Enrollment
218
Middle
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 07·NCES 090372001226
Northwestern Regional Middle School
100 Battistoni Dr., Winsted, CT 06098 · (860) 379-7243 · Northwest Hills Planning Region
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Connecticut public middle schools
- B+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
8.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
48 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 44%
Community
0
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 7 | 117 | 54% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 46% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Northwestern Regional Middle School→Northwestern Regional High School
Based on grade levels within Regional School District 07. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
67.6%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
58.6%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 Northwestern Regional Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Regional Middle School this school | 218 | 22.0% | N/A |
| John Winthrop Middle School Deep River | 197 | 25.9% | N/A |
| Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School Old Lyme | 271 | 18.5% | N/A |
| Canton Middle School Canton | 214 | 22.9% | N/A |
| Lebanon Middle School Lebanon | 265 | 28.3% | N/A |
| Woodbury Middle School Woodbury | 300 | 25.3% | 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 Northwestern Regional Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Northwest Hills Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #54 of 174 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #51 of 173 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 218 | #162 of 181 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.4:1 | #6 of 169 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.0% | #167 of 169 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.0% | #133 of 180 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.4% | #12 of 133 | N/A |
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
218
-62 (-22%) vs 2020
-41% since 2000-01, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 218 | 25.8 | 8.4:1 | 22% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 235 | 26 | 9.0:1 | 26% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 27.4 | 8.9:1 | 25% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 280 | 25 | 11.2:1 | 21% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 33.8 | 8.8:1 | 10% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 315 | 29 | 10.9:1 | 6% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 28 | 11.8:1 | 8% (25) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 30 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwestern Regional Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (296 to 218); teachers down 24% (33.8 to 25.8).
About Northwestern Regional Middle School
Northwestern Regional Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school in Winsted, Connecticut, administered by Regional School District 07. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 8, with 218 students on the rolls. On average, middle schools in Connecticut enroll around 521, and this school is 58% below that mark.
Regional School District 07 has 754 students in 2 schools, and Northwestern Regional Middle School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Northwestern Regional Middle School is 89%. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic. The diversity index for Northwestern Regional Middle School is 21%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Northwestern Regional Middle School comes to 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.4:1. The school's 8.4:1 compares with an average of 11.3:1 for middle schools in Connecticut. On the income side, 22% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 37% average among public schools in Northwest Hills Planning Region.
On the allk12 Grade, Northwestern Regional Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 68% of Connecticut public middle schools.
The county, Northwest Hills Planning Region, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $93,551 a year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Northwestern Regional Middle School, Northwest Hills Planning Region has 50 public schools.
Northwestern Regional High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Northwestern Regional Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Northwestern Regional Middle School is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 22% drop, from 280 to 218. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 11.2:1 in 2020-21 to 8.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Northwest Hills Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,216
Census ACS
Median income
$93,551
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
14,539 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Regional School District 07
- Northwestern Regional High SchoolHigh · 536 students
Other schools in Winsted
- Northwestern Regional High SchoolHigh · 536 students
- The Gilbert SchoolHigh · 452 students
- Pearson SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Mary P. Hinsdale SchoolElementary · 263 students
- ExplorationsHigh · 77 students
Nearby schools
- Northwestern Regional High School0.0 mi · 536
- Pearson School1.3 mi · 318
- Mary P. Hinsdale School1.7 mi · 263
- The Gilbert School1.7 mi · 452
- Explorations1.8 mi · 77
- Barkhamsted Elementary School2.9 mi · 205
Frequently asked questions
About Northwestern Regional Middle SchoolHow large is Northwestern Regional Middle School?
Northwestern Regional Middle School enrolls approximately 218 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Northwestern Regional Middle School serve?
Northwestern Regional Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwestern Regional Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northwestern Regional Middle School is approximately 8.4:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northwestern Regional Middle School?
At Northwestern Regional Middle School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Northwestern Regional Middle School?
Northwestern Regional Middle School is overseen by Regional School District 07 in Northwest Hills Planning Region.
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