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David Wooster Middle School

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David Wooster Middle School ranks 176 th of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

176^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 252 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 30% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

David Wooster Middle School is a public middle school in Stratford, Connecticut, serving 547 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Stratford School District, which is ranked 137 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $15,639 to $16,830 in recent years, David Wooster Middle School consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across grades 7 and 8. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.6% of 7th-grade students and 38% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 50.4% and 50.7%, respectively. The school's performance in Mathematics is even lower, with only 19.5% of 7th-grade and 21.5% of 8th-grade students meeting or exceeding the standards, compared to the state averages of 43.2% and 40.8%. When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Harry B. Flood Middle School, David Wooster Middle School generally performs worse in both ELA and Mathematics.

Another area of concern is the school's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 28.4% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state average. This persistent underperformance and high chronic absenteeism suggest that the school may face significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its diverse student population. Addressing the root causes of these issues, such as student engagement, family support, and resource allocation, could be crucial steps in improving the school's academic outcomes and ensuring equity for all students.

538

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,199

Per pupil spending ?

57.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Lincoln Street
Stratford, CT 06615

(203) 385-4275

District: Stratford School District

Students who attend David Wooster Middle School usually attend:

High:

Stratford High School

Feeder schools for David Wooster Middle School:

Elementary:	Johnson House Elementary School
	Lordship School
	Nichols School
	Wilcoxson School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.1%

African American:

29.9%

White:

17.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg30%

Connecticut avg47%

176^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Stratford School District

137^th of 156Stratford 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	22.1	176 of 252	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.3	187 of 250	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	176 of 249	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	154 of 250	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	178 of 275	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	156 of 259	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	171 of 249	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.3	149 of 250	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.5	152 of 246	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.1	145 of 280	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.1	129 of 278	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.4	143 of 272	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.4	144 of 269	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	64.0	132 of 268	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.8	145 of 255	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.7	149 of 252	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.4	155 of 250	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.7	153 of 248	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	16 of 32	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.3	28 of 33	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.7	18 of 32	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	42 of 80	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.2	10 of 38	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	41.4	18 of 31	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	21.8	81 of 104	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	130 of 164	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	143 of 161	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	130 of 160	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	131 of 166	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	172 of 235	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	120 of 169	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	126 of 160	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	73 of 105	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	69 of 104	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	66 of 99	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	42 of 97	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	90 of 146	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	37 of 97	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	28 of 75	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	88 of 117	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	100 of 114	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	83 of 109	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	74 of 106	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	152 of 218	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	60 of 104	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	134 of 162	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	133 of 157	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	139 of 158	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	125 of 169	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	149 of 224	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	124 of 167	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	129 of 164	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	21.6	26 of 36	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	179 of 244	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	130 of 153	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	141 of 154	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	139 of 158	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	107 of 151	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	143 of 175	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	124 of 166	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	145 of 168	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)50th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)28th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2021)22nd percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science36%-14 vs state

English Language Arts33%-18 vs state

Mathematics21%-21 vs state

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by a student
Monday, August 23, 2021

