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West Side Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

208^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 252 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

West Side Middle School is a public middle school located in Waterbury, Connecticut, serving 799 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Waterbury School District, which is ranked 149 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Side Middle School consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in SBAC/English Language Arts ranged from 25.6% to 30.9%, compared to the state average of 50% to 50.7%. In SBAC/Mathematics, the proficiency rates were even lower, ranging from 8.5% to 16.4%, compared to the state average of 40.8% to 42.9%. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, with the percentage ranging from 17.7% to 36.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing West Side Middle School to other nearby schools, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. For example, Michael F. Wallace Middle School, which is also part of the Waterbury School District, consistently outperforms West Side Middle School in academic achievement, with proficiency rates ranging from 31.1% to 37% in SBAC/English Language Arts and 16.1% to 22.3% in SBAC/Mathematics. However, West Side Middle School ranks relatively high among Connecticut middle schools for its English Language Learner (ELL) population, suggesting the school may be providing effective support and resources for this student group.

848

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,056

Per pupil spending ?

82.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

483 Chase Parkway
Waterbury, CT 06708

(203) 574-8120

District: Waterbury School District

Students who attend West Side Middle School usually attend:

High:

John F. Kennedy High School

Feeder schools for West Side Middle School:

Elementary:	B. W. Tinker School
	Bunker Hill School
	Driggs School
	Hopeville School
	More...
	Washington School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.9%

African American:

19.0%

White:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (20% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 17% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg22%

Connecticut avg47%

208^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	12.6	208 of 252	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	219 of 250	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	222 of 249	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	233 of 250	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	230 of 275	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	236 of 259	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	230 of 249	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	225 of 250	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.2	228 of 246	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.8	253 of 280	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.8	243 of 278	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.7	240 of 272	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.3	231 of 269	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.7	233 of 268	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.0	214 of 255	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.4	221 of 252	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.7	203 of 250	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.6	212 of 248	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	25 of 32	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	31 of 33	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	26 of 32	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	38 of 40	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	63 of 80	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	19.4	92 of 104	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆
2023	37.4	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2022	19.0	18 of 26	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	23 of 34	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	10.9	4 of 16	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	151 of 164	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	152 of 161	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	155 of 160	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	160 of 166	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	204 of 235	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	78 of 105	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	79 of 104	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	82 of 99	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	87 of 97	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	115 of 146	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	96 of 117	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	103 of 114	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	96 of 109	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	104 of 106	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	175 of 218	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	154 of 162	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	151 of 157	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	155 of 158	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	165 of 169	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	196 of 224	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	165 of 167	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	21.6	194 of 244	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	20 of 23	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	1.7	173 of 175	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.8	164 of 166	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)50th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2021)20th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)12th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile-13 vs school

White (2021)1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-22 vs state

Science22%-28 vs state

Mathematics13%-30 vs state

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Schools Near West Side Middle School

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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 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 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
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
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
Hillside Intermediate School	Public	5-6	51 Hillside Ave.	Naugatuck	06770	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5260	292	28	10.4	64.4%	110 (37.7%)	24 (8.2%)	140 (47.9%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)								(n/a)	45.1		42.9	47.6			31.7	27.4			$18,697
City Hill Middle School	Public	7-8	441 City Hill St.	Naugatuck	06770	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5246	614	49	12.5	58.8%	227 (37.0%)	81 (13.2%)	263 (42.8%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	30.9	155^th of 252 public middle schools	38.5%		27	162^nd of 250 public middle schools	35.2%	7		36.7			42.2	41.0			30.9	22.9	$18,949
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
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
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
Cross Street Intermediate School	Public	5-6	120 Cross St.	Naugatuck	06770	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5227	311	22	14.1	52.4%	121 (38.9%)	38 (12.2%)	125 (40.2%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)								(n/a)	45.0		45.7	44.3			36.4	27.2			$19,714

Frequently Asked Questions about West Side Middle School

What is the racial makeup of West Side Middle School?

Students at West Side Middle School are 68% Hispanic, 19% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend West Side Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 848 students attended West Side Middle School.

Is West Side Middle School a good school?

West Side Middle School ranks in the bottom 17.5% of Connecticut middle schools.

What district is West Side Middle School in?

Waterbury School District

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

Students who attend West Side Middle School usually go on to attend John F. Kennedy High School

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