Saxe Middle School
468 South Ave., New Canaan, CT, 06840-6321 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Saxe Middle School
School Level Middle school
Grades Offered Grades KG - 9
County Fairfield County, CT
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1281 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 99 teachers
Students by Grade
Kind - 7 students
Grade 5 - 12 students
Grade 6 - 323 students
Grade 7 - 330 students
Grade 8 - 313 students
Grade 9 - 296 students
This School
(CT) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:13 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(CT) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 3% 3%
% Hispanic 2% 11%
% Black 1% 11%
% White 94% 74%
Additional Student Information
This School
(CT) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 1% 16%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch n/a 5%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(CT) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name New Canaan School District
This School's Agency
(CT) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 6 6
Number of Students Managed 4,132 students 2,969 students
District Total Revenue $63,686,000 $37,230,000
District Expenditure $63,259,000 $35,824,000
District Revenue / Student $15,413 $12,540
District Expenditure / Student $15,310 $12,066
In the News:
  • Teen abuse tied to technology: Weston task force and others tackle dating violence (Weston Forum)
    posted on November 5, 2009 at 05:06:09 am
    Members of the Weston Teen Task Force Against Dating Violence will be among the area teens recognized for their work on teen dating violence prevention at an event focused on the issue of teen and ’tween technological abuse.
  • Hines and Walker cast votes this morning (The New Canaan News)
    posted on November 3, 2009 at 07:00:01 pm
    Democratic first selectman candidate Sally Hines checks in at the polls before casting her vote at Saxe Middle School this morning. (Jeanna Petersen Shepard / for the New Canaan News)
  • Forty years later: Educational experiment resonates (New Canaan Advertiser)
    posted on October 31, 2009 at 10:55:30 am
    This is the first installment in a series about the 40th anniversary and legacy of a New Canaan educational venture. In the late 1960s, the total number of black students and staff at New Canaan High School could be counted on two hands.
  • Jake's Women opens Oct. 30 in New Canaan (Weston Forum)
    posted on October 29, 2009 at 04:06:33 pm
    The Town Players of New Canaan’s 63rd season opens on Oct. 30 with Neil Simon’s comedy drama, Jake’s Women . The central character, Jake, is a novelist in his fifties who is conflicted about his relationships with the women in his life, past and present.
  • Projection shows Fewer kids at schools (New Canaan Advertiser)
    posted on October 26, 2009 at 11:10:09 am
    Still in the midst of a volatile economic climate resulting in fewer families moving to town, New Canaan Public Schools are again enlisting the help of two demographers — New England School Development Council (NESDEC) and Peter Prowda — to help predict enrollment trends in the district for the upcoming years.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (06840)
School Zip (06840)
(CT) State Average
Population (Approximate) 19,402 people 3,282,160 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 75% 35%
Population Average Age 40 years old 37 years old
Average Household size 2.8 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $141,592 $52,927
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 8.1 rooms 5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 49 years old 48 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (06840)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 83% / 17% 62% / 38%
School Map:
1. Pre-school Speech At Saxe Middle School - n/a - 1.3 mi. away - view location
2. Ponus Ridge Middle School - 621 students - 2.4 mi. away - view location
3. Scofield Middle School - 553 students - 3.6 mi. away - view location
4. Turn Of River School - 686 students - 3.6 mi. away - view location
5. West Rocks Middle School - 769 students - 3.8 mi. away - view location
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