Walter C. Polson Upper Middle School
302 Green Hill Rd
Madison CT, 06443, New Haven County
Phone: 203-245-6480
Ranking: 
(17 out of 765, top 2%)*
(17 out of 765, top 2%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Madison School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 47 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 56 | 52 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 560 | 591 | 605 | 616 | 608 | 639 | 645 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 268 | 47.9% | 294 | 49.7% | 292 | 48.3% | 310 | 50.3% | 296 | 48.7% | 313 | 49.0% | 322 | 49.9% |
| Grade 8: | 292 | 52.1% | 297 | 50.3% | 313 | 51.7% | 306 | 49.7% | 312 | 51.3% | 326 | 51.0% | 323 | 50.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 287 | 51.3% | 316 | 53.5% | 313 | 51.7% | 299 | 48.5% | 294 | 48.4% | 307 | 48.0% | 309 | 47.9% |
| Female: | 273 | 48.8% | 275 | 46.5% | 292 | 48.3% | 317 | 51.5% | 306 | 50.3% | 324 | 50.7% | 332 | 51.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 22 | 3.9% | 21 | 3.6% | 24 | 4.0% | 23 | 3.7% | 23 | 3.8% | 19 | 3.0% | 17 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 2.7% | 11 | 1.9% | 11 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.1% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.1% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.9% |
| White: | 508 | 90.7% | 545 | 92.2% | 556 | 91.9% | 568 | 92.2% | 574 | 94.4% | 607 | 95.0% | 613 | 95.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 3.4% | 15 | 2.5% | 15 | 2.5% | 17 | 2.8% | 9 | 1.5% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 2.3% | 14 | 2.4% | 8 | 1.3% | 13 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.84 | 11.99 | 11.93 | 12.15 | 11.67 | 12.10 | 12.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.3% | 77.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 93.2% | 80.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 97.2% | 82.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98.7% | 85.7% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 96.9% | 87.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 98.7% | 87.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.6% | 86.7% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 97.9% | 84.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92.7% | 76.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 75.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 96% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 97.7% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 95.9% | 85.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 85.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 96.9% | 87.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 96.2% | 87.0% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.2% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.6% | 81.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.6% | 80.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 97.8% | 80.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 94.9% | 79.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96.1% | 79.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.2% | 83.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.2% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.4% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.6% | 80.8% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.9% | 81.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 99.4% | 98.7% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 98.4% | 86.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 97.3% | 86% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.4% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.0% | 97.6% | 86.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 95.5% | 76.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 95.3% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.6% | 77% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 95.9% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.1% | 82.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | 83.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 97.7% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.9% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | 75.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.2% | 76.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.1% | 76% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 92.8% | 75.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.2% | 77.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.0% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 97.1% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 96.9% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 98.7% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 97.5% | 83.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 98.4% | 80.6% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.4% | 81.6% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 97.4% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.0% | 96.7% | 85.7% |
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* Walter C. Polson Upper Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.