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Norwalk School District

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Norwalk School District is located in southwest Connecticut. Norwalk School District has 22.86 square miles of land area and 13.49 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Norwalk School District population is 85,603. Norwalk School District median household income is $76,161 in 2006-2010. Norwalk School District median house value is $479,400 in 2006-2010. On average, Norwalk School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (100 out of 121, bottom 17%) Elementary/Middle School: (147 out of 162, bottom 9%)* Rank: #180
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	19
Population	85,603 (2010), rank #6
Population Growth	2.86% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	2,354.74/sq mi, rank #15
Median Household Income:	$76,161 at 2006-2010—0.62% increase since 2005-2009, rank #91
Median House Price:	$479,400 at 2006-2010—-1.15% increase since 2005-2009, rank #17
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	22.86 sq mi, rank #110
Water Area:	13.49 sq mi (37.12%), rank #5
State:	Connecticut
County:	Fairfield County
City:	Norwalk
Zip:	06853, 06854, 06855, 06850, 06856, 06851, 06880
Area:	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

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Norwalk School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

125 East Ave

Norwalk CT, 06852, Fairfield County

Phone: 203-854-4001

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	10,857	10,745	10,598
English Language Learner Students:	1,255	1,281	1,317
Total Teachers:	818.87	905.20	754.80
Prekindergarten:	2.00	1.00	NA
Kindergarten:	45.00	44.00	42.00
Elementary:	496.67	561.40	463.40
Secondary:	250.20	276.80	225.40
Ungraded:	25.00	22.00	24.00
Total Other Staff:	796.80	712.30	772.70
Instructional Aides:	226.52	226.50	216.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	66.70	33.50	41.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	11.60	12.40	28.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	4.40	5.20	12.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	7.20	7.20	16.80
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.00	3.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	16.44	16.40	16.40
District Administrators:	22.20	15.00	6.00
District Administrative Support:	56.82	56.80	57.10
School Administrators:	47.56	3.90	58.00
School Administrative Support:	34.00	34.00	35.00
Student Support Services:	34.57	34.50	36.00
Other Support Services:	276.39	276.30	274.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.26	11.87	14.04

Schools

Brien Mcmahon High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	300 Highland Ave, Norwalk CT 06854
Briggs High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	350 Main St, Norwalk CT 06851
Brookside Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	382 Highland Ave, Norwalk CT 06854
Columbus Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	46 Concord St, Norwalk CT 06854
Cranbury Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	5 Knowalot Ln, Norwalk CT 06851
Fox Run Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	228 Fillow St, Norwalk CT 06850
Jefferson Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	75 Van Buren Ave, Norwalk CT 06850
Kendall Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	228 Fillow St, Norwalk CT 06850
Marvin Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	15 Calf Pasture Beach Rd, Norwalk CT 06855
Naramake Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	16 King St, Norwalk CT 06851
Nathan Hale Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	176 Strawberry Hill Ave, Norwalk CT 06851
Norwalk High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	23 Calvin Murphy Streetounty, Norwalk CT 06851
Ponus Ridge Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	21 Hunters Ln, Norwalk CT 06850
Roton Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	201 Highland Ave, Norwalk CT 06854
Rowayton School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1 Roton Ave, Norwalk CT 06850
Silvermine Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	157 Perry Ave, Norwalk CT 06850
Tracey School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	20 Camp St, Norwalk CT 06851
West Rocks Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	81 West Rocks Rd, Norwalk CT 06851
Wolfpit School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1 Starlight Dr, Norwalk CT 06851

