% | 79.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | 79.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 95.5% | 83.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.0% | 94.0% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 97.8% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 98.3% | 80.8% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 97.1% | 81.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 99.3% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 97.8% | 86.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 99.4% | 99.4% | 86.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 94.1% | 76.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.6% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96.4% | 77% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 97.9% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.6% | 82.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 83.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 96.1% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 75.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 97.9% | 76.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 76% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.3% | 75.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 98% | 97.4% | 77.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.4% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 97.8% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 99.1% | 99.1% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98.6% | 83.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 96.4% | 80.6% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | 81.6% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 98.7% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 96.8% | 85.7% |
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* John Read Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.