Park Avenue School vs Westside Middle School Academy

How do these schools compare?

Metric Park Avenue School Westside Middle School Academy
Location Danbury, CT Danbury, CT
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary middle
Enrollment 562 736
Student:Teacher Ratio 10.8:1 16:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 44.6% 37.9%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Park Avenue School Westside Middle School Academy
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $19,075 $19,075
District Danbury School District Danbury School District

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Park Avenue School Westside Middle School Academy
White 12.6% 30.3%
African American 4.6% 5.0%
Hispanic or Latino 77.4% 57.2%
Asian 2.3% 4.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 2.8% 2.7%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Park Avenue School Westside Middle School Academy
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio - 368:1
Chronic Absenteeism 29.4% 8.0%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 0 96
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.