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CAPT Test
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	68.6%	77.2%
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	75.2%	79.7%
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	72.4%	78.4%
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	72.9%	78.8%
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	72.8%	80.3%
2007	Reading Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	76.6%	79.7%
2008	Reading Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	79.8%	82.7%
2009	Reading Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	74%	81.8%
2010	Reading Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	78.3%	82.9%
2011	Reading Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	75.9%	81.9%
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	76.6%	81.4%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	76.4%	80.5%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	69.4%	78.4%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	76%	81.5%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	72.4%	81.7%
2007	Writing Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	80.5%	82.2%
2008	Writing Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	87.4%	88.2%
2009	Writing Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	77.2%	86.5%
2010	Writing Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	81.4%	86.2%
2011	Writing Across the Disciplines	10th Grade	% met std	85.2%	88.6%
CMT Test
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71.7%	78.3%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79.7%	80.1%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80.4%	80.7%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	82.8%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83.3%	83.6%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83.7%	84.3%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	62.8%	69.2%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63.7%	69.3%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64.8%	68.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68.2%	71.1%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	68.8%	72.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70.9%	74%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	81.7%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	81.8%	82.4%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	80.4%	82.9%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	83.5%	83.2%
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	81.9%	80.3%
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	79.6%	81.1%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70.3%	80.3%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75.2%	80.9%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77.5%	81.5%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83.4%	84.6%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83.5%	85.2%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84.3%	85.2%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61.9%	71.8%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60.8%	70.6%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61.1%	69.7%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.1%	74.4%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.1%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.1%	74.7%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	80.7%	84.2%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	79.6%	84.1%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	79.3%	84.8%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	81.2%	85%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	86.3%	86.5%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	85.7%	85.4%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	75.3%	80.8%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71.9%	82.5%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78.4%	83.1%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83.4%	85.9%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86.5%	87.8%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88.4%	87.6%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.6%	72.8%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.5%	73.4%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.5%	74%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.9%	77.7%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.5%	75.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	75.1%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79.1%	81.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84.7%	82.9%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86.4%	82.5%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87.3%	82.4%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	83.4%	85.3%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	80.8%	85.7%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	85.1%	85.7%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	88.1%	86.5%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	88.8%	87.3%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	90.6%	88%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	72.2%	79.8%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	74.6%	82.7%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	71.9%	84.3%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	77.9%	86.8%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	79.3%	88.2%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	85.9%	88.5%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.1%	75.4%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.7%	75.7%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.4%	77.6%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.4%	80.3%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.2%	85.5%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.1%	86.5%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	79.2%	82.7%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	80.4%	83.8%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	68.6%	82.9%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	75.5%	83.1%
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	80.1%	85.5%
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	81.9%	86.1%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	68.3%	77.8%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74.6%	80.2%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	78.5%	82.6%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	80.5%	85.7%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	84.1%	87.4%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	86.8%	87.2%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.5%	76.4%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.6%	75.5%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.6%	79.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.1%	83.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.2%	85.3%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84.5%	85.7%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	72.8%	80.9%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	76.2%	81.1%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	73.1%	80.1%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	70.3%	80.9%
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	72.2%	79.7%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	75.1%	79.8%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	67.2%	78.9%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	73.1%	80.8%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	78.9%	81.2%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	81.6%	84.5%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	81%	86.6%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	82.4%	86%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.8%	76.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.9%	76.4%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.5%	77%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.7%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71%	82.6%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.5%	83.4%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	68%	75.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	70.1%	76.6%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	66%	76%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71.2%	75.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	75.6%	81.9%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	72.7%	82.5%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	79.8%	82.7%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	76.1%	83.7%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	69.3%	80.6%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	76.8%	81.6%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$205,480,000	$19,123		$198,245,000	$18,706		$184,703,000	$17,199
Federal:	$6,812,000	$634	3.3%	$5,977,000	$564	3.0%	$7,099,000	$661	3.8%
State:	$40,004,000	$3,723	19.5%	$43,943,000	$4,146	22.2%	$38,915,000	$3,624	21.1%
Local:	$158,664,000	$14,766	77.2%	$148,325,000	$13,996	74.8%	$138,689,000	$12,915	75.1%
Total Expenditures:	$209,374,000	$19,486		$190,444,000	$17,970		$180,392,000	$16,798
Total Current Expenditures:	$180,567,000	$16,805		$173,699,000	$16,390		$164,189,000	$15,289
Instructional Expenditures:	$111,943,000	$10,418	62.0%	$115,407,000	$10,890	66.4%	$109,886,000	$10,232	66.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$20,301,000	$1,889	11.2%	$13,161,000	$1,242	7.6%	$11,899,000	$1,108	7.2%
Administration:	$21,183,000	$1,971	11.7%	$18,894,000	$1,783	10.9%	$16,685,000	$1,554	10.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$27,140,000	$2,526	15.0%	$26,237,000	$2,476	15.1%	$25,719,000	$2,395	15.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$17,178,000	$1,599		$9,938,000	$938		$10,613,000	$988
Construction:	$15,935,000	$1,483		$8,576,000	$809		$9,079,000	$845
Total Other:	$432,000	$40		$446,000	$42		$324,000	$30
Interest on Debt:	$5,656,000	$526		$5,178,000	$489		$3,983,000	$371

Total Salary:	$107,145,000	$9,972		$102,685,000	$9,689		$100,167,000	$9,327
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$73,200,000	$6,812	68.3%	$74,403,000	$7,020	72.5%	$72,767,000	$6,776	72.6%
Other Salary:	$33,945,000	$3,159	31.7%	$28,282,000	$2,669	27.5%	$27,400,000	$2,551	27.4%
Total Benefit:	$47,151,000	$4,388		$45,426,000	$4,286		$37,855,000	$3,525
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$30,839,000	$2,870	65.4%	$31,378,000	$2,961	69.1%	$26,901,000	$2,505	71.1%
Other Benefit:	$16,312,000	$1,518	34.6%	$14,048,000	$1,326	30.9%	$10,954,000	$1,020	28.9%

* Norwalk School District was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.