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Enrollment
764
Middle
DISTRICT 688 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090153000919
Roger Ludlowe Middle School
689 Unquowa Rd., Fairfield, CT 06824 · (203) 255-8345 · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL764 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of Connecticut public middle schools
- ATest 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
10.2:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
64 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 | 258 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 252 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 254 | 33% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
79.2%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
78.6%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 Roger Ludlowe Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Ludlowe Middle School this school | 764 | 8.4% | N/A |
| Bedford Middle School Westport | 710 | 3.5% | N/A |
| Scotts Ridge Middle School Ridgefield | 548 | 6.6% | N/A |
| Walter C. Polson Middle School Madison | 541 | 6.5% | N/A |
| Middlesex Middle School Darien | 1,043 | 1.6% | N/A |
| East Ridge Middle School Ridgefield | 489 | 11.0% | 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 Roger Ludlowe Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Greater Bridgeport Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #10 of 174 | #2 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #13 of 173 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 764 | #31 of 181 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #41 of 169 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.6% | #141 of 169 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.4% | #170 of 180 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #71 of 133 | #5 of 7 |
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
764
-53 (-6%) vs 2020
-1% since 2000-01, when it was 769
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 764 | 75 | 10.2:1 | 8% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 760 | 72.1 | 10.5:1 | 6% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 771 | 81 | 9.5:1 | 8% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 817 | 75 | 10.9:1 | 9% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 857 | 75.1 | 11.4:1 | 4% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 802 | 69 | 11.6:1 | 5% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 985 | 84 | 11.7:1 | 14% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 769 | 73 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roger Ludlowe Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (857 to 764); teachers unchanged (75.1 to 75).
About Roger Ludlowe Middle School
Roger Ludlowe Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Fairfield, Connecticut, administered by Fairfield School District. It has an enrollment of 764 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Connecticut enroll around 521, and this school is 47% above that mark.
Fairfield School District counts 8,790 students in its 16 schools, and Roger Ludlowe Middle School is one of them.
The student body at Roger Ludlowe Middle School is 79% White. The school is also 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The White share of the county population is lower, at 56%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 36, compared with 70 nationally.
Roger Ludlowe Middle School has 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.2:1. Middle schools in Connecticut average 11.3:1, 1.1 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 8% at Roger Ludlowe Middle School. For comparison, public schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region average 54%.
Roger Ludlowe Middle School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 94% of Connecticut public middle schools.
Looking at the county, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, median household income comes to about $89,667, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 91, with about 50,880 students.
Fairfield Ludlowe High School is about 0.1 miles from Roger Ludlowe Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Roger Ludlowe Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count fell 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The Roger Ludlowe Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
329,259
Census ACS
Median income
$89,667
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
91
50,880 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfield School District
- Fairfield Ludlowe High SchoolHigh · 1,367 students
- Fairfield Warde High SchoolHigh · 1,308 students
- Fairfield Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 715 students
- Tomlinson Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- McKinley SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Osborn Hill SchoolElementary · 446 students
Other schools in Fairfield
- Fairfield Ludlowe High SchoolHigh · 1,367 students
- Fairfield Warde High SchoolHigh · 1,308 students
- Fairfield Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 715 students
- Tomlinson Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- McKinley SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Osborn Hill SchoolElementary · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Fairfield Ludlowe High School0.1 mi · 1,367
- Tomlinson Middle School0.4 mi · 584
- Sherman School1.0 mi · 385
- Riverfield School1.0 mi · 406
- Mill Hill School1.1 mi · 371
- Holland Hill School1.8 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Roger Ludlowe Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Roger Ludlowe Middle School?
Roger Ludlowe Middle School enrolls approximately 764 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Roger Ludlowe Middle School serve?
Roger Ludlowe Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roger Ludlowe Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roger Ludlowe Middle School is approximately 10.2:1 (75 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Roger Ludlowe Middle School?
At Roger Ludlowe Middle School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Roger Ludlowe Middle School public or private?
Roger Ludlowe Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfield School District.
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