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Westside Middle School Academy

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1 School Ridge Road, Danbury, CT 06811 · (203) 797-4713 · Part of Danbury School District

Danbury’s School Grade D better than 14% of Connecticut school districts

Directions
Students
736
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Westside Middle School Academy

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 43% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Danbury kids: Danbury High School

On the path

Where Danbury kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–513 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Westside Middle School AcademyYou are here
9–12Danbury High School3,612 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1 School Ridge Road, Danbury

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6257
Grade 7242
Grade 8237
Enrollment over time
743’20
715’21
744’22
745’23
736’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 57%White 30%Black 5%Asian 5%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Westside Middle School Academy from Danbury families.

Other schools in Danbury School District

The district →
Ellsworth Avenue School
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D
492 students15:1
DPS Early Childhood Center at Granville
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Danbury
184 students15:1
DPS Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Danbury
65 students16:1
Park Avenue School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danbury
D
562 students13:1
Shelter Rock School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danbury
C−
527 students16:1
Stadley Rough School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Danbury
C−
479 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Danbury’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.