John Wallace Middle School vs House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy

John Wallace Middle School has a higher overall rating of 8.3/10 compared to 5.4/10. John Wallace Middle School is significantly larger with 595 students, about 4.4× the size of House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy (136). In math proficiency, House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy leads at 87.0%.

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John Wallace Middle School

Newington, CT

8.3/10

Middle School5th – 8th

595 students

House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy

New Britain, CT

5.4/10

Middle School6th – 8th

136 students

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Ratings Comparison

Metric	John Wallace Middle School	House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy
Overall Rating	8.3 / 10	5.4 / 10
Academic Score	6.6	9.9
Growth Score	9.7	2.6
Diversity Index	—	—
Free/Reduced Lunch	35.3%	50.7%
Environment Score	8.5	3.4
State Rank	#131 of 992	#727 of 992
State Percentile	87th	27th

Test Scores

Subject	John Wallace Middle School	House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy
Math Proficiency	45.0%	87.0%
Math (State Avg)	—	—
ELA Proficiency	57.0%	97.5%
ELA (State Avg)	—	—

School Details

Detail	John Wallace Middle School	House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy
Type	Middle School	Middle School
Grades	5th – 8th	6th – 8th
Enrollment	595	136
Student-Teacher Ratio	11.7:1	17.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch	35.3%	50.7%
District	Newington School District	New Britain School District
City	Newington	New Britain

Neighborhood

Metric	Newington (06111)	New Britain (06051)
Median Household Income	$98,585	$48,682
Median Home Value	$279,900	$198,300
Median Rent	$1,487	$1,100
College Educated (Bachelor's+)	40.4%	10.1%
Poverty Rate	7.2%	23.2%
Avg Commute	22 min	23 min

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