Roger Ludlowe Middle School

Roger Ludlowe Middle School is one of the moderately sized middle schools in Fairfield, Connecticut, part of Fairfield School District, with 764 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 521 students per school, that is 47% bigger than typical.

Within Fairfield School District, which oversees 16 schools and 8,790 students, Roger Ludlowe Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Roger Ludlowe Middle School reports that 79% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 56% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 8% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's rate of about 54%.

Across the wider county, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region reports that median household income runs about $89,667, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region runs 91 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,880 students), of which Roger Ludlowe Middle School is one.

Fairfield Ludlowe High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Roger Ludlowe Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 11%: 857 students in 2018 compared to 764 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 84% to 79%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.