Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy

Virtual

Regular School · Norwalk, CT

Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy is a regular school school in Norwalk, Connecticut, serving grades 06–08 with 637 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

637

Teachers (FTE)

53.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	423	66%
Black or African American	100	16%
White	62	10%
Asian	30	5%
Two or more races	20	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	637	338M / 299F

English Language Learners: 131 (21% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	19.0% -19.3pp	38.3%	567
Reading Proficiency	34.0% -16.2pp	50.2%	594
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	190

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)

-0.24 grade levels

Math

-0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

134 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

183

28.7% 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.)	637	100%

Contact & Location

21 Hunters Lane

Norwalk, CT 06850

Phone: (203)847-3557

http://prms.norwalkps.org/

District

Norwalk School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $28,359

District enrollment: 11,405

Other Schools in District

Brookside Elementary School Elementary
Concord Magnet School Elementary
Cranbury Elementary School Elementary
Fox Run Elementary School Elementary
Jefferson Marine Science Elementary School Elementary
Kendall College & Career Academy Elementary
Marvin Elementary School Elementary
Naramake Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 06850) → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

090309000656

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