Lebanon Middle School, Lebanon CT

Original Research by School Decision on Lebanon Middle School

Lebanon Middle School serves roughly a mid-sized cohort of students across grades five through eight in a historic, rural town in eastern Connecticut. The school sits on its own campus on Exeter Road, away from the town's agricultural heart and civic center, which clusters around the mile-long Lebanon Green.

The town itself is defined by working farms, open land, and low-density residential neighborhoods. Agriculture remains the dominant economic activity; farmland preservation is a regional priority, and the closest large retailers are in nearby towns. Most residents own their homes. Property values in the area track slightly above the state benchmark, and housing costs are moderate by Connecticut standards, though the town's mill rate and school budget have climbed steadily in recent years, a factor families weighing a move should consider.

On academics, Lebanon Middle School's state test results across English language arts, math, and science show solid performance. In ELA, students scored above fifty percent proficiency across all tested grades, with the strongest results in grades six and seven. Math proficiency ranges more widely, with grade six performing strongest and grade five weakest. Science data for grades five and eight are partially suppressed due to small-group reporting rules, though scale scores were reported. Overall, when proficiency rates across tested subjects and grades are averaged, the school places in the top quartile of districts in its county peer set.

The student body is predominantly white and predominantly from families above the free-or-reduced-lunch threshold, though a substantial minority of students qualify for that support. The specific counts of students with Individual Education Programs and English learners are not publicly reported. Enrollment has been stable across the four grades, with roughly balanced cohorts.

The district is in the midst of significant facility planning. A Building Committee completed assessments of Lebanon Middle School and the elementary school in early 2026, documenting aged systems and space needs, particularly for special education services as enrollment is projected to grow. Officials have tied renovation plans to a state construction grant application and a planned town referendum, likely in November. Families considering the district should expect a referendum vote and potential tax impact within the next year or two, alongside eventual facility improvements.

In addition, the district was affected by the nationwide PowerSchool data breach in January 2025, which involved student information systems used across the country. The district notified families of the incident.

State testing data trended only one school year; prior-year comparison is not available. The school does not report graduation rates because it serves only middle grades. Neither civil rights compliance data nor program-specific course offerings beyond core academics are documented in the publicly available record.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 554%

School 54% · District 53% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 667%

School 67% · District 67%

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 857%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 567%

School 67% · District 65% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 671%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 770%

School 70% · District 70%

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 868%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

This schoolLebanon School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.