Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Southington, Connecticut
Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School in Southington, Connecticut enrolled 671 students in 2024-25 with 61.8 full-time teachers, 10.9 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, 64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 57% 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
694 students in 2022-23, 674 students in 2023-24, 671 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 58.5 to 61.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 694 | 58.5 | 11.9 |
| 2023-24 | 674 | 62.8 | 10.7 |
| 2024-25 | 671 | 61.8 | 10.9 |
10.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 58 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 239 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School enrolled 718 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 28 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 239 of the 718 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions28
- Chronically absent13.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
72.0% of students were White, 13.9% Hispanic, 7.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White72.0%
- Hispanic13.9%
- Two or more races7.2%
- Asian4.3%
- Black2.7%
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 Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School scored proficient or above: 64% in reading in 2021-22 and 57% 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 | 64% | 65% | 50.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 57% | 57% (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.
What to look at next about Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School
- John F. Kennedy Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.8 miles away: 659 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
- Lincoln Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 5.1 miles away: 684 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).5.1 mi
- Compare Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School with John F. Kennedy Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Southington Public Schools spends per student$20,700 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,700
- The largest public schools in ConnecticutJoseph A. Depaolo Middle School is the number 47 by size of 177 Connecticut middle schools open in 2024-25.#47 of 177
- Connecticut schools by students per teacher10.9 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 11.2 for middle schools.10.9:1
- 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 Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School
How many students attend Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School?
671 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 694 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Southington, CT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School?
10.9 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 Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School a Title I school?
Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School scored proficient or above: 64% in reading in 2021-22 and 57% 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 Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School in?
Southington Public Schools, NCES district ID 0904230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090423000833 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.