Westside Middle School Academy

Located at 1 School Ridge Road, in Danbury, Connecticut, Westside Middle School Academy is a mid-tier intermediate school that educates 736 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Danbury School District. That puts it 41% larger than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 521 students.

Danbury School District runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 11,833 students. Westside Middle School Academy is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Westside Middle School Academy records that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 30% White, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 54% of students at Westside Middle School Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Western Connecticut Planning Region (around 33%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Around the school, Western Connecticut Planning Region reports that the typical household earns roughly $128,188 per year, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Western Connecticut Planning Region runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students), of which Westside Middle School Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mill Ridge Primary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Westside Middle School Academy has grew 22%, going from 601 students in 2018 to 736 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 36% to 57%. Class-load math has grew: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

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