Saxe Middle School
New Canaan, CT · Middle School · Grades 5-8
Saxe Middle School is a middle school in New Canaan, CT with 1,315 students enrolled and a 79% proficiency rate. Part of New Canaan School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Saxe Middle School is a middle school in New Canaan, CT, enrolling 1,315 students in grades 5-8 within the New Canaan School District. That headcount is above the 830-student average for schools in the district.
On the latest EDFacts assessments, 79% of students reached grade-level proficiency in combined math and reading — a rate near the top of the national distribution. That is 9 points above the 70% average for the New Canaan School District. Against the 53% Connecticut statewide average, the school sits 25 points higher.
Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has risen by about 20 points.
The student-teacher ratio is 11.3 to 1, below the U.S. average of roughly 16 to 1, which generally allows more adult attention per student. A relatively low 0% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
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About This School
Saxe Middle School is a middle school located in New Canaan, Connecticut. The school serves 1,315 students in grades 5-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.3:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 79% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
0% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Saxe Middle School is part of the New Canaan School District in Connecticut.
How This School Compares
Saxe Middle School has 1,315 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in New Canaan School District (830 students). Its 79% proficiency rate is 9 percentage points above the district average of 70%. Compared to the Connecticut state average of 53%, the school performs 25 points higher. With a 11.3:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Saxe Middle School has 1,315 students enrolled in grades 5-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.3:1.
According to EDFacts data, 79% of students at Saxe Middle School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Saxe Middle School is part of the New Canaan School District in New Canaan, Connecticut. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.