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North End Middle School

Q: Is North End Middle School a good school?

North End Middle School ranks in the bottom 8.1% of Connecticut middle schools.

Q: How many students attend North End Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 766 students attended North End Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of North End Middle School?

Students at North End Middle School are 66% Hispanic, 23% African American, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of North End Middle School attend?

Students who attend North End Middle School usually go on to attend Wilby High School

Public Grades 6-8

237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 258 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

North End Middle School serves 766 students in grades 6–8 in Waterbury, CT, and is part of the Waterbury School District, a district that ranks near the bottom of Connecticut school systems. The school itself ranks 237th out of 258 Connecticut middle schools (8th percentile) with 0 stars, and roughly 86% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — among the highest rates in the area.

Academically, North End posts the lowest proficiency rates among comparable nearby middle schools. In 2025-26, ELA proficiency ranged from 18.5% to 22.8% across grades, compared to district rates of 29.1%–32.2% and state rates around 51%. Math is the most serious concern, with proficiency between 8.2% and 9.9% in every grade — less than one-quarter the statewide rate of roughly 44%. Eighth-grade science proficiency was 23.6%, versus 50.9% statewide. The gap is stark even when compared to demographically similar schools: Michael F. Wallace Middle School serves nearly the same poverty level (85.9% free/reduced lunch) but posts notably higher scores in ELA (31.6%–36.8%), math (14.5%–17.7%), and science (32.1%). Out-of-district schools like Tyrrell Middle School (ranked 88th) and Memorial Middle School (ranked 83rd) perform in entirely different tiers, with math proficiency often exceeding 50%.

There are some encouraging signs, however. Science proficiency has improved steadily from 13.8% in 2023-24 to 23.6% in 2025-26, and chronic absenteeism has dropped from 32.0% in 2021-22 to 19.9% — better than the district average of 23.1% and below West Side Middle School's 26.5%, though still above the state's 16.4%. The school also has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.9 and spends about $17,088 per student, more than many neighboring schools. But a major red flag is special education: after ranking in the 56th percentile statewide in 2021-22, that subgroup fell to dead last (27th of 27 schools) in 2024-25. With math proficiency below 10% in every grade, the clearest priorities are dramatically improving math instruction, reversing the special education decline, and building on the recent gains in science and among African American students.

766

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,469

Per pupil spending ?

86.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

534 Bucks Hill Rd.
Waterbury, CT 06704

(203) 574-8097

District: Waterbury School District

Students who attend North End Middle School usually attend:

High:

Wilby High School

Feeder schools for North End Middle School:

Elementary:	Bucks Hill School
	F. J. Kingsbury School
	Regan School
	Sprague School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.4%

African American:

22.8%

White:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (16% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 34 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg23%

Connecticut avg48%

237^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Waterbury School District

144^th of 153Waterbury 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	8.5	237 of 258	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	233 of 252	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	231 of 250	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	224 of 249	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	226 of 250	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	240 of 275	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	227 of 259	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	238 of 249	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.0	229 of 250	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.2	232 of 246	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.6	255 of 280	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.7	249 of 278	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.2	233 of 272	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.8	243 of 269	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.1	241 of 268	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	7.5	233 of 255	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.6	229 of 252	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.4	220 of 250	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	5.3	231 of 248	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	24 of 34	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.2	32 of 32	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	33 of 33	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	30 of 32	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	37 of 40	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	71 of 80	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	34 of 38	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	31 of 31	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	17.0	98 of 104	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	40.8	16 of 34	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	5.1	161 of 163	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.1	160 of 164	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	158 of 161	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	156 of 160	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	161 of 166	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	214 of 235	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	158 of 169	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	157 of 160	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	102 of 112	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	97 of 105	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	86 of 104	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	81 of 99	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	79 of 97	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	121 of 146	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	76 of 97	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	67 of 75	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	103 of 111	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	113 of 117	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	111 of 114	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	102 of 106	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	181 of 218	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	94 of 104	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	160 of 163	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.3	156 of 162	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	155 of 157	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	152 of 158	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	163 of 169	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	202 of 224	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	160 of 167	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	160 of 164	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	27 of 27	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	16 of 36	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.8	202 of 244	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	4.3	171 of 175	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2021)53rd percentile+40 vs school

