Tyrrell Middle School

As an average-sized junior high in Wolcott, Connecticut, Tyrrell Middle School hosts 498 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Wolcott School District.

Wolcott School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,060 students; Tyrrell Middle School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Tyrrell Middle School reports that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (around 52%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region shows median household earnings sit near $86,191, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Tyrrell Middle School is one of 121 public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students).

Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Tyrrell Middle School.

Tyrrell Middle School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tyrrell Middle School has edged down 12%, going from 563 students in 2018 to 498 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 7% to 20% across the same window.

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