West Rocks Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 657 students
Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy
21 Hunters Lane, Norwalk, CT 06850
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
637
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Norwalk School District
Western Connecticut Planning Region
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 177 Connecticut middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Connecticut middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy
Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy is a public middle school in Norwalk, Connecticut, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Norwalk School District. The school is located in a large suburb in Western Connecticut Planning Region.
In the 2024–25 school year, 637 students were enrolled, with about 12 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Connecticut middle school (11.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 177 Connecticut middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 637 students
- Students per teacher
- 12 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Norwalk School District
- County
- Western Connecticut Planning Region
- NCES school ID
- 090309000656
Schools near Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy
All 25 schools in Norwalk →
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Roton Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 463 students
Middlesex Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 1,043 students
Coleytown Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 484 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.