African American (2026)29th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)6th percentile-7 vs school

White (2021)2nd percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)1st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science24%-27 vs state

English Language Arts21%-31 vs state

Mathematics9%-34 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 19, 2019

Where do I begin? The stairwell from the first floor is still dirty and smelled like urine on the first day of school. Classes are overloaded. The school has a dress code but what's the point when they need to focus on bigger issues happening, which the teachers don't seem to be notice or don't address. They seem to major on minors which make the environment unenjoyable. I don't recommend this school. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, May 25, 2019

There is very much discrimination of teacher american with hispanic students, very much bullying and the administration is useless, when the students are sad or traumatized by situations lived in other countries, they are simply punished, they do not help the students to progress Close Quote

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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 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
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	237^th of 258 public middle schools	8.1%		8.5	233^rd of 252 public middle schools	7.5%	4		23.6			21.1	18.5	22.8			9.6	9.9	8.2	$22,469
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%)	40	145^th of 258 public middle schools	43.8%		45.8	128^th of 252 public middle schools	49.2%	17		46.4			46.4	44.0	40.6			32.5	44.2	33.7	$22,884
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%)	12.8	217^th of 258 public middle schools	15.9%		12.6	208^th of 252 public middle schools	17.5%	9		18.5			30.5	31.3	31.4			15.6	14.7	5.9	$22,056
ACES Chase Academy	Public, Magnet	6-10	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%)	38.9	146^th of 258 public middle schools	43.4%		41.5	139^th of 252 public middle schools	44.8%	7		57.4			42.4	39.8	45.2			31.5	25.2	37.0	$37,229
Tyrrell Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Todd Rd.	Wolcott	06716	Capitol 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%)	68.2	88^th of 258 public middle schools	65.9%		71.9	79^th of 252 public middle schools	68.7%	9		54.4			58.6	63.1	68.3			49.3	51.0	54.0	$20,849
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%)	17.9	194^th of 258 public middle schools	24.8%		18.8	191^st of 252 public middle schools	24.2%	3		32.1	65.0		31.6	32.9	36.8			16.3	17.7	14.5	$20,172
Eli Terry Junior Middle School	Public	6-8	21 North Main Street	Terryville	06786	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Plymouth School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 314-2790	290	29	10.0	52.4%	217 (74.8%)	5 (1.7%)	49 (16.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	36.7	151^st of 258 public middle schools	41.5%		46.6	127^th of 252 public middle schools	49.6%	24		48.2			30.9	47.7	49.1			22.7	40.4	28.2	$24,077
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%)	68.6	83^rd of 258 public middle schools	67.8%		68.4	82^nd of 252 public middle schools	67.5%	1		80.8			53.7	50.3	61.5			54.1	51.7	59.2	$23,410
Thomaston Center School	Public	4-6	1 Thomas Ave.	Thomaston	06787	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Thomaston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 283-3036	196	14	14.2	46.4%	156 (79.6%)	3 (1.5%)	23 (11.7%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)								(n/a)	45.9		45.0	37.7	48.6			31.7	11.5	31.1			$22,155
John F. Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	1071 South Main St.	Plantsville	06479	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3275	659	54	12.2	26.1%	474 (71.9%)	19 (2.9%)	89 (13.5%)	38 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.8%)	86	33^rd of 258 public middle schools	87.2%		81.5	48^th of 252 public middle schools	81.0%	15		76.9			68.6	75.6	67.9			68.9	70.1	64.7	$21,072

Frequently Asked Questions about North End Middle School

How many students attend North End Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 766 students attended North End Middle School.

Is North End Middle School a good school?

North End Middle School ranks in the bottom 8.1% of Connecticut middle schools.

What district is North End Middle School in?

Waterbury School District

What is the racial makeup of North End Middle School?

Students at North End Middle School are 66% Hispanic, 23% African American, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of North End Middle School attend?

Students who attend North End Middle School usually go on to attend Wilby High School

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