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West Rocks Middle School

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West Rocks Middle School ranks 139 th of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 258 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 46% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

West Rocks Middle School in Norwalk, CT, serves 657 students in grades 6–8 and has held a steady, middle-of-the-pack position among Connecticut's 258 middle schools for the past decade. Part of the Norwalk School District, West Rocks sits in the middle of the district's four middle schools — behind Nathan Hale Middle School, roughly on par with Roton Middle School, and clearly outperforming Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy.

The school's biggest strength is attendance: just 6.7% of students are chronically absent, compared to 15.4% districtwide and 16.4% statewide — a remarkable achievement for a school where roughly 54% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. West Rocks also delivers standout results for historically underserved groups. African American students rank in the top 10% of middle schools statewide (3rd out of 34 schools), and English learner, Hispanic, and low-income students all perform above the state median. In 7th grade, ELA proficiency (53.4%) exceeds the state average and math (42.9%) beats the district average. Math scores have improved dramatically across all grades since 2022–23.

The most significant concern is special education: West Rocks ranks in the 11th percentile statewide for serving special education students, a 1-star rating and the school's clearest equity gap. Eighth grade is also a weak spot, with ELA proficiency (41.5%) trailing both the district (46.0%) and state (51.1%). The contrast with nearby affluent districts like Weston Middle School and Saxe Middle School is striking, but West Rocks serves a very different student population while still achieving strong attendance and meaningful academic progress for many of the children it serves.

657

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,917

Per pupil spending ?

53.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

81 West Rocks Road
Norwalk, CT 06851

(203) 899-2970

District: Norwalk School District

Students who attend West Rocks Middle School usually attend:

High:

Norwalk High School

Feeder schools for West Rocks Middle School:

Elementary:	Cranbury Elementary School
	Silvermine Dual Language Magnet School
	Tracey Magnet School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.9%

White:

17.4%

African American:

13.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Norwalk School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg41%

Connecticut avg48%

139^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Norwalk School District

113^th of 153Norwalk 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
2026	43.9	139 of 258	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	134 of 252	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	154 of 250	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	151 of 249	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	145 of 250	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	148 of 275	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	140 of 259	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	147 of 249	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.1	139 of 250	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.0	173 of 246	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.5	194 of 280	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.5	167 of 278	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.8	175 of 272	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.4	175 of 269	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.5	198 of 268	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.2	185 of 255	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.2	180 of 252	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.5	176 of 250	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.8	179 of 248	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	3 of 34	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	72.9	7 of 32	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	48.1	19 of 33	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	14 of 32	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.2	26 of 40	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.0	31 of 80	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	13 of 38	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	17 of 31	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	20.9	88 of 104	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	33.4	3 of 26	88.5%	★★★★★
2021	51.5	11 of 34	67.6%	★★★★☆
2019	46.8	3 of 15	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	12.6	2 of 16	87.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	111 of 164	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.9	111 of 164	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.0	129 of 161	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	117 of 160	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	125 of 166	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	147 of 235	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	114 of 169	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	118 of 160	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	39 of 115	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.7	36 of 105	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	51 of 104	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.6	64 of 99	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	40 of 97	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	69 of 146	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	26 of 97	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	18 of 75	76.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	42 of 112	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.5	55 of 117	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.5	79 of 114	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	66 of 109	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	62 of 106	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	106 of 218	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	63 of 104	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	104 of 164	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.9	100 of 162	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	117 of 157	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	113 of 158	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	111 of 169	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	129 of 224	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	109 of 167	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	113 of 164	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	24 of 36	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.6	19 of 27	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	140 of 244	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	64 of 150	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.8	34 of 153	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	51 of 154	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	45 of 158	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	46.4	83 of 151	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.8	46 of 175	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	18 of 166	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	37 of 168	78.0%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)91st percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)88th percentile+46 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+16 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile-13 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2021)15th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%-5 vs state

