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Coleytown Middle School
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CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Coleytown Middle School
Coleytown Middle School operates as a moderately sized intermediate school in Westport, Connecticut, operated by Westport School District. Current enrollment sits at 484 students spanning grades 6 through 8.
Westport School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 5,161 students. Coleytown Middle School is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Coleytown Middle School lists that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 61% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. About 2% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Western Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
Zooming out to the county, Western Connecticut Planning Region reports that the typical household earns roughly $128,188 per year, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Coleytown Middle School is one of 149 public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students).
Nearest neighbor: Coleytown Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Coleytown Middle School operates from a commuter-belt location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Coleytown Middle School has held roughly steady, going from 480 students in 2018 to 484 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 83% to 75% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Western Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
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