Summary
Michael F. Wallace Middle School is a public middle school located in Waterbury, Connecticut, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 1,048 students. The school is part of the Waterbury School District, which is ranked 149 out of 156 districts in Connecticut and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Michael F. Wallace Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut middle schools, ranking between 191-225 out of 249-275 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating it is performing below average compared to other Connecticut middle schools. In English Language Arts (ELA), the school's proficiency rates are generally higher than the Waterbury School District average, but still significantly below the state average. Similarly, in Mathematics and Science, the school's proficiency rates are also higher than the district average, but much lower than the state average.
The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the proficiency rates for African American and Hispanic students in ELA being higher than the overall school average, while the rates for White students are much lower. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 31.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 86.06% to 88.65% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families. Nearby schools in the Waterbury School District have similar performance profiles, while schools in other nearby districts, such as Cheshire, Southington, and Wolcott, generally have much higher student performance, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower percentages of students from low-income families.
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