📍 483 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, 06708
West Side Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The school has 817 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Waterbury School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 83.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
West Side Middle School enrolls 817 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 83.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 10% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 513 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 178 | 22% |
| White | 82 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
665 of the school's 817 students (81%) 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.
West Side Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
West Side Middle School is one of 29 schools in Waterbury School District, based in Waterbury, Connecticut. The district serves 18,776 students district-wide and employs 1,341 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 817 students, West Side Middle School is larger than the district average of about 647 students per school.
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