West Rocks Middle School
81 West Rocks Rd
Norwalk CT, 06851, Fairfield County
Phone: 203-899-2970
Ranking: (600 out of 765, bottom 22%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Norwalk School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 54 | 53 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 61 | 60 | |||||||
Total Students: | 654 | 650 | 664 | 670 | 663 | 707 | 693 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 209 | 32.0% | 194 | 29.8% | 233 | 35.1% | 216 | 32.2% | 207 | 31.2% | 248 | 35.1% | 211 | 30.4% |
Grade 7: | 205 | 31.3% | 235 | 36.2% | 217 | 32.7% | 216 | 32.2% | 238 | 35.9% | 221 | 31.3% | 238 | 34.3% |
Grade 8: | 240 | 36.7% | 221 | 34.0% | 214 | 32.2% | 238 | 35.5% | 218 | 32.9% | 238 | 33.7% | 244 | 35.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 352 | 53.8% | 345 | 53.1% | 350 | 52.7% | 342 | 51.0% | 339 | 51.1% | 364 | 51.5% | 368 | 53.1% |
Female: | 302 | 46.2% | 305 | 46.9% | 314 | 47.3% | 328 | 49.0% | 316 | 47.7% | 335 | 47.4% | 321 | 46.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 31 | 4.7% | 33 | 5.1% | 32 | 4.8% | 26 | 3.9% | 22 | 3.3% | 23 | 3.3% | 19 | 2.7% |
Hispanic: | 251 | 38.4% | 233 | 35.8% | 234 | 35.2% | 236 | 35.2% | 227 | 34.2% | 242 | 34.2% | 244 | 35.2% |
Black: | 147 | 22.5% | 142 | 21.8% | 137 | 20.6% | 155 | 23.1% | 154 | 23.2% | 176 | 24.9% | 168 | 24.2% |
White: | 221 | 33.8% | 234 | 36.0% | 256 | 38.6% | 245 | 36.6% | 260 | 39.2% | 266 | 37.6% | 262 | 37.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 288 | 44.0% | 264 | 40.6% | 232 | 34.9% | 251 | 37.5% | 192 | 29.0% | 153 | 21.6% | 159 | 22.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 6.9% | 64 | 9.8% | 72 | 10.8% | 67 | 10.0% | 68 | 10.3% | 52 | 7.4% | 52 | 7.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.11 | 12.26 | 11.96 | 12.24 | 13.00 | 12.40 | 11.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CMT | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 72.2% | 79.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 74.6% | 82.7% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 71.9% | 84.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 77.9% | 86.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 79.3% | 88.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 88.5% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 82.4% | 87.2% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 81.6% | 85.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 71.1% | 75.4% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 64.7% | 75.7% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65.4% | 77.6% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 70.4% | 80.3% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.2% | 85.5% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 84.1% | 86.5% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 83.9% | 84.8% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 79.3% | 84.5% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 79.2% | 82.7% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 80.4% | 83.8% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 68.6% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 75.5% | 83.1% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 80.1% | 85.5% |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 81.9% | 86.1% |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 81.4% | 84.9% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 82.1% | 84.3% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 68.3% | 77.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 74.6% | 80.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.5% | 82.6% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80.5% | 85.7% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 84.1% | 87.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 86.8% | 87.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 85.8% | 86.7% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 85.3% | 84.9% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 68.5% | 76.4% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 70.6% | 75.5% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 74.6% | 79.7% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 77.1% | 83.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80.2% | 85.3% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 84.5% | 85.7% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85.8% | 87.4% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 89.8% | 87.0% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 72.8% | 80.9% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 76.2% | 81.1% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 73.1% | 80.1% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 70.3% | 80.9% |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 72.2% | 79.7% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 75.1% | 79.8% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 82.8% | 83.9% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 83.0% | 83.2% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 67.2% | 78.9% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 73.1% | 80.8% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.9% | 81.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 81.6% | 84.5% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 81% | 86.6% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 82.4% | 86% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.3% | 87.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 85.4% | 86.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.8% | 76.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 66.9% | 76.4% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 72.5% | 77% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 72.7% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 71% | 82.6% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 75.5% | 83.4% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 86.2% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 86.4% | 85.7% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 68% | 75.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70.1% | 76.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 66% | 76% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 71.2% | 75.9% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 72.5% | 77.1% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 75.7% | 76.5% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 75.6% | 81.9% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 72.7% | 82.5% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 79.8% | 82.7% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 76.1% | 83.7% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 69.3% | 80.6% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 76.8% | 81.6% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 81.7% | 86.2% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 83.0% | 85.7% |
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* West Rocks Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.