Science45%-6 vs state

Mathematics39%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Mathematics (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
West Rocks Middle School	Public	6-8	81 West Rocks Road	Norwalk	06851	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 899-2970	657	58	11.4	53.7%	114 (17.4%)	90 (13.7%)	413 (62.9%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.0%)	43.9	139^th of 258 public middle schools	46.1%		43.4	134^th of 252 public middle schools	46.8%	5		44.8		43.8	53.4	41.5		36.5	42.9	38.8	$22,917
Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	21 Hunters Lane	Norwalk	06850	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 847-3557	637	53	12.0	62.5%	62 (9.7%)	100 (15.7%)	423 (66.4%)	30 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	17	196^th of 258 public middle schools	24.0%		18.4	193^rd of 252 public middle schools	23.4%	3		27.0		23.9	33.3	34.4		15.1	24.3	18.9	$24,725
Nathan Hale Middle School	Public	6-8	176 Strawberry Hill Avenue	Norwalk	06851	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 899-2910	499	48	10.3	55.3%	116 (23.2%)	68 (13.6%)	279 (55.9%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	62.7	95^th of 258 public middle schools	63.2%		54.3	112^th of 252 public middle schools	55.6%	17		66.3		52.0	55.3	60.7		45.4	49.7	49.1	$25,236
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%)	96.8	1^st of 258 public middle schools	99.6%		96.9	1^st of 252 public middle schools	99.6%		88.9	86.1	92.6	84.6	90.2	88.9	83.9	84.3	89.2	90.2	$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%)	45.8	135^th of 258 public middle schools	47.7%		50.6	121^st of 252 public middle schools	52.0%	14		55.0		41.3	46.6	48.6		30.7	40.5	46.9	$25,040
Coleytown Middle School	Public	6-8	255 North Ave.	Westport	06880	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Westport School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 341-1610	484	47	10.2	2.5%	364 (75.2%)	11 (2.3%)	37 (7.6%)	32 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	95	5^th of 258 public middle schools	98.1%		95.7	5^th of 252 public middle schools	98.0%			84.4		77.2	88.6	83.3		80.0	86.7	80.0	$27,339
Bedford Middle School	Public	6-8	88 North Ave.	Westport	06880	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Westport School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 341-1510	710	72	9.8	3.5%	541 (76.2%)	18 (2.5%)	53 (7.5%)	50 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.8%)	92.8	9^th of 258 public middle schools	96.5%		92.6	10^th of 252 public middle schools	96.0%	1		76.1		75.4	84.1	80.1		78.4	80.2	76.9	$28,899
Middlebrook School	Public	6-8	131 School Rd.	Wilton	06897	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Wilton School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 762-8388	852	76	11.2	7.7%	615 (72.2%)	6 (0.7%)	68 (8.0%)	104 (12.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.6%)	95.4	4^th of 258 public middle schools	98.4%		94.7	7^th of 252 public middle schools	97.2%	3		87.0		79.5	83.5	83.5		80.2	86.4	89.4	$24,936
Weston Middle School	Public	6-8	135 School Rd.	Weston	06883	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Weston School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 221-6360	474	44	10.7	1.9%	343 (72.4%)	8 (1.7%)	47 (9.9%)	32 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.9%)	94.4	7^th of 258 public middle schools	97.3%		95.7	4^th of 252 public middle schools	98.4%	3		88.3		74.3	88.4	86.9		74.9	84.1	84.1	$29,134
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%)	94.4	6^th of 258 public middle schools	97.7%		95.3	6^th of 252 public middle schools	97.6%			85.0		78.2	82.6	85.0		80.1	80.2	79.3	$23,525

Frequently Asked Questions about West Rocks Middle School

What district is West Rocks Middle School in?

Norwalk School District

What high school do graduates of West Rocks Middle School attend?

Students who attend West Rocks Middle School usually go on to attend Norwalk High School

How many students attend West Rocks Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 657 students attended West Rocks Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of West Rocks Middle School?

Students at West Rocks Middle School are 63% Hispanic, 17% White, 14% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is West Rocks Middle School a good school?

West Rocks Middle School ranks 139^th of 258 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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