West Rocks Middle School

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Regular School · Norwalk, CT

West Rocks Middle School is a regular school school in Norwalk, Connecticut, serving grades 06–08 with 657 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

657

Teachers (FTE)

57.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	413	63%
White	114	17%
Black or African American	90	14%
Two or more races	20	3%
Asian	18	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	657	326M / 331F

English Language Learners: 148 (23% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	24.0% -14.3pp	38.3%	709
Reading Proficiency	44.0% -6.2pp	50.2%	705
Science Proficiency	43.0%	—	268

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)

+0.00 grade levels

Math

-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

182 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

125

19% 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.)	657	100%

Contact & Location

81 West Rocks Road

Norwalk, CT 06851

Phone: (203)899-2970

http://wrms.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

View all 21 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 06851) → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

090309000661

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