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Whisconier Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 195 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 191 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 209 | 35% |
School pathway
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat 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.
Schools most like Whisconier Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whisconier Middle School this school | 595 | 24.0% | N/A |
| North Haven Middle School North Haven | 752 | 22.6% | N/A |
| John F. Kennedy Middle School Plantsville | 659 | 26.1% | N/A |
| Catherine M. McGee Middle School Berlin | 595 | 22.4% | N/A |
| Central Middle School Greenwich | 483 | 19.9% | N/A |
| Tomlinson Middle School Fairfield | 584 | 30.3% | N/A |
Where Whisconier Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 595 | 51 | 11.7:1 | 24% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 53 | 11.2:1 | 25% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 782 | 68.5 | 11.4:1 | 22% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 790 | 62 | 12.7:1 | 20% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 886 | 66.4 | 13.3:1 | 11% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 855 | 60 | 14.3:1 | 7% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 890 | 62 | 14.3:1 | 7% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 954 | 58 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 561 | 39 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
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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