West Side Middle School

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Regular School · Waterbury, CT

West Side Middle School is a regular school school in Waterbury, Connecticut, serving grades 06–08 with 848 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.6:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

848

Teachers (FTE)

79.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	576	68%
Black or African American	161	19%
White	68	8%
Two or more races	31	4%
Asian	10	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	848	427M / 421F

English Language Learners: 172 (20% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	8.0% -30.3pp	38.3%	762
Reading Proficiency	23.0% -27.2pp	50.2%	834
Science Proficiency	19.0%	—	267

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)

-0.69 grade levels

Math

-0.20 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

227

26.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

562

66.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	848	100%

Contact & Location

483 Chase Parkway

Waterbury, CT 06708

Phone: (203)574-8120

District

Waterbury School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,427

District enrollment: 17,131

Other Schools in District

B. W. Tinker School Elementary
Bucks Hill School Elementary
Bunker Hill School Elementary
Carrington School Elementary
Driggs School Elementary
Duggan School Elementary
F. J. Kingsbury School Elementary
Gilmartin School Elementary

View all 28 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 06708) → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

090483000991

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