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Nathan Hale Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 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
176 Strawberry Hill Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06851
Phone
(203) 899-2910
District
NORWALK SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
FAIRFIELD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
547
Classroom Teachers
45

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

5

(10 is best)

Better than 41.4% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Nathan Hale Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
42%
41%
48%
29%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
43%
52%
49%
33%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
41%
51%
49%
29%
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
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 164 30.0%
Grade 7 200 36.6%
Grade 8 183 33.5%
Total 547 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 27.7% 25.2% 50.9%
Black 14.8% 14.6% 13.1%
Hispanic 53.0% 55.8% 30.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.5% 4.2% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 58.0% 54.6% 38.9%
Free lunch eligible 49.0% 45.0% 33.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.0% 9.7% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 90,821 3,626,205
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,990.3 747
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.7% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.5% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.4% 27.6%
65 OR OLDER 15.5% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 35,569 1,409,807
Single Parent Households With Children 6.4% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.1% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 44.3% 41.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 29.1% 27.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.4% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.2% 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.0% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.2% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 6.6% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,986 $185,597,460 65.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,509 $17,519,490 6.2%
Staff $287 $3,332,070 1.2%
General Administration $266 $3,088,260 1.1%
School Administration $472 $5,479,920 1.9%
Operation $1,764 $20,480,040 7.3%
Transportation $764 $8,870,040 3.1%
Other $579 $6,722,190 2.4%
Total Support $5,642 $65,503,620 23.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,642 $30,673,620 10.9%
Total Expenditures $24,271 $281,786,310 100.0%
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%