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{{Short description|Education system}}
There are an assortment of [[public school|public]], [[private school|private]], and [[Parochial school|parochial]] [[Education in the United States|schools]] in [[Norwalk, Connecticut|Norwalk]], [[Connecticut]]. Norwalk graduates have gone on to attend such prestigious universities as [[Brown University|Brown]], [[Columbia University|Columbia]], [[Cornell University|Cornell]], [[Dartmouth College|Dartmouth]], [[Duke University|Duke]], [[Georgetown University|Georgetown]], [[Harvard University|Harvard]], [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]], [[New York University]], and [[Wesleyan University|Wesleyan]]. The current [[Superintendent (education)|superintendent]] of Norwalk Public Schools is Dr. Salvator Corda.
There are an assortment of [[Public school (government funded)|public]], [[private school|private]], and [[Parochial school|parochial]] [[Education in the United States|schools]] in [[Norwalk, Connecticut|Norwalk]], [[Connecticut]].


==Post-secondary education==
==Post-secondary education==
There are four post-secondary schools within the city of Norwalk:
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*[[Norwalk Community College]]
*[[Gibbs College|Gibbs College, Norwalk campus]]


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*[[Norwalk Community College]] is in [[West Norwalk]]
==High schools==
*[[Gibbs College|Gibbs College, Norwalk campus]] (Closed)<ref name="nj">{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/02/gibbs_college_to_close_northea.html|title=Gibbs College to close Northeast campuses|access-date=2008-05-06}}</ref>
There are three [[high schools]] in Norwalk, for grades 9-12:
*[[University of Phoenix]] Fairfield County campus is at 535 Connecticut Ave. Suite 400.<ref name="phoenix_norwalk">{{cite web|url=http://www.phoenix.edu/campus_locations/campus_locations.aspx|title=University of Phoenix - Campus Locations|access-date=2009-05-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517084609/http://phoenix.edu/campus_locations/campus_locations.aspx|archive-date=2008-05-17}}</ref>
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*'''[[Norwalk High School]]''' is the home of the Norwalk Bears. The school was founded in [[1902]].
*[[Post University]] opened a "regional center" in Norwalk in the Fall of 2008.
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*'''[[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 at Brien McMahon High School|Center for Global Studies]].
*'''[[Briggs High School]]'''.


There are also other post-secondary schools in nearby towns.
==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'''


The [[Norwalk Hospital]] runs an internship program associated with the [[Yale School of Medicine]] and a nursing program associated with [[Norwalk Community College]].<ref name="norwalk_hospital">{{cite web|url=http://www.norwalkhosp.org/HospitalInfo.aspx?id=44|title=Hospital History|author=Norwalk Hospital|access-date=2008-05-22}}</ref>
==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'''


==Norwalk Public Schools==
==Side by Side Community School District==
{{mainarticle|Norwalk Public Schools}}
*'''Side by Side Community School''' located in [[South Norwalk]]
[[Norwalk Public Schools]] is the school district serving [[Norwalk, Connecticut]].

It operates the following high schools:
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*[[Norwalk High School (Connecticut)|Norwalk High School]] is the home of the Norwalk Bears. The school was founded in 1902.
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*[[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 at Brien McMahon High School|Center for Global Studies]].
*[[Richard C. Briggs High School|Briggs High School]] is an [[alternative school]].

==Charter school==
The [http://www.sidebysideschool.org/ Side by Side Community School] is a [[charter school]] that is located in [[South Norwalk]] and serves grades pre-K through 8th. It was started in 1997, soon after Connecticut's charter school law went into effect, by a group of public educators. This regional school serves students from Norwalk as well as from surrounding towns.<ref name="sbs_history">{{cite web|url=http://www.sidebysideschool.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40&Itemid=50|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022073218/http://www.sidebysideschool.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40&Itemid=50|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-10-22|title=Side by Side Community School - School History|access-date=2008-05-16}} </ref>


==Parochial==
==Parochial==
The [[All Saints Catholic School (Norwalk, Connecticut)|All Saints Catholic School]], serves grades pre-K through 8th. It is operated by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport]] which consolidated three previous Norwalk elementary schools (St. Thomas, St. Philips, and St. Mary's) and closed the former Central Catholic High School to open the All Saints in the former Central Catholic High building on West Rocks Road.
*'''[[All Saints Catholic School (Norwalk)|All Saints Catholic School]]''', serves grades K-8.


