Broadview Middle School

Set in Danbury, Connecticut, Broadview Middle School is an expansive middle-grades school, one of the schools within Danbury School District. It educates 1,070 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 105% above the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 521 students.

Danbury School District runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 11,833 students. Broadview Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Broadview Middle School records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% White, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Western Connecticut Planning Region as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Broadview Middle School logs 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. Roughly 59% of students at Broadview Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Western Connecticut Planning Region (around 33%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Western Connecticut Planning Region put the typical household earns roughly $128,188 per year, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Western Connecticut Planning Region runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students), of which Broadview Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ellsworth Avenue School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 11%: 968 students in 2018 compared to 1,070 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 49% to 71% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.