Enrollment
126
Middle
DISTRICT 195 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTBROOK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090498001043
Westbrook Middle School
154 McVeagh Rd., Westbrook, CT 06498 · (860) 399-2010 · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL126 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Connecticut public middle schools
- B+Test 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
6.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.1:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
53 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 44%
Community
0
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 | 46 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 39% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Westbrook Middle School→Westbrook High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Westbrook School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
70.5%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 Westbrook Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westbrook Middle School this school | 126 | 42.1% | N/A |
| Hall Memorial School West Willington | 167 | 38.9% | N/A |
| Preston Plains School Preston | 141 | 32.6% | N/A |
| Thomaston Center School Thomaston | 196 | 46.4% | N/A |
| Portland Middle School Portland | 214 | 32.7% | N/A |
| Dr. Helen Baldwin Middle School Canterbury | 213 | 33.8% | 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 Westbrook Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #23 of 174 | #2 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #81 of 173 | #10 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 126 | #181 of 181 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #78 of 180 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.6% | #2 of 133 | #1 of 10 |
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
126
-42 (-25%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 167
Student : Teacher
6.3:1
was 5.4:1
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 | 126 | 20.1 | 6.3:1 | 42% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 160 | 21.9 | 7.3:1 | 33% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 159 | 26.6 | 6.0:1 | 28% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 168 | 31 | 5.4:1 | 42% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 31.1 | 7.6:1 | 18% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 227 | 31 | 7.3:1 | 14% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 30 | 10.3:1 | 12% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 248 | 20 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 167 | 10 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westbrook Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (236 to 126); teachers down 35% (31.1 to 20.1).
About Westbrook Middle School
Westbrook Middle School is a small middle school in Westbrook, Connecticut, (ZIP code 06498). Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 126 students enrolled. Enrollment is 76% lower than the average for middle schools in Connecticut, which is about 521.
Westbrook School District runs 3 schools with a combined 584 students. Westbrook Middle School is one of them.
White students make up a majority at Westbrook Middle School, at 71%. Smaller groups are 25% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is roughly 81% White. Westbrook Middle School's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 6.3 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 42%. Across public schools in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, the average is 32%.
The allk12 Grade for Westbrook Middle School is B+. Compared with Connecticut public middle schools, the school scored higher than 70% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In the county around the school, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, the median household income is $104,428, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is home to 57 public schools and about 19,075 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Westbrook High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Westbrook Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 25% enrollment decrease, from 168 in 2020-21 to 126 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Westbrook Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
175,822
Census ACS
Median income
$104,428
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
19,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westbrook School District
- Daisy Ingraham SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Westbrook High SchoolHigh · 166 students
Other schools in Westbrook
- Daisy Ingraham SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Westbrook High SchoolHigh · 166 students
Other Westbrook Middle schools
One other US public school is named Westbrook Middle. Westbrook Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Westbrook Middle SchoolWestbrook, ME · 710 students
Nearby schools
- Westbrook High School0.1 mi · 166
- Daisy Ingraham School1.1 mi · 292
- Old Saybrook Senior High School3.1 mi · 338
- Jared Eliot School3.4 mi · 418
- Lewin G. Joel Jr. School3.7 mi · 532
- Kathleen E. Goodwin School3.9 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Westbrook Middle SchoolHow large is Westbrook Middle School?
Westbrook Middle School enrolls approximately 126 students in grades 06-08.
Is Westbrook Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westbrook Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westbrook Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westbrook Middle School is approximately 6.3:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westbrook Middle School?
At Westbrook Middle School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Westbrook Middle School public or private?
Westbrook Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Westbrook School District.
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