James H. Moran Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Wallingford, Connecticut
James H. Moran Middle School in Wallingford, Connecticut enrolled 531 students in 2024-25 with 55.0 full-time teachers, 9.7 students per teacher against the Connecticut middle-school median of 11.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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 fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
575 students in 2022-23, 528 students in 2023-24, 531 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 60.8 to 55.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 575 | 60.8 | 9.5 |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 56.5 | 9.3 |
| 2024-25 | 531 | 55.0 | 9.7 |
9.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 88 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).
One counselor per 191 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection James H. Moran Middle School enrolled 574 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 191 of the 574 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions16
- Chronically absent12.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
67.6% of students were White, 22.8% Hispanic, 4.9% Asian in 2024-25.
- White67.6%
- Hispanic22.8%
- Asian4.9%
- Two or more races2.6%
- Black1.7%
- American Indian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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 James H. Moran Middle School scored proficient or above: 49% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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 | 49% | 53% | 50.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 34% | 38% (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 Wallingford
2 public middle schools in Wallingford report 2024-25 enrollment; James H. Moran Middle School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dag Hammarskjold Middle School | 593 | 11.0 | 30.5% |
| James H. Moran Middle School | 531 | 9.7 | 27.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about James H. Moran Middle School
- Dag Hammarskjold Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.6 miles away: 593 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
- Lincoln Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.6 miles away: 684 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
- Compare James H. Moran Middle School with Dag Hammarskjold Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wallingford Public Schools spends per student$25,569 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,569
- The largest public schools in ConnecticutJames H. Moran Middle School is the number 84 by size of 177 Connecticut middle schools open in 2024-25.#84 of 177
- Connecticut schools by students per teacher9.7 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 11.2 for middle schools.9.7:1
- 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 James H. Moran Middle School
How many students attend James H. Moran Middle School?
531 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 575 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Wallingford, CT.What is the student-teacher ratio at James H. Moran Middle School?
9.7 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 James H. Moran Middle School a Title I school?
James H. Moran Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at James H. Moran Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at James H. Moran Middle School scored proficient or above: 49% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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 James H. Moran Middle School in?
Wallingford Public Schools, NCES district ID 0904740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090474000954 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.