Michael F. Wallace Middle School

Public middle school, grades 4 to 8 · Waterbury, Connecticut

Michael F. Wallace Middle School in Waterbury, Connecticut enrolled 1,059 students in 2024-25 with 92.8 full-time teachers, 11.4 students per teacher against the Connecticut middle-school median of 11.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 13% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Connecticut: 50.5% and 41.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

1,062 students in 2022-23, 1,048 students in 2023-24, 1,059 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 92.0 to 92.8.

Students enrolled at Michael F. Wallace Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,062, 2023-24: 1,048, 2024-25: 1,05905001k1.5k2022-231,0622023-241,0482024-251,059
Students enrolled at Michael F. Wallace Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,062, 2023-24: 1,048, 2024-25: 1,05905001k1.5k2022-231,0622023-241,0482024-251,059
Students enrolled at Michael F. Wallace Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,062, 2023-24: 1,048, 2024-25: 1,05905001k1.5k2022-231,0622023-241,0482024-251,059
Students enrolled at Michael F. Wallace Middle School by school year2022-23: 1,062, 2023-24: 1,048, 2024-25: 1,05905001k1.5k2022-231,0622023-241,0482024-251,059
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,06292.011.5
2023-241,04889.211.7
2024-251,05992.811.4

11.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 of every 100 Connecticut middle schools

Among the 177 Connecticut middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Connecticut middle schools, 2024-25177 values from 6.3 to 20.7; This school 11.4; state median 11.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut middle schools, 2024-25177 values from 6.3 to 20.7; This school 11.4; state median 11.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut middle schools, 2024-25177 values from 6.3 to 20.7; This school 11.4; state median 11.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut middle schools, 2024-25177 values from 6.3 to 20.7; This school 11.4; state median 11.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.4state median 11.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 195 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Michael F. Wallace Middle School enrolled 1,167 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 283 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 195 of the 1,167 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions283
  • Chronically absent28.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.1% of students were Hispanic, 22.7% Black, 9.8% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic61.1%
  2. Black22.7%
  3. White9.8%
  4. Two or more races3.7%
  5. Asian2.3%
  6. American Indian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Michael F. Wallace Middle School scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 13% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Connecticut, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtConnecticut
Reading and language arts, 2021-2229%24%50.5%
Math, 2022-2313%12% (2021-22)41.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Waterbury

4 public middle schools in Waterbury report 2024-25 enrollment; Michael F. Wallace Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Michael F. Wallace Middle School1,05911.484.8%
West Side Middle School84810.681.6%
North End Middle School7669.984.6%
ACES at Chase55613.434.0%

All public schools in Waterbury →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Michael F. Wallace Middle School

  1. Tyrrell Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.8 miles away: 498 students, 9.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Long River Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.9 miles away: 434 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  3. Compare Michael F. Wallace Middle School with Tyrrell Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Waterbury School District spends per student$20,129 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,129
  5. The largest public schools in ConnecticutMichael F. Wallace Middle School is the number 4 by size of 177 Connecticut middle schools open in 2024-25.#4 of 177
  6. Connecticut schools by students per teacher11.4 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 11.2 for middle schools.11.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Michael F. Wallace Middle School

  1. How many students attend Michael F. Wallace Middle School?
    1,059 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,062 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Waterbury, CT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Michael F. Wallace Middle School?
    11.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Connecticut median for middle schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Michael F. Wallace Middle School a Title I school?
    Michael F. Wallace Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Michael F. Wallace Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Michael F. Wallace Middle School scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 13% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Connecticut's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Michael F. Wallace Middle School in?
    Waterbury School District, NCES district ID 0904830. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090483000983 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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