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Enrollment
484
Middle
DISTRICT 597 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090504001052
Coleytown Middle School
255 North Ave., Westport, CT 06880 · (203) 341-1610 · Western Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Connecticut public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
12 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 44%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 169 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 157 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 158 | 33% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Coleytown Middle School→Staples High School
Based on grade levels within Westport School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
84.4%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
82.3%
CT avg 45.9%
What 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.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Coleytown Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coleytown Middle School this school | 484 | 2.5% | N/A |
| Weston Middle School Weston | 474 | 1.9% | N/A |
| Scotts Ridge Middle School Ridgefield | 548 | 6.6% | N/A |
| Walter C. Polson Middle School Madison | 541 | 6.5% | N/A |
| East Ridge Middle School Ridgefield | 489 | 11.0% | N/A |
| Bedford Middle School Westport | 710 | 3.5% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Coleytown Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Western Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #5 of 174 | #3 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.4% | #7 of 173 | #5 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #93 of 181 | #24 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #44 of 169 | #7 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.5% | #119 of 169 | #22 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.5% | #178 of 180 | #27 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #34 of 34 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
484
+4 (+1%) vs 2017
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 8.8:1
% White
75%
was 83%
% Hispanic
8%
was 4%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
7%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 484 | 47 | 10.3:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 48 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 46.2 | 10.0:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 54.8 | 8.8:1 | 3% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 52 | 10.2:1 | 3% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | 51 | 9.6:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 57 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 402 | 49 | 8.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coleytown Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (480 to 484); teachers down 14% (54.8 to 47).
About Coleytown Middle School
In Westport, Connecticut, Coleytown Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 484 students.
Westport School District has 8 schools and 5,161 students, and Coleytown Middle School is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at Coleytown Middle School are White (75%). The remaining shares are 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 2% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Western Connecticut Planning Region's population at about 61%. The diversity index for Coleytown Middle School is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Coleytown Middle School has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.3:1. Middle schools in Connecticut average 11.3:1, 1.0 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 2% at Coleytown Middle School. For comparison, public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region average 33%.
Coleytown Middle School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 96% of Connecticut public middle schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Western Connecticut Planning Region show that median household income comes to about $128,188, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 56% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Western Connecticut Planning Region counts 149 public schools with about 90,520 students.
Coleytown Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Coleytown Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Coleytown Middle School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 480 in 2017-18 to 484 in 2024-25, a change of 4 students. The White share was 83% in 2017-18 and 75% in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 8.8:1 to 10.3:1.
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Western Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
627,071
Census ACS
Median income
$128,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
90,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westport School District
- Staples High SchoolHigh · 1,629 students
- Bedford Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
- Long Lots SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Coleytown Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Green's Farms SchoolElementary · 460 students
- King's Highway Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
Other schools in Westport
- Staples High SchoolHigh · 1,629 students
- Bedford Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
- Long Lots SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Coleytown Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Green's Farms SchoolElementary · 460 students
- King's Highway Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
Nearby schools
- Coleytown Elementary School0.2 mi · 461
- Bedford Middle School1.8 mi · 710
- Staples High School2.0 mi · 1,629
- Hurlbutt Elementary School2.3 mi · 443
- Weston Intermediate School2.4 mi · 478
- Dwight Elementary School2.5 mi · 228
Frequently asked questions
About Coleytown Middle SchoolHow large is Coleytown Middle School?
Coleytown Middle School enrolls approximately 484 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Coleytown Middle School serve?
Coleytown Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Coleytown Middle School?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Coleytown Middle School.
How diverse is Coleytown Middle School?
Coleytown Middle School reports a student body of 75% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Coleytown Middle School in?
Coleytown Middle School is part of Westport School District.
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