Rippowam Middle School

As a reasonably sized intermediate school in Stamford, Connecticut, Rippowam Middle School teaches 704 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Stamford School District. Enrollment runs roughly 35% bigger than the state mean of about 521.

Rippowam Middle School is one of 21 schools operated by Stamford School District, a district that serves 15,483 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Rippowam Middle School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 16% White, 13% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, Western Connecticut Planning Region as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Rippowam Middle School shows 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. The state averages about 11.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Western Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 33%.

Across the wider county, census data for Western Connecticut Planning Region shows the typical household earns roughly $128,188 per year, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Western Connecticut Planning Region's 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students), Rippowam Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is The Academy of Information Technology & Engineering, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rippowam Middle School.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 3%: 727 students in 2018 compared to 704 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 45% to 64% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.