Rippowam Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Stamford, Connecticut

Rippowam Middle School in Stamford, Connecticut enrolled 704 students in 2024-25 with 61.0 full-time teachers, 11.5 students per teacher against the Connecticut middle-school median of 11.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 35% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 14% 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 fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

725 students in 2022-23, 675 students in 2023-24, 704 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 70.4 to 61.0.

Students enrolled at Rippowam Middle School by school year2022-23: 725, 2023-24: 675, 2024-25: 70402004006008002022-237252023-246752024-25704
Students enrolled at Rippowam Middle School by school year2022-23: 725, 2023-24: 675, 2024-25: 70402004006008002022-237252023-246752024-25704
Students enrolled at Rippowam Middle School by school year2022-23: 725, 2023-24: 675, 2024-25: 70402004006008002022-237252023-246752024-25704
Students enrolled at Rippowam Middle School by school year2022-23: 725, 2023-24: 675, 2024-25: 70402004006008002022-237252023-246752024-25704
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2372570.410.3
2023-2467555.012.3
2024-2570461.011.5

11.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 59 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; Rippowam Middle School 11.5; state median 11.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherRippowam Middle School 11.5state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut middle schools, 2024-25177 values from 6.3 to 20.7; Rippowam Middle School 11.5; state median 11.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherRippowam Middle School 11.5state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut middle schools, 2024-25177 values from 6.3 to 20.7; Rippowam Middle School 11.5; state median 11.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherRippowam Middle School 11.5state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut middle schools, 2024-25177 values from 6.3 to 20.7; Rippowam Middle School 11.5; state median 11.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherRippowam Middle School 11.5state 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 249 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rippowam Middle School enrolled 746 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 38 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 249 of the 746 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions38
  • Chronically absent26.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.3% of students were Hispanic, 16.5% White, 13.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic64.3%
  2. White16.5%
  3. Black13.4%
  4. Asian4.0%
  5. Two or more races1.7%
  6. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 Rippowam Middle School scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% 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, 2021-2235%42%50.5%
Math, 2022-2314%32% (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 Stamford

5 public middle schools in Stamford report 2024-25 enrollment; Rippowam Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Rippowam Middle School70411.551.8%
Scofield Middle School62211.934.7%
Dolan School57710.948.5%
Turn of River School56010.448.6%
Cloonan School4478.953.2%

All public schools in Stamford →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Rippowam Middle School

  1. Turn of River SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 560 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Dolan SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.3 miles away: 577 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Rippowam Middle School with Turn of River SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Stamford Public Schools spends per student$25,199 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,199
  5. The largest public schools in ConnecticutRippowam Middle School is the number 42 by size of 177 Connecticut middle schools open in 2024-25.#42 of 177
  6. Connecticut schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 11.2 for middle schools.11.5:1
  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 Rippowam Middle School

  1. How many students attend Rippowam Middle School?
    704 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 725 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Stamford, CT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Rippowam Middle School?
    11.5 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 Rippowam Middle School a Title I school?
    Rippowam Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Rippowam Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Rippowam Middle School scored proficient or above: 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% 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 Rippowam Middle School in?
    Stamford Public Schools, NCES district ID 0904320. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090432001353 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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