Summary:
The Danbury School District is home to three middle schools serving grades 6 through 8: Broadview Middle School, Rogers Park Middle School, and Westside Middle School Academy. The district itself ranks 134th out of 153 Connecticut districts, placing it in the 12th percentile. Across the three schools, enrollment ranges from 736 students at Westside to 1,070 students at Broadview, and all serve relatively high-poverty populations, with free/reduced lunch eligibility between 54% and 59%.
Westside Middle School Academy is the clear academic standout. It ranks 127th out of 258 middle schools statewide with a 3-star rating, while Broadview and Rogers Park both rank near the bottom at 209th and 210th, respectively, with 1-star ratings. Westside's ELA proficiency is 51.3%, compared to 31.5% at Broadview and 30.1% at Rogers Park. In math, Westside posts 34.6% proficiency versus roughly 14% at the other two schools. Notably, Westside achieves these results with the highest student-teacher ratio (16.5) and the lowest per-student spending ($13,403) of the three schools, while Rogers Park has the smallest class sizes (10.8 ratio) and the highest spending ($14,354) yet still underperforms.
Chronic absenteeism tracks closely with achievement: Westside has the lowest rate at 6.1%, while Broadview is at 11.2% and Rogers Park at 13.7%. Science is a bright spot for Westside, where 56.2% of 8th graders are proficient, exceeding the state average of 50.9%, while Broadview and Rogers Park trail far behind. Math proficiency remains the district's biggest concern, with all three schools below the state average of 43.5%. Broadview Middle School is the most improved school, climbing from the 11th to the 19th percentile over three years. The variation within this district is striking—families can attend a school performing near the state average or one performing well below it.
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