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Whisconier Middle School

17 West Whisconier Rd., Brookfield, CT 06804 · (203) 775-7710 · Western Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL595 STUDENTS
Enrollment
595
Middle
DISTRICT 843 · STATE 521
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
143 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 619533%
Grade 719132%
Grade 820935%
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
40368%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
10818%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 32% · US 30%
Black
285%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
468%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
81%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
29750%
Female
29850%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Whisconier Middle School→Brookfield High School
Based on grade levels within Brookfield School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
63.3%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
57.9%
CT avg 45.9%

What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 Whisconier Middle School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Whisconier Middle School this school59524.0%N/A
North Haven Middle School
North Haven
75222.6%N/A
John F. Kennedy Middle School
Plantsville
65926.1%N/A
Catherine M. McGee Middle School
Berlin
59522.4%N/A
Central Middle School
Greenwich
48319.9%N/A
Tomlinson Middle School
Fairfield
58430.3%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 Whisconier Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ConnecticutIn Western Connecticut Planning Region
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
57.9%#61 of 174#16 of 29
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.3%#66 of 173#15 of 29
Enrollment
ranked largest first
595#61 of 181#15 of 30
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.7:1#113 of 169#23 of 30
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
50.0%#87 of 169#16 of 30
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
24.0%#125 of 180#16 of 29
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-32.8%#5 of 133#1 of 24
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 2024-25
Enrollment
595
-195 (-25%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 561
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255955111.7:124% (143)
2023-245915311.2:125% (145)
2022-2378268.511.4:122% (169)
2020-217906212.7:120% (160)
2017-1888666.413.3:111% (94)
2015-168556014.3:17% (59)
2010-118906214.3:17% (58)
2000-019545816.4:1N/A
1990-915613914.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whisconier Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 33% (886 to 595); teachers down 23% (66.4 to 51).

About Whisconier Middle School

Brookfield, Connecticut, is home to Whisconier Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school. Enrollment totals 595 students across grades 5 through 8.

Brookfield School District includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 2,529 students.

Of every 100 students at Whisconier Middle School, about 68 are White. The school is also 18% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 5% Black. The diversity index for Whisconier Middle School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The school had 51 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.7:1. The 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut is close to this figure. The school reported 24% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 33% average for public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region is 8 points higher.

In the wider Western Connecticut Planning Region area, the median household earns about $128,188 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 56% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Whisconier Middle School shares Western Connecticut Planning Region with 148 other public schools.

Whisconier Middle School is about 2.3 miles from Candlewood Lake Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Mid-size.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 25%. The school's ratio dropped from 12.7:1 to 11.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Western Connecticut Planning Region at a glance

View full county profile
Population
627,071
Census ACS
Median income
$128,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
90,520 students

Quick facts

School name
Whisconier Middle School
District
Brookfield School District
Address
17 West Whisconier Rd., Brookfield, CT 06804
Phone
(203) 775-7710
County
Western Connecticut Planning Region
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
595
Teachers (FTE)
51
Student–teacher ratio
11.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
143 (24%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
090054000112
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Whisconier Middle School
How large is Whisconier Middle School?
Whisconier Middle School enrolls approximately 595 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Whisconier Middle School serve?
Whisconier Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Whisconier Middle School have?
Whisconier Middle School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whisconier Middle School?
At Whisconier Middle School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Whisconier Middle School public or private?
Whisconier Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brookfield School District.
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