Education in Norwalk, Connecticut
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There are an assortment of public, private, and parochial schools in Norwalk, Connecticut. Norwalk graduates have gone on to attend such prestigious universities as Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Georgetown, Harvard, MIT, New York University, and Wesleyan. The current superintendent of Norwalk Public Schools is Dr. Salvator Corda.
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[edit] Post-secondary education
[edit] High schools
There are three high schools in Norwalk, for grades 9-12:
- Norwalk High School is the home of the Norwalk Bears. The school was founded in 1902.
- Brien McMahon High School, named for Senator Brien McMahon, first chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, was founded in 1960. Brien McMahon High School is also home to the Center for Global Studies.
- Briggs High School.
[edit] Middle schools
Norwalk has 4 middle schools, for grades 6-8.
- West Rocks Middle School
- Nathan Hale Middle School
- Roton Middle School
- Ponus Ridge Middle School
[edit] Elementary schools
There are 12 elementary schools in Norwalk, for grades K-5.
- Brookside
- Columbus (magnet school)
- Cranbury
- Fox Run
- Jefferson
- Kendall
- Marvin
- Naramake
- Rowayton
- Silvermine
- Tracey
- Wolfpit
[edit] Side by Side Community School District
- Side by Side Community School located in South Norwalk
[edit] Parochial
- All Saints Catholic School, serves grades K-8.
[edit] No Child Left Behind Act in Norwalk
In 2006, all high schools, three of the city's middle schools and nine of its elementary schools, along with a "community school" were cited as falling behind in standards for the federal "No Child Left Behind" Act. Three elementary schools had not met the standards (which rise year by year) for two years in a row, so students in those schools are offered the choice to go to a Norwalk public school that hasn't been designated as needing improvement. "Whole school" problems are school-wide, "subgroup" problems reflect groups such as white, black, Hispanic, Asian and American-Indian children; English language learners; students with disabilities; and economically disadvantaged students.[1]
- Norwalk High School — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "subgroup deficiencies in math
- Brien McMahon High School — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading."
- Briggs High School — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "whole school deficiencies in math and reading."
- West Rocks Middle School — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading."
- Roton Middle School — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "whole school deficiencies in math."
- Ponus Ridge Middle School — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "whole school deficiencies in math."
- Brookside — For 2006, the school did not meet NCLB criteria two years in a row, so students (within certain parameters) will be offered the choice of going to another school. In the report the school was cited as having "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading."
- Columbus — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading."
- Cranbury — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading."
- Fox Run — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading."
- Jefferson — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "whole school deficiencies in reading."
- Kendall — For 2006, the school did not meet NCLB criteria two years in a row, so students (within certain parameters) will be offered the choice of going to another school. In the report the school was cited as having "subgroup deficiencies in math and reading."
- Marvin — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "whole school deficiencies in math and reading."
- Naramake — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "subgroup deficiencies in reading."
- Silvermine — For 2006, the school did not meet NCLB criteria two years in a row, so students (within certain parameters) will be offered the choice of going to another school. In the report the school was cited as having "whole school deficiencies in math and reading."
- Side by Side Community School located in South Norwalk — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "subgroup deficiencies in math."
[edit] District Reference Group H
Norwalk is one of eight public school systems in District Reference Group H, a classification made by the state Department of Education for the purpose of comparison with the achievement levels of similar schools and districts. District reference groups are defined as "districts whose students' families are similar in eduation, income, occupation and need, and that have roughly similar enrollment".[2] The other seven school districts in the group are Ansonia, Danbury, Derby, East Hartford, Meriden, Norwich, Stamford, and West Haven.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "3 schools must offer parents a choice," article by Matt Breslow in The Advocate of Stamford, Norwalk Edition, August 24, 2006, accessed same day
- ^ [1] state "Strategic School Profile 2005-2006" for Wilton High School, accessed March 25, 2007
- ^ [2]Web page titled "Find a Community: By Educational Reference Group (DRG)" at the "Discovery 2007 / An initiative of the William Caspar Graustein Fund" Web site, accessed March 25, 2007
[edit] External links
- Norwalk Public Schools official web site
- Norwalk Education Foundation An independent non-profit for the betterment of Norwalk public education
