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Ponus Ridge Middle School

21 Hunters Lane

Tel: (203)847-3557

Ponus Ridge Middle School serves 645 students in grades 6-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the CT average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 78% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 43%.
Ponus Ridge Middle School operates within the Norwalk School District.

The student:teacher ratio of 12:1 has increased from 10:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.66 is more than the state average of 0.41. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(CT) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	12:1	14:1

Asian	6%	5%

Hispanic	49%	22%

Black	23%	13%

White	22%	57%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	n/a	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.66	0.41

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	50%	33%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	10%	5%

Norwalk School District's student population of 11,230 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $20,851 is higher than the state average of $20,523. The district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $20,106 is higher than the state average of $19,543. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Norwalk School District
Number of Schools Managed	19	4
Number of Students Managed	11,230	1,624

District Total Revenue	$231 MM	$33 MM

District Spending	$223 MM	$32 MM

District Revenue / Student	$20,851	$20,523

District Spending / Student	$20,106	$19,543

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