School district · Connecticut
Norwalk School District
Norwalk School District in Connecticut: 22 public schools with 11,341 students and 12.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $27,099 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 22
- Students
- 11,341
- Students per teacher
- 12.4
- CT 11.5 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $27,099
- CT $25.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 914
- Counselors (FTE)
- 46.0
- Students per counselor
- 247
- CT 297 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 18.0
- Librarians (FTE): 14.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Connecticut's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Connecticut: 50%43%proficient
+4.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 75% of school districts in Connecticut
Median 57% · 185 school districts compared
4,736 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Connecticut: 46%37%proficient
+2.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 71% of school districts in Connecticut
Median 53% · 187 school districts compared
4,725 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 7.7% · $26.6M
- State
- 28% · $96.1M
- Local
- 65% · $224.9M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $17,450
- Support services
- $9,031
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $24.9M
- Long-term debt
- $0
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norwalk Early Childhood CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K | 187 | 26.7 | — | — |
Brookside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 408 | 13.2 | 30% | 27% |
Concord Magnet SchoolFree meals for all | K–8 | 388 | 14.4 | 60% | 51% |
Cranbury Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 410 | 13.0 | 53% | 49% |
Fox Run Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 398 | 11.0 | 46% | 41% |
Jefferson Marine Science Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 457 | 12.0 | 34% | 29% |
Kendall College & Career AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 416 | 10.8 | 27% | 21% |
Marvin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 375 | 12.5 | 46% | 42% |
Naramake Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 358 | 12.6 | 46% | 42% |
Rowayton SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 402 | 11.8 | 58% | 53% |
Silvermine Dual Language Magnet SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 428 | 15.3 | 39% | 34% |
South Norwalk Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 179 | 11.2 | — | — |
Tracey Magnet SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 434 | 14.5 | 37% | 34% |
Wolfpit Integrated Arts Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 341 | 10.5 | 41% | 47% |
Nathan Hale Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 499 | 10.4 | 50% | 45% |
Ponus Ridge STEAM AcademyFree meals for all | 6–8 | 637 | 12.0 | 31% | 20% |
Roton Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 463 | 11.3 | 49% | 41% |
West Rocks Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 657 | 11.4 | 46% | 36% |
Brien McMahon High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,739 | 14.7 | — | — |
Center for Global StudiesFree meals for all | 9–12 | 283 | 9.3 | — | — |
Norwalk High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,494 | 14.2 | — | — |
P-TECH NorwalkFree meals for all | 9–12 | 388 | 10.5 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 125 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06852
- Phone
- (203)854-4000
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.