The Congregation Beth El on East Avenue runs the [https://web.archive.org/web/20090131221205/http://congbethel.org/school/nitzan.shtml Nitzan] preschool as well as the [https://web.archive.org/web/20080509141508/http://congbethel.org/school/navasky.shtml Navasky] [[Hebrew school]] for part-time religious instruction of children who are enrolled full-time in other elementary schools.
==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.<ref name=breslowed>"3 schools must offer parents a choice," article by Matt Breslow in ''The Advocate'' of Stamford, Norwalk Edition, [[August 24]], [[2006]], accessed same day</ref>
Connecticut Friends School, established as a K–8 school in 1998, purchased the [[White Barn Theatre]] in the [[Cranbury (Norwalk)|Cranbury]] neighborhood in northeast Norwalk in 2008. The Quaker school planned to build a new solar-powered {{convert|24000|sqft|m2}} campus on the property with occupancy expected by the fall of 2009 for grades K-8.<ref name="ctfriends">{{cite web|url=http://www.ctfriendsschool.org/whitebarn.htm |title=Connecticut Friends School; White Barn Campus Project |access-date=2008-07-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011015121/http://www.ctfriendsschool.org/whitebarn.htm |archive-date=October 11, 2008 }}</ref> The expansion plans were abandoned in 2015, when "the Board of Directors was forced by declining enrollment to limit the size of the school to the preschool, ages 2-5".<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.quakercloud.org/cloud/wilton-monthly-meeting/pages/history |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Friends General Conference |language=en}}</ref>
*'''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'''."
==Private==
*'''Briggs High School''' — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "'''whole school''' deficiencies in '''math''' and '''reading'''."
Since September 2004 the [[Montessori]] Middle School for grades 5-8 has been in Norwalk and is currently at 24 Lois Street (off of Westport Avenue). It is associated with [http://www.themontessorischool.com/ The Montessori School] for elementary grades in nearby [[Wilton, Connecticut|Wilton]].<ref name="montessori">{{cite web|url=http://www.themontessorischool.com/about/history.htm|title=About Us, The Montessori School, Wilton, CT 06897|access-date=2008-05-20}}</ref>
*'''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'''."
Since September 2007 the [[Winston Preparatory School]] of [[New York City]] has operated a branch campus along West Rocks Road in Norwalk. The school specializes in students with learning differences in grades 4 through 12.
*'''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'''."
==See also==
*'''Columbus''' — In the 2006 NCLB report, the school was cited as having "'''subgroup''' deficiencies in '''math''' and '''reading'''."
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* [[List of school districts in Connecticut]]
*'''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'''."


==Notes==
==Notes==
[[File:PostcardNorwalkCTFranklinStreetSchool1907.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Former Franklin Street School, about 1907]]
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.norwalkpublicschools.org Norwalk Public Schools official web site]
*[http://www.norwalkpublicschools.org Norwalk Public Schools official web site]
*[http://www.norwalkeducation.org/ Norwalk Education Foundation] An independent non-profit for the betterment of Norwalk public education
*The [http://www.norwalkeducation.org/ Norwalk Education Foundation] is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to the betterment of Norwalk public education
*[http://www.csde.state.ct.us/public/der/ssp/sch0203/dist069.htm Norwalk School District] is maintained by the Connecticut State Department of Education and has individual school reports
*[http://www.sidebysideschool.org Side by Side Community School official web site]
*[http://www.ascs.net/ All Saints Catholic School Norwalk CT]
*[http://congbethel.org/ Congregation Beth El]
*[http://www.themontessorischool.com/ The Montessori School]
*[http://www.winstonprep.edu/ Winston Preparatory School]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080908024243/http://www.rowaytonschool.com/ Rowayton Elementary School]
*[https://tes.norwalkps.org/ Tracey Magnet School]
*[https://sites.google.com/norwalkps.org/west-rocks-middle-school/home West Rocks Middle School]

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There are an assortment of public, private, and parochial schools in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Post-secondary education

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There are four post-secondary schools within the city of Norwalk:

There are also other post-secondary schools in nearby towns.

The Norwalk Hospital runs an internship program associated with the Yale School of Medicine and a nursing program associated with Norwalk Community College.[3]

Norwalk Public Schools

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Main article: Norwalk Public Schools

Norwalk Public Schools is the school district serving Norwalk, Connecticut.

It operates the following high schools:

Charter school

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The Side by Side Community School is a charter school that is located in South Norwalk and serves grades pre-K through 8th. It was started in 1997, soon after Connecticut's charter school law went into effect, by a group of public educators. This regional school serves students from Norwalk as well as from surrounding towns.[4]

Parochial

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The All Saints Catholic School, serves grades pre-K through 8th. It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport which consolidated three previous Norwalk elementary schools (St. Thomas, St. Philips, and St. Mary's) and closed the former Central Catholic High School to open the All Saints in the former Central Catholic High building on West Rocks Road.

The Congregation Beth El on East Avenue runs the Nitzan preschool as well as the Navasky Hebrew school for part-time religious instruction of children who are enrolled full-time in other elementary schools.

Connecticut Friends School, established as a K–8 school in 1998, purchased the White Barn Theatre in the Cranbury neighborhood in northeast Norwalk in 2008. The Quaker school planned to build a new solar-powered 24,000 square feet (2,200 m2) campus on the property with occupancy expected by the fall of 2009 for grades K-8.[5] The expansion plans were abandoned in 2015, when "the Board of Directors was forced by declining enrollment to limit the size of the school to the preschool, ages 2-5".[6]

Private

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Since September 2004 the Montessori Middle School for grades 5-8 has been in Norwalk and is currently at 24 Lois Street (off of Westport Avenue). It is associated with The Montessori School for elementary grades in nearby Wilton.[7]

Since September 2007 the Winston Preparatory School of New York City has operated a branch campus along West Rocks Road in Norwalk. The school specializes in students with learning differences in grades 4 through 12.

See also

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Notes

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Former Franklin Street School, about 1907
  1. ^ "Gibbs College to close Northeast campuses". Retrieved 2008-05-06.
  2. ^ "University of Phoenix - Campus Locations". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  3. ^ Norwalk Hospital. "Hospital History". Retrieved 2008-05-22.
  4. ^ "Side by Side Community School - School History". Archived from the original on 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
  5. ^ "Connecticut Friends School; White Barn Campus Project". Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  6. ^ "History". Friends General Conference. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  7. ^ "About Us, The Montessori School, Wilton, CT 06897". Retrieved 2008-05-20.
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