Walter C. Polson Middle School
Madison, CT · Middle School · Grades 6-8
Walter C. Polson Middle School is a middle school in Madison, CT with 520 students enrolled and a 73% proficiency rate. Part of Madison School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Walter C. Polson Middle School is a middle school located in Madison, Connecticut. The school serves 520 students in grades 6-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.5:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 73% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Walter C. Polson Middle School is part of the Madison School District in Connecticut.
How This School Compares
Walter C. Polson Middle School has 520 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Madison School District (476 students). Its 73% proficiency rate is 5 percentage points above the district average of 68%. Compared to the Connecticut state average of 53%, the school performs 19 points higher. With a 9.5:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Walter C. Polson Middle School has 520 students enrolled in grades 6-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.5:1.
According to EDFacts data, 73% of students at Walter C. Polson Middle School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Walter C. Polson Middle School is part of the Madison School District in Madison, Connecticut. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.