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Vernon Center 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 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
777 Hartford Tpke.
Vernon, CT 06066
Phone
(860) 870-6070
District
Vernon School District
County
CAPITOL PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
684
Classroom Teachers
61

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

5

(10 is best)

Better than 50.0% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Vernon Center Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
44%
46%
47%
44%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
49%
44%
62%
48%
36%
40%
49%
44%
62%
48%
36%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
52%
42%
67%
48%
38%
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
11
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 229 33.5%
Grade 7 210 30.7%
Grade 8 245 35.8%
Total 684 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 51.5% 54.8% 49.8%
Black 10.8% 11.1% 13.1%
Hispanic 31.1% 26.2% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.4% 7.9% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 63.0% 54.4% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 54.5% 46.1% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.5% 8.3% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 30,377 3,617,176
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,714.6 745
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 13.8% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.7% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.3% 27.3%
65 OR OLDER 18.2% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,497 1,420,170
Single Parent Households With Children 7.3% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.2% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.2% 41.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.8% 29.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.0% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.3% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.4% 13.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.3% 11.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.2% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 9.0% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,948 $38,543,000 49.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,560 $8,258,000 10.7%
Staff $820 $2,645,000 3.4%
General Administration $1,003 $3,236,000 4.2%
School Administration $1,133 $3,654,000 4.7%
Operation $2,352 $7,587,000 9.8%
Transportation $822 $2,653,000 3.4%
Other $219 $707,000 0.9%
Total Support $8,909 $28,740,000 37.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,078 $9,930,000 12.9%
Total Expenditures $23,935 $77,213,000 100.0%
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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