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North End Middle School

Q: Is North End Middle School a good school?

North End Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Connecticut middle schools.

Q: How many students attend North End Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 766 students attended North End Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of North End Middle School?

Students at North End Middle School are 66% Hispanic, 23% African American, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of North End Middle School attend?

Students who attend North End Middle School usually go on to attend Wilby High School

Public Grades 6-8

233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 252 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

North End Middle School is a public middle school in Waterbury, Connecticut, serving 734 students in grades 6-8. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high rates of chronic absenteeism, and a student population that is predominantly from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Academically, North End Middle School ranks in the bottom quarter of Connecticut middle schools, with proficiency rates on standardized tests that are well below the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 20.9% of 6th graders, 19.8% of 7th graders, and 22.7% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 50%, 50.4%, and 50.7%, respectively. The school's performance in Mathematics and Science was even lower, with proficiency rates ranging from 8% to 17.5%.

While North End Middle School's funding and resources appear to be on par with or even higher than some nearby schools, the school's performance lags far behind its peers, both within the Waterbury School District and in the broader region. For instance, John F. Kennedy Middle School in Southington and Memorial Middle School in Middlebury demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates often exceeding 50% in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Addressing the root causes of North End Middle School's challenges, such as improving attendance and targeting interventions for the school's most vulnerable student populations, will be crucial for driving meaningful improvements.

766

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,469

Per pupil spending ?

86.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

534 Bucks Hill Rd.
Waterbury, CT 06704

(203) 574-8097

District: Waterbury School District

Students who attend North End Middle School usually attend:

High:

Wilby High School

Feeder schools for North End Middle School:

Elementary:	Bucks Hill School
	F. J. Kingsbury School
	Regan School
	Sprague School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.4%

African American:

22.8%

White:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (16% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Science scores 33 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg22%

Connecticut avg47%

233^rd of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Waterbury School District

149^th of 156Waterbury 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	8.5	233 of 252	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	231 of 250	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	224 of 249	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	226 of 250	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	240 of 275	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	227 of 259	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	238 of 249	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.0	229 of 250	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.2	232 of 246	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.6	255 of 280	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.7	249 of 278	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.2	233 of 272	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.8	243 of 269	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.1	241 of 268	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	7.5	233 of 255	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.6	229 of 252	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.4	220 of 250	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	5.3	231 of 248	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	32 of 32	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	33 of 33	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	30 of 32	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	37 of 40	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	71 of 80	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	34 of 38	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	31 of 31	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	17.0	98 of 104	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	40.8	16 of 34	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	160 of 164	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	158 of 161	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	156 of 160	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	161 of 166	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	214 of 235	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	158 of 169	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	157 of 160	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	97 of 105	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	86 of 104	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	81 of 99	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	79 of 97	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	121 of 146	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	76 of 97	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	67 of 75	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	113 of 117	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	111 of 114	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	102 of 106	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	181 of 218	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	94 of 104	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	156 of 162	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	155 of 157	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	152 of 158	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	163 of 169	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	202 of 224	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	160 of 167	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	160 of 164	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	27 of 27	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	16 of 36	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.8	202 of 244	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	4.3	171 of 175	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)53rd percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)6th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2021)2nd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-29 vs state

Science18%-33 vs state

Mathematics10%-32 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 19, 2019

Where do I begin? The stairwell from the first floor is still dirty and smelled like urine on the first day of school. Classes are overloaded. The school has a dress code but what's the point when they need to focus on bigger issues happening, which the teachers don't seem to be notice or don't address. They seem to major on minors which make the environment unenjoyable. I don't recommend this school. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, May 25, 2019

There is very much discrimination of teacher american with hispanic students, very much bullying and the administration is useless, when the students are sad or traumatized by situations lived in other countries, they are simply punished, they do not help the students to progress Close Quote

