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What's the biggest difference between Rogers Park Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
888
Middle
DISTRICT 898 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANBURY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090102000160
Rogers Park Middle School
21 Memorial Dr., Danbury, CT 06810 · (203) 797-4881 · Western Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL888 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Connecticut public middle schools
- DTest 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
10.8:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
518 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 291 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 314 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 283 | 32% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Rogers Park Middle School→Danbury High School
Based on grade levels within Danbury School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
28.0%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
16.6%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 Rogers Park Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Park Middle School this school | 888 | 58.3% | N/A |
| Broadview Middle School Danbury | 1,070 | 58.7% | N/A |
| Rippowam Middle School Stamford | 704 | 62.1% | N/A |
| Westside Middle School Academy Danbury | 736 | 54.2% | N/A |
| West Rocks Middle School Norwalk | 657 | 53.7% | N/A |
| Dolan School Stamford | 577 | 59.3% | 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 Rogers Park Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Western Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #158 of 174 | #27 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #159 of 173 | #27 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 888 | #10 of 181 | #4 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #72 of 169 | #16 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #111 of 169 | #20 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #42 of 180 | #7 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #107 of 133 | #20 of 24 |
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
888
-180 (-17%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 881
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 888 | 82 | 10.8:1 | 58% (518) |
| 2023-24 | 878 | 82 | 10.7:1 | 64% (560) |
| 2022-23 | 950 | 79.6 | 11.9:1 | 56% (531) |
| 2020-21 | 1,068 | 83 | 12.9:1 | 53% (565) |
| 2017-18 | 932 | 81.1 | 11.5:1 | 72% (673) |
| 2015-16 | 938 | 78 | 12.0:1 | 70% (656) |
| 2010-11 | 1,095 | 81 | 13.5:1 | 56% (609) |
| 2000-01 | 1,057 | 75 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 881 | 69 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rogers Park Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (932 to 888); teachers up 1% (81.1 to 82).
About Rogers Park Middle School
Rogers Park Middle School runs as a high-enrollment middle-grades school in Danbury, Connecticut. Enrollment totals 888 students across grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Connecticut, the average enrollment is about 521.
Danbury School District counts 11,833 students in its 19 schools, and Rogers Park Middle School is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Rogers Park Middle School, about 72 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 17% White, 5% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Western Connecticut Planning Region, the Hispanic share is about 21%. The diversity index for Rogers Park Middle School is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 82 full-time-equivalent teachers at Rogers Park Middle School, giving a ratio of 10.8:1. The average for middle schools in Connecticut is about 11.3:1. By family income, 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region average 33%.
Among Connecticut public middle schools, Rogers Park Middle School outscored 8%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
In Western Connecticut Planning Region, home to about 627,071 people, median household income comes to about $128,188, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 56%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Western Connecticut Planning Region's 149 public schools enroll about 90,520 students and include Rogers Park Middle School.
Measured in a straight line, South Street School is about 0.4 miles from Rogers Park Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES assigns Rogers Park Middle School the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 180 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 10.8 students per teacher, compared with 12.9 in 2020-21.
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Western Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
627,071
Census ACS
Median income
$128,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
90,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Danbury School District
- Danbury High SchoolHigh · 3,612 students
- Broadview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Westside Middle School AcademyMiddle · 736 students
- Park Avenue SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Shelter Rock SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Ellsworth Avenue SchoolElementary · 492 students
Other schools in Danbury
- Danbury High SchoolHigh · 3,612 students
- Broadview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Westside Middle School AcademyMiddle · 736 students
- Henry Abbott Technical High SchoolHigh · 721 students
- Park Avenue SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Shelter Rock SchoolElementary · 527 students
Nearby schools
- South Street School0.4 mi · 372
- DPS Early Childhood Center0.7 mi · 65
- Park Avenue School1.1 mi · 562
- DPS Early Childhood Center at Granville1.3 mi · 184
- Shelter Rock School1.4 mi · 527
- Ellsworth Avenue School1.5 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About Rogers Park Middle SchoolHow many students attend Rogers Park Middle School?
Rogers Park Middle School enrolls approximately 888 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Rogers Park Middle School serve?
Rogers Park Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Rogers Park Middle School?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Rogers Park Middle School.
How diverse is Rogers Park Middle School?
Rogers Park Middle School reports a student body of 17% White, 72% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Rogers Park Middle School?
Rogers Park Middle School is overseen by Danbury School District in Western Connecticut Planning Region.
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