NCES CCD 2024-25 23 schools CT

Best-Resourced Schools in Norwalk, CT

Compiled from official source data by .

23 public K-12 schools in Norwalk from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

PlainSchools home → About this data
23
Schools
11,577
Students
48.8/100
Avg Resource Index
13.7:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Broad resource and staffing advantage

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Norwalk has more public-school enrollment than 84% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Norwalk lands in the upper national tier on both the average Resource Investment Index and teacher staffing intensity. Those measures come from different inputs: the index combines reported counselors, gifted access, attendance, and staffing, while the staffing percentile compares the city's student-teacher ratio directly. Agreement across both measures is stronger evidence of broad reported capacity than either score alone, though neither is a test-score rating or a guarantee about an individual classroom.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Norwalk's list includes 7 elementary, 4 middle, and 4 high-school campuses, plus 8 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 62-point gap between Fox Run Elementary School and South Norwalk Elementary School shows the range hidden by Norwalk's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 16%
School count
Top 12%
Resource Index average
83rd percentile
Teacher staffing
71st percentile

Brien Mcmahon High School accounts for 15.0% of all Norwalk public-school enrollment

That concentration means Norwalk-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Norwalk school enrollment varies 9.7× across entities

Norwalk school enrollment ranges from 179 students (lowest) to 1,739 students (highest), a spread of 1,560 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Norwalk student-teacher ratio is 13.7:1 — low (typically associated with smaller schools or per-school staffing investment that often correlates with stronger per-student supports)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Fox Run Elementary School 62
2. Concord Magnet School 62
3. Rowayton School 60
4. Marvin Elementary School 60
5. West Rocks Middle School 59
6. Brookside Elementary School 59
7. Wolfpit Integrated Arts Elementary School 59
8. Cranbury Elementary School 58
9. Naramake Elementary School 58
10. Silvermine Dual Language Magnet School 55
11. Kendall College & Career Academy 55
12. Nathan Hale Middle School 52
13. Roton Middle School 52
14. Center for Global Studies 50
15. Ponus Ridge Steam Academy 49
16. P-Tech Norwalk 48
17. Jefferson Marine Science Elementary School 46
18. Side By Side Charter School 45
19. Tracey Magnet School 44
20. Brien Mcmahon High School 42
21. Norwalk High School 32
22. Norwalk Early Childhood Center 15
23. South Norwalk Elementary School -

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Norwalk

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Center for Global Studies 70.8/100
  2. 2 Wolfpit Integrated Arts Elementary School 70.6/100
  3. 3 Concord Magnet School 68.9/100
  4. 4 Fox Run Elementary School 66.5/100
  5. 5 Cranbury Elementary School 65.3/100

What do families ask about schools in Norwalk?

Which Norwalk school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Fox Run Elementary School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Norwalk schools in this federal-data comparison at 62/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Norwalk, CT? ▼

Norwalk has 23 public schools with a total enrollment of 11,577 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 13.7:1.

Other Cities in Connecticut

Bridgeport
44 schools
Hartford
44 schools
New Haven
42 schools
Waterbury
32 schools
Stamford
23 schools
Danbury
20 schools

Side-by-side: Compare any two schools or districts in Connecticut →

Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.