West Side Middle School
250 Brandegee Ave
Groton CT, 06340, New London County
Phone: 860-449-5630
Ranking: (553 out of 765, bottom 28%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Groton 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: | 49 | 51 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 480 | 506 | 268 | 248 | 276 | 265 | 293 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 165 | 34.4% | 182 | 36.0% | 86 | 32.1% | 81 | 32.7% | 92 | 33.3% | 71 | 26.8% | 102 | 34.8% |
Grade 7: | 171 | 35.6% | 151 | 29.8% | 83 | 31.0% | 95 | 38.3% | 80 | 29.0% | 102 | 38.5% | 102 | 34.8% |
Grade 8: | 144 | 30.0% | 173 | 34.2% | 99 | 36.9% | 72 | 29.0% | 104 | 37.7% | 92 | 34.7% | 89 | 30.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 245 | 51.0% | 262 | 51.8% | 145 | 54.1% | 133 | 53.6% | 132 | 47.8% | 118 | 44.5% | 135 | 46.1% |
Female: | 235 | 49.0% | 244 | 48.2% | 123 | 45.9% | 115 | 46.4% | 136 | 49.3% | 139 | 52.5% | 154 | 52.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 1.7% | 15 | 3.0% | 7 | 2.6% | 6 | 2.4% | 6 | 2.2% | 7 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.7% |
Asian: | 20 | 4.2% | 18 | 3.6% | 12 | 4.5% | 11 | 4.4% | 17 | 6.2% | 19 | 7.2% | 18 | 6.1% |
Hispanic: | 116 | 24.2% | 114 | 22.5% | 68 | 25.4% | 67 | 27.0% | 61 | 22.1% | 49 | 18.5% | 61 | 20.8% |
Black: | 72 | 15.0% | 81 | 16.0% | 61 | 22.8% | 57 | 23.0% | 64 | 23.2% | 55 | 20.8% | 60 | 20.5% |
White: | 240 | 50.0% | 259 | 51.2% | 116 | 43.3% | 103 | 41.5% | 128 | 46.4% | 135 | 50.9% | 146 | 49.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 23 | 4.8% | 17 | 3.4% | 4 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 223 | 46.5% | 209 | 41.3% | 141 | 52.6% | 137 | 55.2% | 106 | 38.4% | NA | NA | 81 | 27.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 78 | 16.3% | 84 | 16.6% | 21 | 7.8% | 21 | 8.5% | 36 | 13.0% | NA | NA | 32 | 10.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.84 | 9.96 | 8.93 | 8.32 | 8.79 | 8.20 | 9.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CMT | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 74.7% | 79.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 78.9% | 82.7% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.9% | 84.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 83.7% | 86.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 87.1% | 88.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 89.4% | 88.5% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.4% | 87.2% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 84.6% | 85.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 74.7% | 75.4% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 75.2% | 75.7% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 77.9% | 77.6% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 72.3% | 80.3% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 84.7% | 85.5% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 86.3% | 86.5% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 80.7% | 84.8% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75.5% | 82.7% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 70.9% | 83.8% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 73.8% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 75.7% | 83.1% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 84.9% | 85.5% |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 87.6% | 86.1% |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 80.9% | 84.9% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 75.6% | 84.3% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.1% | 77.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 76.9% | 80.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 79.6% | 82.6% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 85.8% | 85.7% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 86.5% | 87.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 87.4% | 87.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 90.3% | 86.7% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 86.9% | 84.9% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 78.6% | 76.4% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 74.8% | 75.5% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 76.6% | 79.7% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 78.8% | 83.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 83.6% | 85.3% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 84.3% | 85.7% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.8% | 87.4% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 90.3% | 87.0% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 82.9% | 80.9% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 84.1% | 81.1% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 79.8% | 80.1% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 83.3% | 80.9% |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 81% | 79.7% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 86.6% | 79.8% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 89.7% | 83.9% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 85.3% | 83.2% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 79.8% | 78.9% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 75.8% | 80.8% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 79.7% | 81.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 83.3% | 84.5% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.8% | 86.6% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 89.1% | 86% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 84.8% | 87.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 86.6% | 86.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 78.6% | 76.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 79.3% | 76.4% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 80.1% | 77% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 79.9% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 89.1% | 82.6% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 84.6% | 83.4% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 91.3% | 85.7% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 72.6% | 75.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 77.9% | 76.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 80.2% | 76% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 84.3% | 75.9% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 76.7% | 77.1% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 82.5% | 76.5% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81.6% | 81.9% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 83.1% | 82.5% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 82.1% | 82.7% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84.7% | 83.7% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 84.7% | 80.6% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 86.6% | 81.6% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 88.5% | 86.2% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 90.4% | 85.7% |
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* West Side Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.