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Top Connecticut Public Middle Schools Eligible For Free Lunch

Approximately 46% of public middle school students in Connecticut are eligible for free lunch (2026).
The public middle schools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public middle school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Connecticut is Jumoke Academy, with 97% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 79% 97% Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 87%

Public Middle Schools Eligible For Free Lunch in Connecticut (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Jumoke Academy
Charter School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 97%
Grades: PK-12
999 Asylum Ave. Suite 200
Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 527-0575
Rank: #22.
Roosevelt School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 96%
Grades: PK-8
680 Park Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203) 576-8032
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Columbus School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 6%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 94%
Grades: PK-8
300 University Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203) 275-2100
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Waltersville School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 94%
Grades: PK-8
150 Hallett Street
Bridgeport, CT 06608
(203) 275-2400
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Barnum School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 93%
Grades: PK-8
495 Waterview Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06608
(203) 275-2300
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Milner Middle School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 8%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 93%
Grades: 6-8
150 Tower Avenue
Hartford, CT 06112
(860) 695-4380
Rank: #77.
Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 92%
Grades: PK-8
240 Ocean Terrace
Bridgeport, CT 06605
(203) 275-1285
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
James J. Curiale School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 91%
Grades: PK-8
300 Laurel Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203) 576-8437
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Wexler/grant Community School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 91%
Grades: PK-8
55 Foote St.
New Haven, CT 06511
(475) 220-5600
Rank: #10 - 1410. - 14.
Brennan Rogers School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 90%
Grades: PK-8
200 Wilmot Rd.
New Haven, CT 06515
(475) 220-2200
Rank: #10 - 1410. - 14.
Cesar Batalla School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 7%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 90%
Grades: PK-8
606 Howard Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06605
(203) 579-8501
Rank: #10 - 1410. - 14.
Geraldine Johnson School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 90%
Grades: PK-8
475 Lexington Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203) 275-2500
Rank: #10 - 1410. - 14.
Global Communications Academy
(Math: 5% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 90%
Grades: K-8
85 Edwards Street
Hartford, CT 06112
(860) 695-6020
Rank: #10 - 1410. - 14.
Paul Laurence Dunbar School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 90%
Grades: PK-8
445 Union Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06607
(203) 576-7194
Rank: #1515.
Jettie S. Tisdale School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 89%
Grades: PK-8
250 Hollister Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06607
(203) 576-8037
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
Duggan School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 88%
Grades: PK-8
952 Bank Street
Waterbury, CT 06708
(203) 574-8875
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
Reed School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 88%
Grades: PK-8
33 Griggs Street
Waterbury, CT 06704
(203) 574-8180
Rank: #1818.
Luis Munoz Marin School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 8%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 87%
Grades: PK-8
479 Helen St.
Bridgeport, CT 06608
(203) 576-8202
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 86%
Grades: 5-8
36 Waller St.
New London, CT 06320
(860) 437-6480
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Wilbur Cross School
(Math: 4% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 86%
Grades: PK-8
1775 Reservoir Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06606
(203) 275-2100
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
Michael F. Wallace Middle School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 85%
Grades: 4-8
3465 East Main St.
Waterbury, CT 06705
(203) 574-8140
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
Multicultural Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 85%
Grades: K-8
700 Palisade Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06610
(203) 576-7505
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
North End Middle School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 85%
Grades: 6-8
534 Bucks Hill Rd.
Waterbury, CT 06704
(203) 574-8097
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
Read School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 85%
Grades: PK-8
130 Ezra St.
Bridgeport, CT 06606
(203) 576-8030
Rank: #2525.
Classical Studies Academy
(Math: 14% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 84%
Grades: PK-8
240 Linwood Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203) 576-7188
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
Augusta Lewis Troup School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 83%
Grades: PK-8
259 Edgewood Ave.
New Haven, CT 06511
(475) 220-3000
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
New Beginnings Inc Family Academy
Charter School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 83%
Grades: PK-8
184 Garden St.
Bridgeport, CT 06605
(203) 384-2897
Rank: #28 - 3028. - 30.
Blackham School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 82%
Grades: PK-8
425 Thorme St.
Bridgeport, CT 06606
(203) 576-7951
Rank: #28 - 3028. - 30.
Roberto Clemente Leadership Academy For Global Awareness
(Math: 2% | Reading: 10%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 82%
Grades: K-8
360 Columbus Avenue
New Haven, CT 06519
(475) 220-7600
Rank: #28 - 3028. - 30.
West Side Middle School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 82%
Grades: 6-8
483 Chase Parkway
Waterbury, CT 06708
(203) 574-8120
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Burr Middle School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 8%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 81%
Grades: 6-8
400 Wethersfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114
(860) 695-3080
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
High Horizons Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 81%
Grades: PK-8
700 Palisade Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06610
(203) 576-7807
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
M. L. King Jr. Middle School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 80%
Grades: 6-8
25 Ridgefield Street
Hartford, CT 06112
(860) 695-3980
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
Sport And Medical Sciences Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 80%
Grades: 6-12
280 Huyshope Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 695-6900
Rank: #35 - 3835. - 38.
Booker T. Washington Academy
Charter School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 79%
Grades: K-8
804 State Street
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 691-6535
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Connecticut average of public middle schools students eligible for free lunch?
The Connecticut average of public middle schools students eligible for free lunch is 46%% for 2026.
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