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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 4th 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 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
North End Middle School	Public	6-8	534 Bucks Hill Rd.	Waterbury	06704	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8097	766	77	9.9	86.3%	44 (5.7%)	175 (22.8%)	509 (66.4%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	8.5	233^rd of 252 public middle schools	7.5%		8.4	231^st of 250 public middle schools	7.6%	2		17.5			20.9	19.8	22.7			8.0	10.6	12.3	$22,469
Swift Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Colonial St.	Oakville	06779	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Watertown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 945-4830	591	54	10.9	44.3%	458 (77.5%)	23 (3.9%)	77 (13.0%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	45.8	128^th of 252 public middle schools	49.2%		55.7	107^th of 250 public middle schools	57.2%	21		57.3			44.3	41.0	46.5			38.0	39.6	40.0	$22,884
West Side Middle School	Public	6-8	483 Chase Parkway	Waterbury	06708	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8120	848	80	10.6	82.2%	68 (8.0%)	161 (19.0%)	576 (67.9%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.7%)	12.6	208^th of 252 public middle schools	17.5%		10.4	219^th of 250 public middle schools	12.4%	11		22.2			28.1	25.6	30.9			16.4	12.0	8.5	$22,056
ACES at Chase	Public, Magnet	6-9	565 Chase Parkway	Waterbury	06708	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Area Cooperative Educational Services	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 639-8403	556	42	13.3	41.7%	192 (34.5%)	94 (16.9%)	216 (38.8%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.4%)	41.5	139^th of 252 public middle schools	44.8%		45.5	128^th of 250 public middle schools	48.8%	11		49.7			33.1	53.1	43.2			23.6	50.0	32.1	$37,229
Tyrrell Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Todd Rd.	Wolcott	06716	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Wolcott School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 879-8151	498	54	9.2	35.7%	355 (71.3%)	20 (4.0%)	99 (19.9%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	71.9	79^th of 252 public middle schools	68.7%		63.4	89^th of 250 public middle schools	64.4%	10		65.2			62.3	66.9	56.7			51.0	59.2	51.7	$20,849
Michael F. Wallace Middle School	Public	4-8	3465 East Main St.	Waterbury	06705	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8140	1,059	93	11.4	85.9%	104 (9.8%)	240 (22.7%)	647 (61.1%)	24 (2.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.7%)	18.8	191^st of 252 public middle schools	24.2%		13.5	206^th of 250 public middle schools	17.6%	15		25.2		79.2	31.1	35.1	37.0		75.0	16.4	22.3	16.1	$20,172
Eli Terry Junior Middle School	Public	6-8	21 North Main Street	Terryville	06786	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Plymouth School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 314-2790	290	29	10.0	52.4%	217 (74.8%)	5 (1.7%)	49 (16.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	46.6	127^th of 252 public middle schools	49.6%		51.5	115^th of 250 public middle schools	54.0%	12		62.0			37.4	54.5	50.6			30.8	37.3	43.0	$24,077
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Memorial Dr	Middlebury	06762	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 15	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 758-2496	420	37	11.3	11.4%	332 (79.0%)	13 (3.1%)	37 (8.8%)	23 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	68.4	82^nd of 252 public middle schools	67.5%		75.4	64^th of 250 public middle schools	74.4%	18		68.1			50.7	58.5	54.5			49.3	66.2	54.5	$23,410
Thomaston Center School	Public	4-6	1 Thomas Ave.	Thomaston	06787	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Thomaston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 283-3036	196	14	14.2	46.4%	156 (79.6%)	3 (1.5%)	23 (11.7%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)								(n/a)	52.1		47.6	47.9	57.4			23.8	28.2	44.3			$22,155
John F. Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	1071 South Main St.	Plantsville	06479	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3275	659	54	12.2	26.1%	474 (71.9%)	19 (2.9%)	89 (13.5%)	38 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.8%)	81.5	48^th of 252 public middle schools	81.0%		79.3	51^st of 250 public middle schools	79.6%	3		71.6			75.5	71.9	56.0			66.5	68.8	55.8	$21,072

Frequently Asked Questions about North End Middle School

Is North End Middle School a good school?

North End Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Connecticut middle schools.

How many students attend North End Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 766 students attended North End Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of North End Middle School?

Students at North End Middle School are 66% Hispanic, 23% African American, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of North End Middle School attend?

Students who attend North End Middle School usually go on to attend Wilby High School

What district is North End Middle School in?

Waterbury School District

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