📍 1 School Ridge Road, Danbury, Western Connecticut Planning Region, 06811
Westside Middle School Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Danbury, Western Connecticut Planning Region. The school has 744 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Danbury School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
Westside Middle School Academy enrolls 744 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 35% White and 5.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 375 | 50% |
| White | 257 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 43 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 42 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
364 of the school's 744 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Westside Middle School Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Westside Middle School Academy is one of 19 schools in Danbury School District, based in Danbury, Connecticut. The district serves 11,956 students district-wide and employs 884 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 744 students, Westside Middle School Academy is larger than the district average of about 629 students per school.
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