Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Norwalk

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C+

West Rocks Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

81 West Rocks Road, Norwalk, CT 06851 · (203) 899-2970 · Part of Norwalk School District

Norwalk’s School Grade C better than 33% of Connecticut school districts

Directions
Students
657
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about West Rocks Middle School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Norwalk kids: 4 high schools

On the path

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

PK–513 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8West Rocks Middle SchoolYou are here
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts44%
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 ↗

81 West Rocks Road, Norwalk

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6195
Grade 7234
Grade 8228
Enrollment over time
735’20
719’21
700’22
701’23
657’24

Down 10.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 63%White 17%Black 14%Two or more races 3%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Rocks Middle School from Norwalk families.

Other schools in Norwalk School District

The district →
Jefferson Marine Science Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwalk
C
457 students12:1
Tracey Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwalk
C−
434 students14:1
Kendall College & Career Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwalk
C−
416 students11:1
Cranbury Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwalk
B−
410 students13:1
Brookside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwalk
C+
408 students13:1
Fox Run Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwalk
C+
398 students11:1

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; Norwalk’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.