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Ponus Ridge Middle School
21 Hunters Ln
Norwalk CT, 06850, Fairfield County
Phone: 203-847-3557
Ranking: 
(641 out of 765, bottom 16%)*
(641 out of 765, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Norwalk School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 59 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 56 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 632 | 611 | 609 | 667 | 686 | 685 | 642 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 229 | 36.2% | 198 | 32.4% | 196 | 32.2% | 221 | 33.1% | 216 | 31.5% | 258 | 37.7% | 226 | 35.2% |
| Grade 7: | 201 | 31.8% | 204 | 33.4% | 217 | 35.6% | 204 | 30.6% | 244 | 35.6% | 220 | 32.1% | 197 | 30.7% |
| Grade 8: | 202 | 32.0% | 209 | 34.2% | 196 | 32.2% | 242 | 36.3% | 226 | 32.9% | 207 | 30.2% | 219 | 34.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 316 | 50.0% | 320 | 52.4% | 323 | 53.0% | 351 | 52.6% | 371 | 54.1% | 366 | 53.4% | 342 | 53.3% |
| Female: | 316 | 50.0% | 291 | 47.6% | 286 | 47.0% | 316 | 47.4% | 307 | 44.8% | 311 | 45.4% | 296 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 30 | 4.7% | 31 | 5.1% | 29 | 4.8% | 34 | 5.1% | 44 | 6.4% | 45 | 6.6% | 41 | 6.4% |
| Hispanic: | 285 | 45.1% | 249 | 40.8% | 253 | 41.5% | 246 | 36.9% | 237 | 34.5% | 230 | 33.6% | 216 | 33.6% |
| Black: | 163 | 25.8% | 159 | 26.0% | 166 | 27.3% | 187 | 28.0% | 193 | 28.1% | 179 | 26.1% | 181 | 28.2% |
| White: | 145 | 22.9% | 165 | 27.0% | 157 | 25.8% | 196 | 29.4% | 212 | 30.9% | 231 | 33.7% | 204 | 31.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 327 | 51.7% | 266 | 43.5% | 266 | 43.7% | 270 | 40.5% | 246 | 35.9% | 154 | 22.5% | 159 | 24.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 70 | 11.1% | 71 | 11.6% | 42 | 6.9% | 59 | 8.8% | 73 | 10.6% | 60 | 8.8% | 50 | 7.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.75 | 10.53 | 10.27 | 11.49 | 11.77 | 12.00 | 11.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 72.2% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 74.6% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71.9% | 84.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 77.9% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 79.3% | 88.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 85.9% | 88.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 82.4% | 87.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 81.6% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 71.1% | 75.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 64.7% | 75.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 65.4% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 70.4% | 80.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 79.2% | 85.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 84.1% | 86.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 83.9% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 79.3% | 84.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 79.2% | 82.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 80.4% | 83.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 68.6% | 82.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 75.5% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 80.1% | 85.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 81.9% | 86.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 81.4% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 82.1% | 84.3% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 68.3% | 77.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 74.6% | 80.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 78.5% | 82.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 80.5% | 85.7% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 84.1% | 87.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 86.8% | 87.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 85.8% | 86.7% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 85.3% | 84.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 68.5% | 76.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 70.6% | 75.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 74.6% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 77.1% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 80.2% | 85.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 84.5% | 85.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 85.8% | 87.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 89.8% | 87.0% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 72.8% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76.2% | 81.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 73.1% | 80.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 70.3% | 80.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 72.2% | 79.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 75.1% | 79.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 82.8% | 83.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 83.0% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 67.2% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 73.1% | 80.8% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 78.9% | 81.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 81.6% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 81% | 86.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 82.4% | 86% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 85.3% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 85.4% | 86.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 69.8% | 76.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 66.9% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 72.5% | 77% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 72.7% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 71% | 82.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 75.5% | 83.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 82.2% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 86.4% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 68% | 75.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 70.1% | 76.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 66% | 76% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 71.2% | 75.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 72.5% | 77.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 75.7% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 75.6% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 72.7% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.8% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 76.1% | 83.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 69.3% | 80.6% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 76.8% | 81.6% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 81.7% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 83.0% | 85.7% |
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* Ponus Ridge Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.