Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication
Public middle school, grades 4 to 8 · New London, Connecticut
Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication in New London, Connecticut enrolled 328 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 11.7 students per teacher against the Connecticut middle-school median of 11.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 35% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Connecticut: 50.5% and 41.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
281 students in 2022-23, 279 students in 2023-24, 328 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.0 to 28.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 281 | 26.0 | 10.8 |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 24.0 | 11.6 |
| 2024-25 | 328 | 28.0 | 11.7 |
11.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 Connecticut middle schools
Among the 177 Connecticut middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication enrolled 281 students and reported no counselor; it reported 48 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions48
- Chronically absent23.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
58.8% of students were Hispanic, 15.7% Black, 12.9% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic58.8%
- Black15.7%
- White12.9%
- Two or more races11.1%
- Asian1.2%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Connecticut, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Connecticut |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 35% | 35% | 50.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 24% | 13% (2021-22) | 41.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in New London
3 public middle schools in New London report 2024-25 enrollment; Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School | 343 | 7.3 | 86.0% |
| Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication | 328 | 11.7 | 57.3% |
| Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for Middle Grades | 133 | 19.3 | 69.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication
- Bennie Dover Jackson Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.5 miles away: 343 students, 7.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for Middle GradesThe next nearest public middle school, 0.5 miles away: 133 students, 19.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Compare Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication with Bennie Dover Jackson Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Interdistrict School for Arts and Comm District spends per student$16,580 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,580
- The largest public schools in ConnecticutInterdistrict School For Arts And Communication is the number 140 by size of 177 Connecticut middle schools open in 2024-25.#140 of 177
- Connecticut schools by students per teacher11.7 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 11.2 for middle schools.11.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication
How many students attend Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication?
328 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 281 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in New London, CT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication?
11.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Connecticut median for middle schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication a Title I school?
Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication do on state tests?
The students tested at Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Connecticut's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Interdistrict School For Arts And Communication in?
Interdistrict School for Arts and Comm District, NCES district ID 0900011. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090001100797 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.