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What's the most underrated thing about New Fairfield Middle School that outsiders don't know?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
464
Middle
DISTRICT 652 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW FAIRFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090273001224
New Fairfield Middle School
56 Gillotti Rd., New Fairfield, CT 06812 · (203) 312-5885 · Western Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% 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
10.0:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
91 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 137 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 174 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 153 | 33% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
New Fairfield Middle School→New Fairfield High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within New Fairfield School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
69.2%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
64.6%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 New Fairfield Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Fairfield Middle School this school | 464 | 19.6% | N/A |
| Newtown Middle School Newtown | 593 | 17.9% | N/A |
| William J. Johnston Middle School Colchester | 452 | 22.3% | N/A |
| Reed Intermediate School Newtown | 583 | 17.5% | N/A |
| Oxford Middle School Oxford | 371 | 18.3% | N/A |
| Tolland Middle School Tolland | 468 | 17.1% | 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 New Fairfield Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Western Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #39 of 174 | #13 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #41 of 173 | #12 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #99 of 181 | #27 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #34 of 169 | #6 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #118 of 169 | #21 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.6% | #142 of 180 | #18 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #69 of 133 | #12 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
464
-32 (-6%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 464 | 46.3 | 10.0:1 | 20% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 42.8 | 11.8:1 | 16% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 44.8 | 11.0:1 | 17% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 44 | 11.3:1 | 13% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 45.3 | 11.6:1 | 9% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 45 | 13.0:1 | 12% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 733 | 52 | 14.1:1 | 10% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 711 | 52 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 370 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Fairfield Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (523 to 464); teachers up 2% (45.3 to 46.3).
About New Fairfield Middle School
New Fairfield Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in New Fairfield, Connecticut, (ZIP code 06812). The school counts 464 students across grades 6 through 8.
New Fairfield School District enrolls 2,607 students in 4 schools, including New Fairfield Middle School.
White students make up a majority at New Fairfield Middle School, at 72%. Next come 21% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 61% White among all Western Connecticut Planning Region residents. New Fairfield Middle School's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.0:1, with 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 20% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region average 33%.
New Fairfield Middle School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 77% of Connecticut public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In the county around the school, Western Connecticut Planning Region, the median household income is $128,188, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 149 public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region, enrolling about 90,520 students in all.
New Fairfield High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from New Fairfield Middle School. The five-mile area around New Fairfield Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools.
The federal government classifies New Fairfield Middle School's location as Suburb: Mid-size.
The school enrolled 464 students in 2024-25, 32 fewer than the 496 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.3:1 to 10.0:1.
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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 New Fairfield School District
- New Fairfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 946 students
- New Fairfield High SchoolHigh · 693 students
- Consolidated SchoolElementary · 504 students
Other schools in New Fairfield
- New Fairfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 946 students
- New Fairfield High SchoolHigh · 693 students
- Consolidated SchoolElementary · 504 students
Nearby schools
- New Fairfield High School0.1 mi · 693
- New Fairfield Elementary School0.5 mi · 946
- Consolidated School0.5 mi · 504
- Pembroke School2.4 mi · 376
- King Street Primary School2.5 mi · 393
- King Street Intermediate School2.6 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About New Fairfield Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at New Fairfield Middle School?
New Fairfield Middle School enrolls approximately 464 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does New Fairfield Middle School serve?
New Fairfield Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New Fairfield Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at New Fairfield Middle School is approximately 10.0:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Fairfield Middle School?
At New Fairfield Middle School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is New Fairfield Middle School public or private?
New Fairfield Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Fairfield School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.