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Enrollment
591
Middle
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090489001007
Swift Middle School
250 Colonial St., Oakville, CT 06779 · (860) 945-4830 · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Connecticut public middle schools
- CTest 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
10.9:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
262 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 185 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 201 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 205 | 35% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Swift Middle School→Watertown High School
Based on grade levels within Watertown School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
43.9%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
39.2%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 Swift Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swift Middle School this school | 591 | 44.3% | N/A |
| Killingly Intermediate School Dayville | 692 | 52.3% | N/A |
| Middle School of Plainville Plainville | 535 | 47.1% | N/A |
| Griswold Middle School Griswold | 529 | 54.3% | N/A |
| Tyrrell Middle School Wolcott | 498 | 35.7% | N/A |
| Francis Walsh Intermediate School Branford | 775 | 42.5% | 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 Swift Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #111 of 174 | #13 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #128 of 173 | #16 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #65 of 181 | #8 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #78 of 169 | #10 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #129 of 169 | #19 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #74 of 180 | #14 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #67 of 133 | #13 of 22 |
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
591
-57 (-9%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 591 | 54 | 10.9:1 | 44% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 53 | 11.0:1 | 43% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 584 | 51 | 11.4:1 | 37% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 648 | 56 | 11.6:1 | 39% (250) |
| 2017-18 | 669 | 55.6 | 12.0:1 | 29% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 665 | 51 | 13.0:1 | 27% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 760 | 58 | 13.1:1 | 18% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 45 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 477 | 39 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swift Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (669 to 591); teachers down 3% (55.6 to 54).
About Swift Middle School
In Oakville, Connecticut, part of Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Swift Middle School is a middle-grades school. Enrollment is 591 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8.
Swift Middle School is one school in a 5-school district, Watertown School District, which enrolls 2,499 students.
White students account for 78% of enrollment at Swift Middle School. Enrollment also includes 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 13 points above the 64% share among Naugatuck Valley Planning Region residents. By the diversity index, Swift Middle School comes in at 38%.
A ratio of 10.9:1 comes from the school's 54 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Connecticut average about 11.3:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 44% of students at Swift Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Swift Middle School a C. The grade compares the school only with Connecticut public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
County data help place the school in context: in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, median household income is about $86,191, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The public schools of Naugatuck Valley Planning Region number 121 and enroll about 59,861.
Watertown High School is the public school closest to Swift Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. Swift Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Swift Middle School is Suburb: Mid-size.
Swift Middle School had 648 students in 2020-21 and 591 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease.
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Naugatuck Valley Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
454,969
Census ACS
Median income
$86,191
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
59,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Watertown School District
- Watertown High SchoolHigh · 693 students
- John Trumbull Primary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Polk SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Fletcher W. Judson SchoolElementary · 302 students
Other schools in Oakville
- John Trumbull Primary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Polk SchoolElementary · 303 students
Other Swift Middle schools
One other US public school is named Swift Middle. Swift Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Swift Middle SchoolQuarryville, PA · 326 students
Nearby schools
- Watertown High School0.7 mi · 693
- Polk School0.9 mi · 303
- Carrington School1.0 mi · 455
- John Trumbull Primary School1.4 mi · 610
- W. F. Kaynor Technical High School1.5 mi · 831
- Bunker Hill School2.0 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Swift Middle SchoolHow many students attend Swift Middle School?
Swift Middle School enrolls approximately 591 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Swift Middle School serve?
Swift Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Swift Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Swift Middle School is approximately 10.9:1 (54 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Swift Middle School?
Swift Middle School reports a student body of 78% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Swift Middle School?
Swift Middle School is overseen by Watertown School District in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.