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Enrollment
848
Middle
DISTRICT 891 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERBURY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090483000991
West Side Middle School
483 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, CT 06708 · (203) 574-8120 · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL848 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% 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
10.6:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
697 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 288 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 318 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 242 | 29% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
27.9%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
12.5%
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 13 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 West Side Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Side Middle School this school | 848 | 82.2% | N/A |
| North End Middle School Waterbury | 766 | 86.3% | N/A |
| Michael F. Wallace Middle School Waterbury | 1,059 | 85.9% | N/A |
| Slade Middle School New Britian | 781 | 75.8% | N/A |
| Pulaski Middle School New Britain | 839 | 80.2% | N/A |
| Lincoln Middle School Meriden | 684 | 78.5% | 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 West Side Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #164 of 174 | #23 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #160 of 173 | #22 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 848 | #18 of 181 | #2 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #59 of 169 | #8 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #90 of 169 | #14 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.2% | #8 of 180 | #3 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #59 of 133 | #12 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
848
-87 (-9%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 1,006
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 848 | 79.9 | 10.6:1 | 82% (697) |
| 2023-24 | 799 | 82.1 | 9.7:1 | 84% (674) |
| 2022-23 | 817 | 83.7 | 9.8:1 | 81% (665) |
| 2020-21 | 935 | 80 | 11.7:1 | 83% (780) |
| 2017-18 | 972 | 88.6 | 11.0:1 | 78% (762) |
| 2015-16 | 1,020 | 86 | 11.9:1 | 81% (828) |
| 2010-11 | 1,148 | 92 | 12.5:1 | 84% (970) |
| 2000-01 | 1,255 | 82 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,006 | 75 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Side Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (972 to 848); teachers down 10% (88.6 to 79.9).
About West Side Middle School
West Side Middle School is a large middle school serving families in Waterbury, Connecticut. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 848 students enrolled. That is 63% above the average of about 521 students for middle schools in Connecticut.
West Side Middle School is one of the 29 schools that make up Waterbury School District (17,123 students in total).
Federal enrollment data show West Side Middle School is 68% Hispanic. Other groups include 19% Black, 8% White, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 20% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
West Side Middle School has 79.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.6:1. Middle schools in Connecticut have an average ratio of 11.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 82%. On average, public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region report 52%.
West Side Middle School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 7% of Connecticut public middle schools.
In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, the median household earns about $86,191 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, 121 public schools serve about 59,861 students.
West Side Middle School's nearest public school is ACES at Chase (about 0.2 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 935 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 848 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 11.7 to 10.6 over 4 years.
This page is set up for the West Side Middle School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Waterbury School District
- Crosby High SchoolHigh · 1,453 students
- John F. Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Wilby High SchoolHigh · 1,196 students
- Michael F. Wallace Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,059 students
- Waterbury Arts Magnet SchoolHigh · 820 students
- North End Middle SchoolMiddle · 766 students
Other schools in Waterbury
- Crosby High SchoolHigh · 1,453 students
- John F. Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
- Wilby High SchoolHigh · 1,196 students
- Michael F. Wallace Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,059 students
- W. F. Kaynor Technical High SchoolHigh · 831 students
- Waterbury Arts Magnet SchoolHigh · 820 students
Other West Side Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named West Side Middle. West Side Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- West Side Middle SchoolElkhart, IN · 569 students
- West Side Middle SchoolCharleston, WV · 374 students
Nearby schools
- ACES at Chase0.2 mi · 556
- John F. Kennedy High School0.3 mi · 1,391
- Duggan School0.8 mi · 429
- B. W. Tinker School0.9 mi · 578
- Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School1.3 mi · 590
- Waterbury Arts Magnet School1.5 mi · 820
Frequently asked questions
About West Side Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Side Middle School?
West Side Middle School enrolls approximately 848 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does West Side Middle School serve?
West Side Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at West Side Middle School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at West Side Middle School.
How diverse is West Side Middle School?
West Side Middle School reports a student body of 8% White, 68% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is West Side Middle School public or private?
West Side Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Waterbury School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.