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McAlister Intermediate School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

260 Mountain Road, Suffield, CT 06078 · (860) 668-3830 · Part of Suffield School District

Suffield’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Connecticut school districts

Directions
Students
472
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
13%
Setting
Rural
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about McAlister Intermediate School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 62% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 20.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Suffield kids: Suffield Middle School

On the path

Where Suffield kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–2A. Ward Spaulding School455 students
3–5McAlister Intermediate SchoolYou are here
6–8Suffield Middle School443 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts60%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

260 Mountain Road, Suffield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 3157
Grade 4157
Grade 5158
Enrollment over time
392’20
402’21
426’22
446’23
472’24

Up 20.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Hispanic 9%Asian 5%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about McAlister Intermediate School from Suffield families.

Other schools in Suffield School District

The district →
A. Ward Spaulding School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Suffield
455 students14:1
Suffield Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Suffield
A−
443 students11:1
Suffield High School
High · Grades 9–12 · West Suffield
B+
641 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Suffield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.