Ansonia Middle School

Ansonia Middle School, a mid-sized intermediate school in Ansonia, Connecticut, overseen by Ansonia School District, educates 560 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Ansonia Middle School is one of 4 schools operated by Ansonia School District, a district that educates 2,343 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Ansonia Middle School records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 22% Black, 21% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the area at large, census data for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region shows median household earnings sit near $86,191, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Ansonia Middle School is one of 121 public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students).

Nearest neighbor: Derby High School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ansonia Middle School.

Ansonia Middle School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Ansonia Middle School's enrollment has ticked up 55% since 2018, when it stood at 362 (now 560). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 42% to 21% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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