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Enrollment
1,043
Middle
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DARIEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090105000169
Middlesex Middle School
204 Hollow Tree Ridge Rd., Darien, CT 06820 · (203) 655-2518 · Western Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,043 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
17 students
DISTRICT 2% · 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 | 343 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 340 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 360 | 35% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Middlesex Middle School→Darien High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Darien 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
81.0%
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 81 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 Middlesex Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex Middle School this school | 1,043 | 1.6% | N/A |
| Bedford Middle School Westport | 710 | 3.5% | N/A |
| Roger Ludlowe Middle School Fairfield | 764 | 8.4% | N/A |
| Middlebrook School Wilton | 852 | 7.7% | N/A |
| Scotts Ridge Middle School Ridgefield | 548 | 6.6% | N/A |
| Walter C. Polson Middle School Madison | 541 | 6.5% | 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 Middlesex Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Western Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #6 of 174 | #4 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.4% | #6 of 173 | #4 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,043 | #5 of 181 | #3 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #31 of 169 | #5 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.8% | #139 of 169 | #28 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.6% | #180 of 180 | #29 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #94 of 133 | #18 of 24 |
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
1,043
-100 (-9%) vs 2020
+88% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 1,043 | 104.8 | 9.9:1 | 2% (17) |
| 2023-24 | 1,047 | 106.4 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,068 | 111.5 | 9.6:1 | 2% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 1,143 | 111 | 10.3:1 | 1% (17) |
| 2017-18 | 1,123 | 112.6 | 10.0:1 | 2% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 1,167 | 109 | 10.7:1 | 3% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 1,156 | 114 | 10.1:1 | 2% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 805 | 81 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 46 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middlesex Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,123 to 1,043); teachers down 7% (112.6 to 104.8).
About Middlesex Middle School
Federal records list Middlesex Middle School as a middle-grades school in Darien, Connecticut. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,043 students. By comparison, middle schools in Connecticut enroll about 521 students on average.
The 7 schools of Darien School District, including Middlesex Middle School, enroll 4,649 students.
More than half of the students at Middlesex Middle School are White (79%). The remaining shares are 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Western Connecticut Planning Region's population at about 61%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Middlesex Middle School scores 36%.
Middlesex Middle School lists 104.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 9.9 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Connecticut, the average ratio is 11.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 2% of the student body. That is 30 points below the 33% average for public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region.
Census data for Western Connecticut Planning Region show the median household earns about $128,188 a year, roughly 56% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region number 149, with about 90,520 students.
Middlesex Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Darien High School, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 100 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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 Darien School District
- Darien High SchoolHigh · 1,382 students
- Ox Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Tokeneke Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Hindley Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Holmes Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Royle Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
Other schools in Darien
- Darien High SchoolHigh · 1,382 students
- Ox Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Tokeneke Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Hindley Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Holmes Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Royle Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Darien High School0.9 mi · 1,382
- Holmes Elementary School0.9 mi · 407
- Hindley Elementary School1.1 mi · 411
- Julia A. Stark School1.4 mi · 553
- Dolan School1.4 mi · 577
- Toquam Magnet School1.5 mi · 532
Frequently asked questions
About Middlesex Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Middlesex Middle School?
Middlesex Middle School enrolls approximately 1,043 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Middlesex Middle School serve?
Middlesex Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Middlesex Middle School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Middlesex Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Middlesex Middle School?
At Middlesex Middle School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Middlesex Middle School in?
Middlesex Middle School is part of Darien School District.
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