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Cloonan School

Q: Is Cloonan School a good school?

Cloonan School ranks in the bottom 22.2% of Connecticut middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Cloonan School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Cloonan School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Cloonan School?

Students at Cloonan School are 64% Hispanic, 17% African American, 11% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Cloonan School attend?

Students who attend Cloonan School usually go on to attend Westhill High School

Public Grades 6-8

196^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 252 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Cloonan School is a public middle school in Stamford, Connecticut, serving 511 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Stamford School District, which is ranked 125 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cloonan School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Connecticut middle schools, with its academic performance significantly below the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.2% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 50.7% statewide and 36.7% in the Stamford district. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was even lower at 11.9%, compared to 40.8% statewide and 24.3% in the district. The school's performance on the Science assessment was also below average, with only 27.8% of 8th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 50.3% statewide and 38.4% in the district.

Cloonan School's struggles are particularly pronounced for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, who perform significantly worse than their peers at the school. Additionally, the school has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.7% to 29.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. These challenges are in stark contrast to the high-performing nearby schools, such as Saxe Middle School in New Canaan, Western Middle School and Eastern Middle School in Greenwich, and Middlesex Middle School in Darien, which consistently rank among the top middle schools in Connecticut.

447

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,225

Per pupil spending ?

61.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11 West North St.
Stamford, CT 06902

(203) 977-4544

District: Stamford School District

Students who attend Cloonan School usually attend:

High:

Westhill High School

Feeder schools for Cloonan School:

Elementary:	Hart School
	Roxbury School
	Stillmeadow School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.5%

African American:

17.4%

White:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (25% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg33%

Connecticut avg47%

196^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Middle Schools in the Stamford School District

125^th of 156Stamford School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	196 of 252	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	195 of 250	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	175 of 249	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	180 of 250	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	172 of 275	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	177 of 259	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	179 of 249	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.8	158 of 250	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.1	145 of 246	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.0	130 of 280	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	37.7	202 of 278	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.1	191 of 272	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.0	185 of 269	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.1	179 of 268	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.1	163 of 255	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.2	170 of 252	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.7	180 of 250	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.7	174 of 248	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	33.9	49 of 80	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	24 of 38	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	26 of 31	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	20.7	90 of 104	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.4	20 of 26	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	14 of 34	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	13.7	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	6.5	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	142 of 164	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	150 of 161	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	136 of 160	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	137 of 166	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	152 of 235	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	140 of 169	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	136 of 160	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	85 of 105	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	73 of 104	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	70 of 99	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	59 of 97	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	80 of 146	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	50 of 97	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.9	48 of 75	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	100 of 117	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	104 of 114	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	102 of 109	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	93 of 106	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	129 of 218	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	83 of 104	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	145 of 162	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	140 of 157	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	140 of 158	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	148 of 169	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	156 of 224	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	137 of 167	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	126 of 164	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	17 of 36	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.3	159 of 244	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	21 of 25	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	38.3	100 of 158	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	117 of 151	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	113 of 175	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	140 of 166	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.9	75 of 168	55.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2022)53rd percentile+25 vs school

African American (2021)39th percentile~ school

White (2023)37th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2021)13th percentile-24 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-20 vs state

Science28%-22 vs state

Mathematics18%-24 vs state

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Great school, teachers always helping with anything related with my son studies, always answer all my e mails Close Quote

