Francis Walsh Intermediate School
185 Damascus Rd
Branford CT, 06405, New Haven County
Phone: 203-488-8317
Ranking: (322 out of 765, top 42%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Branford School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 80 | 87 | 82 | 90 | 86 | 91 | 90 | |||||||
Total Students: | 942 | 989 | 1,020 | 1,040 | 1,113 | 1,083 | 1,082 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 220 | 23.4% | 235 | 23.8% | 243 | 23.8% | 245 | 23.6% | 275 | 24.7% | 255 | 23.5% | 251 | 23.2% |
Grade 6: | 251 | 26.6% | 236 | 23.9% | 244 | 23.9% | 272 | 26.2% | 267 | 24.0% | 251 | 23.2% | 292 | 27.0% |
Grade 7: | 226 | 24.0% | 241 | 24.4% | 276 | 27.1% | 261 | 25.1% | 259 | 23.3% | 304 | 28.1% | 274 | 25.3% |
Grade 8: | 245 | 26.0% | 277 | 28.0% | 257 | 25.2% | 262 | 25.2% | 312 | 28.0% | 273 | 25.2% | 265 | 24.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 463 | 49.2% | 515 | 52.1% | 544 | 53.3% | 536 | 51.5% | 577 | 51.8% | 528 | 48.8% | 525 | 48.5% |
Female: | 479 | 50.8% | 474 | 47.9% | 476 | 46.7% | 504 | 48.5% | 528 | 47.4% | 547 | 50.5% | 553 | 51.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 68 | 7.2% | 67 | 6.8% | 36 | 3.5% | 83 | 8.0% | 82 | 7.4% | 77 | 7.1% | 80 | 7.4% |
Hispanic: | 73 | 7.7% | 76 | 7.7% | 57 | 5.6% | 79 | 7.6% | 71 | 6.4% | 52 | 4.8% | 53 | 4.9% |
Black: | 33 | 3.5% | 32 | 3.2% | 16 | 1.6% | 34 | 3.3% | 46 | 4.1% | 35 | 3.2% | 28 | 2.6% |
White: | 744 | 79.0% | 794 | 80.3% | 893 | 87.5% | 832 | 80.0% | 910 | 81.8% | 917 | 84.7% | 920 | 85.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 23 | 2.4% | 19 | 1.9% | 16 | 1.6% | 7 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 180 | 19.1% | 193 | 19.5% | 152 | 14.9% | 158 | 15.2% | 148 | 13.3% | 138 | 12.7% | 94 | 8.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 6.1% | 57 | 5.8% | 61 | 6.0% | 61 | 5.9% | 79 | 7.1% | 69 | 6.4% | 52 | 4.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.77 | 11.42 | 12.38 | 11.58 | 12.93 | 12.70 | 12.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CMT | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.5% | 80.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.1% | 82.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 83.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 90.8% | 85.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.3% | 87.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 97.3% | 87.6% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.2% | 85.7% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.9% | 84.4% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.4% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83.7% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 74% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84.6% | 77.7% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 75.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.1% | 75.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 79.7% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 79.1% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 95.1% | 81.1% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 93.7% | 82.9% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.9% | 82.5% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 93.8% | 82.4% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.3% | 82.4% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.7% | 81.7% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 92.8% | 85.3% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.2% | 85.7% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.7% | 85.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 89.8% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.5% | 87.3% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.1% | 88% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86% | 88.5% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.2% | 87.7% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.4% | 79.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90.7% | 82.7% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92% | 84.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.3% | 86.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.5% | 88.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.3% | 88.5% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96.6% | 87.2% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.9% | 85.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 86.8% | 75.4% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.2% | 75.7% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.2% | 77.6% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 87.9% | 80.3% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 85.5% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.7% | 86.5% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.2% | 84.8% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.9% | 84.5% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.3% | 82.7% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.4% | 83.8% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.3% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 87.9% | 83.1% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.1% | 85.5% |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 86.1% |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.1% | 84.9% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.6% | 84.3% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.5% | 77.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.2% | 80.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.5% | 82.6% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.3% | 85.7% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92% | 87.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.1% | 87.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 86.7% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.0% | 84.9% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 79.3% | 76.4% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.7% | 75.5% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 86.8% | 79.7% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 82.7% | 83.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.1% | 85.3% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 91.9% | 85.7% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.7% | 87.4% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 94.8% | 87.0% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.2% | 80.9% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.2% | 81.1% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.5% | 80.1% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 85.3% | 80.9% |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 85.7% | 79.7% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 82.7% | 79.8% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.1% | 83.9% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 88.8% | 83.2% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.4% | 78.9% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83.3% | 80.8% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 92.8% | 81.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.4% | 84.5% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 91.6% | 86.6% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 90.3% | 86% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93% | 87.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 86.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85.8% | 76.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 82.3% | 76.4% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 86.6% | 77% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.9% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.1% | 82.6% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 89.4% | 83.4% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.1% | 86.2% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 85.7% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 92.4% | 75.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 76.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 87.8% | 76% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 91.9% | 75.9% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 90.5% | 77.1% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.3% | 76.5% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90.8% | 81.9% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 83% | 82.5% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 95.8% | 82.7% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.1% | 83.7% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 85.9% | 80.6% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 88.8% | 81.6% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.1% | 86.2% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 85.7% |
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* Francis Walsh Intermediate School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.