There's so much bullying at this school. Students would make racist comments about each other, call each other slurs while havening no understanding of the history and meaning behind those words. I never felt safe at this school. So many kids brought weapons to school and would wave them around in the classroom when the teacher had their back turned. I also remember when there was an incident where a student threatened to shoot up the school and kill everyone. The teachers didn't do anything about it and the student didn't face any consequences. Students would also have access to handling illegal substances, such as weed, and bringing them into the building, and sharing them with other students. They would usually go into the bathroom and smoke or do their business on the morning bus ride to school and they would not face any consequences. The academics here are also not that challenging and the teachers seem to be laid back and disregarding the fact that we were about to attend high school. 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
David Wooster Middle School	Public	7-8	150 Lincoln Street	Stratford	06615	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4275	538	42	12.8	57.6%	95 (17.7%)	161 (29.9%)	237 (44.1%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.2%)	22.1	176^th of 252 public middle schools	30.2%		18.3	187^th of 250 public middle schools	25.2%	11		36.1				26.6	38.0				19.5	21.5	$23,199
Harry B. Flood Middle School	Public	7-8	490 Chapel Street	Stratford	06614	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4280	466	45	10.4	47.6%	105 (22.5%)	121 (26.0%)	215 (46.1%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	27.5	162^nd of 252 public middle schools	35.7%		24.6	168^th of 250 public middle schools	32.8%	6		34.2				40.8	36.3				31.1	20.3	$25,168
West Shore Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Kay Ave.	Milford	06460	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 783-3553	394	40	9.8	39.6%	228 (57.9%)	17 (4.3%)	90 (22.8%)	31 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (6.9%)	66.8	86^th of 252 public middle schools	65.9%		66	87^th of 250 public middle schools	65.2%	1		58.1			59.2	58.7	50.7			53.1	61.1	50.0	$25,472
Harborside Middle School	Public	6-8	175 High St.	Milford	06460	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 783-3523	400	41	9.7	28.0%	256 (64.0%)	22 (5.5%)	71 (17.8%)	33 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	73.5	69^th of 252 public middle schools	72.6%		79.6	49^th of 250 public middle schools	80.4%	20		58.9			61.2	58.1	68.2			60.3	55.4	59.8	$25,823
Hillcrest Middle School	Public	6-8	530 Daniels Farm Rd.	Trumbull	06611	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-4466	792	58	13.7	22.1%	451 (56.9%)	64 (8.1%)	147 (18.6%)	105 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	92.5	11^th of 252 public middle schools	95.6%		88.8	23^rd of 250 public middle schools	90.8%	12		77.0			80.9	80.6	80.9			75.2	78.6	70.2	$18,807
Park City Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	4-8	1550 State Street	Bridgeport	06605	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Park City Prep Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 953-3766	434	21	20.6	69.8%	25 (5.8%)	190 (43.8%)	206 (47.5%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	39.7	141^st of 252 public middle schools	44.0%		42.7	133^rd of 250 public middle schools	46.8%	8	25.8		49.3	28.9	45.9	48.2	46.2	27.3	18.6	32.5	32.9	35.5	$15,541
Fairfield Woods Middle School	Public	6-8	1115 Fairfield Woods Rd.	Fairfield	06824	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8334	715	73	9.7	18.0%	481 (67.3%)	21 (2.9%)	104 (14.5%)	53 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.8%)	84.5	34^th of 252 public middle schools	86.5%		83.2	37^th of 250 public middle schools	85.2%	3		69.8			68.7	64.2	70.0			76.4	67.6	65.6	$25,710
Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	4630 Madison Ave.	Trumbull	06611	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-4499	857	60	14.3	20.2%	497 (58.0%)	66 (7.7%)	174 (20.3%)	93 (10.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.9%)	84.8	30^th of 252 public middle schools	88.1%		84.1	33^rd of 250 public middle schools	86.8%	3		70.5			68.2	75.2	69.7			65.5	69.8	61.9	$18,416
Helen Keller Middle School	Public	6-8	360 Sport Hill Rd.	Easton	06612	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Easton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 268-8651	287	25	11.4	8.0%	212 (73.9%)	12 (4.2%)	32 (11.1%)	18 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	90.7	16^th of 252 public middle schools	93.7%		95.3	5^th of 250 public middle schools	98.0%	11		62.9			74.0	85.0	76.4			72.9	87.0	78.7	$25,916
Intermediate School	Public	7-8	675 Constitution Blvd.	Shelton	06484	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 926-2000	714	57	12.6	38.2%	426 (59.7%)	84 (11.8%)	145 (20.3%)	35 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.4%)	45.1	130^th of 252 public middle schools	48.4%		45	129^th of 250 public middle schools	48.4%	1						47.1	40.0				47.0	39.7	$20,256

Frequently Asked Questions about David Wooster Middle School

How many students attend David Wooster Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 538 students attended David Wooster Middle School.

What district is David Wooster Middle School in?

Stratford School District

Is David Wooster Middle School a good school?

David Wooster Middle School ranks 176^th of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of David Wooster Middle School attend?

Students who attend David Wooster Middle School usually go on to attend Stratford High School

What is the racial makeup of David Wooster Middle School?

Students at David Wooster Middle School are 44% Hispanic, 30% African American, 18% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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