Schools Near Cloonan School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Cloonan School	Public	6-8	11 West North St.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 977-4544	447	50	8.9	61.5%	47 (10.5%)	78 (17.4%)	284 (63.5%)	21 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	17.3	196^th of 252 public middle schools	22.2%		16.4	195^th of 250 public middle schools	22.0%	1		27.8		35.2	32.0	26.2		28.2	20.7	11.9	$26,225
Rippowam Middle School	Public	6-8	381 High Ridge Rd.	Stamford	06905	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 977-5255	704	61	11.5	62.1%	116 (16.5%)	94 (13.4%)	453 (64.3%)	28 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.7%)	15.5	201^st of 252 public middle schools	20.2%		15.8	197^th of 250 public middle schools	21.2%	4		29.3		21.7	30.7	33.1		14.5	15.6	16.7	$24,606
Dolan School	Public	6-8	51 Toms Rd.	Stamford	06906	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 977-4441	577	53	10.8	59.3%	100 (17.3%)	74 (12.8%)	362 (62.7%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	19.1	190^th of 252 public middle schools	24.6%		25.4	165^th of 250 public middle schools	34.0%	25		28.2		27.2	36.5	27.1		24.1	27.5	14.4	$22,999
Eastern Middle School	Public	6-8	51 Hendrie Ave.	Riverside	06878	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 637-1744	797	67	11.8	5.9%	488 (61.2%)	8 (1.0%)	123 (15.4%)	123 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.9%)	96.8	2^nd of 252 public middle schools	99.2%		96.5	2^nd of 250 public middle schools	99.2%			92.9		87.9	84.7	85.9		84.8	84.7	86.8	$26,475
Turn of River School	Public	6-8	117 Vine Rd.	Stamford	06905	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 977-4284	560	54	10.3	58.8%	125 (22.3%)	64 (11.4%)	324 (57.9%)	24 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.6%)	17.3	195^th of 252 public middle schools	22.6%		16.5	193^rd of 250 public middle schools	22.8%	2		28.5		26.2	27.2	22.0		26.3	23.5	22.8	$24,465
Middlesex Middle School	Public	6-8	204 Hollow Tree Ridge Rd.	Darien	06820	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 655-2518	1,043	105	9.9	1.6%	827 (79.3%)	9 (0.9%)	72 (6.9%)	79 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (5.3%)	95.3	6^th of 252 public middle schools	97.6%		95.4	4^th of 250 public middle schools	98.4%	2		82.8		82.8	84.2	86.0		80.5	84.5	78.1	$23,525
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	9 Indian Rock Ln.	Greenwich	06830	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 661-8500	483	52	9.2	19.9%	315 (65.2%)	7 (1.4%)	85 (17.6%)	37 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.9%)	87.3	25^th of 252 public middle schools	90.1%		83.9	34^th of 250 public middle schools	86.4%	9		76.4		75.2	73.5	70.3		75.6	64.5	64.1	$30,872
Scofield Middle School	Public	6-8	641 Scofieldtown Rd.	Stamford	06903	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 977-2750	622	52	11.8	49.2%	206 (33.1%)	42 (6.8%)	313 (50.3%)	36 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	43.8	133^rd of 252 public middle schools	47.2%		49.9	117^th of 250 public middle schools	53.2%	16		56.3		42.5	49.7	49.3		34.9	32.5	33.5	$21,363
Saxe Middle School	Public	5-8	468 South Ave.	New Canaan	06840	Western Connecticut Planning Region	New Canaan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 594-4564	1,271	117	10.8		982 (77.3%)	16 (1.3%)	84 (6.6%)	106 (8.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (6.1%)	96.9	1^st of 252 public middle schools	99.6%		96	3^rd of 250 public middle schools	98.8%	2	84.9	85.9	83.1	90.9	85.8	85.0	81.9	87.7	87.5	88.0	$26,835
Roton Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Highland Avenue	Norwalk	06853	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 899-2930	463	41	11.2	54.4%	112 (24.2%)	50 (10.8%)	264 (57.0%)	13 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.5%)	50.6	121^st of 252 public middle schools	52.0%		42.7	134^th of 250 public middle schools	46.4%	13		54.5		48.5	46.0	54.9		41.9	39.3	42.6	$25,040

Frequently Asked Questions about Cloonan School

What district is Cloonan School in?

Stamford School District

What high school do graduates of Cloonan School attend?

Students who attend Cloonan School usually go on to attend Westhill High School

How many students attend Cloonan School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Cloonan School.

What is the racial makeup of Cloonan School?

Students at Cloonan School are 64% Hispanic, 17% African American, 11% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Is Cloonan School a good school?

Cloonan School ranks in the bottom 22.2% of Connecticut middle schools.

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