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Enrollment
766
Middle
DISTRICT 891 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERBURY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090483001115
North End Middle School
534 Bucks Hill Rd., Waterbury, CT 06704 · (203) 574-8097 · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL766 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Connecticut public middle schools
- FTest 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
9.9:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
661 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 270 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 276 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 220 | 29% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
21.1%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
10.3%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 North End Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North End Middle School this school | 766 | 86.3% | N/A |
| West Side Middle School Waterbury | 848 | 82.2% | N/A |
| Michael F. Wallace Middle School Waterbury | 1,059 | 85.9% | N/A |
| Washington Middle School Meriden | 536 | 86.4% | N/A |
| Pulaski Middle School New Britain | 839 | 80.2% | N/A |
| Slade Middle School New Britian | 781 | 75.8% | 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 North End Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #166 of 174 | #24 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #166 of 173 | #24 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 766 | #29 of 181 | #3 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #30 of 169 | #4 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #86 of 169 | #13 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #4 of 180 | #1 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #53 of 133 | #10 of 22 |
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
766
-130 (-15%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 1,037
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 766 | 77.2 | 9.9:1 | 86% (661) |
| 2023-24 | 734 | 70.8 | 10.4:1 | 88% (646) |
| 2022-23 | 692 | 91.4 | 7.6:1 | 88% (607) |
| 2020-21 | 896 | 77 | 11.6:1 | 89% (796) |
| 2017-18 | 898 | 87.9 | 10.2:1 | 87% (780) |
| 2015-16 | 989 | 83 | 11.9:1 | 85% (836) |
| 2010-11 | 1,206 | 88 | 13.7:1 | 85% (1,030) |
| 2000-01 | 1,232 | 85 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,037 | 78 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North End Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (898 to 766); teachers down 12% (87.9 to 77.2).
About North End Middle School
North End Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle school in Waterbury, Connecticut. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 766 students. By comparison, middle schools in Connecticut enroll about 521 students on average.
Federal data list 29 schools in Waterbury School District, with 17,123 students enrolled.
More than half of the students at North End Middle School are Hispanic (66%). Next come 23% Black, 6% White, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 20% Hispanic among all Naugatuck Valley Planning Region residents. The diversity index for North End Middle School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 77.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 9.9:1. The average for middle schools in Connecticut, 11.3:1, is higher. Roughly 86% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 52% average for public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, North End Middle School lands at F, ahead of 4% of Connecticut public middle schools.
The school's county is Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $86,191 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. North End Middle School shares Naugatuck Valley Planning Region with 120 other public schools.
North End Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Wilby High School, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 15% decline, from 896 to 766. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.6:1 to 9.9:1.
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Naugatuck Valley Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
454,969
Census ACS
Median income
$86,191
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
59,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waterbury School District
- Crosby High SchoolHigh · 1,453 students
- John F. Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Wilby High SchoolHigh · 1,196 students
- Michael F. Wallace Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,059 students
- West Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- Waterbury Arts Magnet SchoolHigh · 820 students
Other schools in Waterbury
- Crosby High SchoolHigh · 1,453 students
- John F. Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Wilby High SchoolHigh · 1,196 students
- Michael F. Wallace Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,059 students
- West Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- W. F. Kaynor Technical High SchoolHigh · 831 students
Nearby schools
- Wilby High School0.1 mi · 1,196
- Bucks Hill School0.2 mi · 283
- Regan School0.9 mi · 237
- Wakelee School1.1 mi · 366
- Sprague School1.7 mi · 344
- F. J. Kingsbury School2.4 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About North End Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North End Middle School?
North End Middle School enrolls approximately 766 students in grades 06-08.
Is North End Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North End Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North End Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North End Middle School is approximately 9.9:1 (77 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North End Middle School?
At North End Middle School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 66% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees North End Middle School?
North End Middle School is overseen by Waterbury School District in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.