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Saxe Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
468 South Ave.
New Canaan, CT 06840
Phone
(203) 594-4564
District
NEW CANAAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
FAIRFIELD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1327
Classroom Teachers
111

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

10

(10 is best)

Better than 95.8% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Saxe Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
79%
45%
81%
52%
76%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
78%
42%
79%
48%
77%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
43%
82%
49%
77%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
41%
86%
49%
84%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 347 26.1%
Grade 6 327 24.6%
Grade 7 344 25.9%
Grade 8 309 23.3%
Total 1327 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.6% 84.9% 50.9%
Black 1.8% 1.4% 13.1%
Hispanic 5.5% 6.1% 30.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.7% 7.3% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported 38.9%
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 33.0%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 20,574 3,626,205
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 914.9 747
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 26.8% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 21.1% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 31.9% 27.6%
65 OR OLDER 14.9% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,917 1,409,807
Single Parent Households With Children 4.0% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 98.4% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 80.1% 41.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 63.5% 27.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.8% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 4.2% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.5% 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 5.4% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 1.9% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 2.8% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,910 $62,651,820 57.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,326 $9,773,852 8.9%
Staff $658 $2,764,916 2.5%
General Administration $460 $1,932,920 1.8%
School Administration $1,278 $5,370,156 4.9%
Operation $2,132 $8,958,664 8.2%
Transportation $1,362 $5,723,124 5.2%
Other $1,348 $5,664,296 5.2%
Total Support $9,565 $40,192,130 36.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,594 $6,697,988 6.1%
Total Expenditures $26,069 $109,541,938 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,350 $6,289,354,313 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,560 $794,341,979 6.6%
Staff $747 $380,454,324 3.2%
General Administration $508 $258,766,138 2.1%
School Administration $1,202 $612,149,367 5.1%
Operation $1,796 $914,758,126 7.6%
Transportation $999 $508,915,593 4.2%
Other $727 $370,110,736 3.1%
Total Support $7,539 $3,839,485,142 31.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,782 $1,926,117,044 16.0%
Total Expenditures $23,671 $12,055,038,964 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%