Westside Middle School Academy

Virtual

Regular School · Danbury, CT

Westside Middle School Academy is a regular school school in Danbury, Connecticut, serving grades 06–08 with 736 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

736

Teachers (FTE)

44.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	421	57%
White	223	30%
Black or African American	37	5%
Asian	34	5%
Two or more races	20	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	736	362M / 374F

English Language Learners: 72 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	28.0% -10.3pp	38.3%	651
Reading Proficiency	50.0% -0.2pp	50.2%	672
Science Proficiency	51.0%	—	216

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.36 grade levels

Math

-0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

8.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	736	100%

Contact & Location

1 School Ridge Road

Danbury, CT 06811

Phone: (203)797-4713

http://sites.google.com/danbury.k12.ct.us/wsmsa/

District

Danbury School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $26,326

District enrollment: 11,994

Other Schools in District

DPS Early Childhood Center Elementary
Ellsworth Avenue School Elementary
Great Plain School Elementary
Hayestown Avenue School Elementary
King Street Intermediate School Elementary
King Street Primary School Elementary
Mill Ridge Primary School Elementary
Morris Street School Elementary

View all 18 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 06811) → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

090102001691

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD