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Amity Middle School: Bethany School

Serves grades 7 - 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
190 Luke Hill Rd.
Bethany, CT 06524
Phone
(203) 393-3102
District
Regional School District 05
County
SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
352
Classroom Teachers
34

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

10

(10 is best)

Better than 91.3% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Amity Middle School: Bethany School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
76%
44%
81%
48%
70%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
76%
42%
79%
48%
73%
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
10
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 7 165 46.9%
Grade 8 187 53.1%
Total 352 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 71.6% 70.8% 49.8%
Black 3.4% 3.9% 13.1%
Hispanic 11.6% 9.9% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 13.4% 15.2% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 13.9% 14.4% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 11.1% 11.2% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.8% 3.2% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 28,572 3,617,176
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 500.7 745
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.8% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 22.9% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.6% 27.3%
65 OR OLDER 21.3% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 10,253 1,420,170
Single Parent Households With Children 4.9% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.0% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 63.7% 41.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 55.1% 29.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.7% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.5% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 8.0% 13.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 5.7% 11.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 3.4% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 2.6% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,505 $26,411,000 45.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,657 $5,611,000 9.6%
Staff $1,060 $2,238,000 3.8%
General Administration $810 $1,710,000 2.9%
School Administration $2,048 $4,325,000 7.4%
Operation $1,812 $3,828,000 6.6%
Transportation $1,658 $3,502,000 6.0%
Other $664 $1,402,000 2.4%
Total Support $10,708 $22,616,000 38.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,441 $9,379,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $27,654 $58,406,000 100.0%
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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