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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Dolan School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
577
Middle
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAMFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090432000853
Dolan School
51 Toms Rd., Stamford, CT 06906 · (203) 977-4441 · Western Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
342 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 201 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 193 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 183 | 32% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
30.3%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
22.2%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 Dolan School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolan School this school | 577 | 59.3% | N/A |
| Turn of River School Stamford | 560 | 58.8% | N/A |
| West Rocks Middle School Norwalk | 657 | 53.7% | N/A |
| Rippowam Middle School Stamford | 704 | 62.1% | N/A |
| Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy Norwalk | 637 | 62.5% | N/A |
| Nathan Hale Middle School Norwalk | 499 | 55.3% | 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 Dolan School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Western Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #146 of 174 | #24 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #154 of 173 | #24 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #69 of 181 | #18 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #76 of 169 | #17 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #66 of 169 | #9 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #37 of 180 | #4 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.5% | #20 of 34 | #5 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
577
-52 (-8%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 577 | 53 | 10.9:1 | 59% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 51 | 11.6:1 | 56% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 68.4 | 8.9:1 | 59% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 629 | 51 | 12.3:1 | 63% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 46.6 | 11.4:1 | 60% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 46 | 10.8:1 | 58% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 52 | 10.6:1 | 55% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 884 | 76 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 51 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dolan School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (532 to 577); teachers up 14% (46.6 to 53).
About Dolan School
Dolan School is a mid-sized middle-grades school located in Stamford, Connecticut. The school counted 577 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8.
The district for Dolan School is Stamford School District, with 21 schools and 15,483 students.
The student body at Dolan School is 63% Hispanic. It is also 17% White, 13% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Western Connecticut Planning Region's residents are about 21% Hispanic, 42 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
Dolan School has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.9:1. It is about the same as the 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 59%. That rate is above the 33% average among public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region.
The school's county is Western Connecticut Planning Region. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $128,188 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 56% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Dolan School shares Western Connecticut Planning Region with 148 other public schools.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Toquam Magnet School, is the closest to Dolan School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES describes the area around Dolan School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 52 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.3:1 to 10.9:1 over the same years.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Stamford School District
- Westhill High SchoolHigh · 2,224 students
- Stamford High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers InternationalElementary · 799 students
- Rogers International SchoolElementary · 780 students
- Rippowam Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Davenport Ridge SchoolElementary · 673 students
Other schools in Stamford
- Westhill High SchoolHigh · 2,224 students
- Stamford High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers InternationalElementary · 799 students
- Rogers International SchoolElementary · 780 students
- Rippowam Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Davenport Ridge SchoolElementary · 673 students
Nearby schools
- Toquam Magnet School0.1 mi · 532
- Holmes Elementary School0.6 mi · 407
- Julia A. Stark School0.8 mi · 553
- Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers International1.0 mi · 799
- Newfield School1.2 mi · 575
- The Academy of Information Technology & Engineering1.2 mi · 658
Frequently asked questions
About Dolan SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dolan School?
Dolan School enrolls approximately 577 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Dolan School serve?
Dolan School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Dolan School have?
Dolan School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Dolan School?
Student demographics at Dolan School are roughly 17% White, 63% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Dolan School?
Dolan School is overseen by Stamford School District in Western Connecticut Planning Region.
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