Roger Ludlowe Middle School
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Roger Ludlowe Middle School (RLMS) is a co-educational secondary school
located in Fairfield, Connecticut
, United States
. The school is named after Roger Ludlow
, the founder of the Town of Fairfield.
and Fairfield Woods
, suffered from overcrowding due to the town's increasing student population. Following a public referendum, the town elected to open a third middle school. Roger Ludlowe Middle School opened in September 1998 at 785 Unquowa Road. This was the former home to Roger Ludlowe High School, which closed in 1987 to be consolidated with Andrew Warde High School, forming Fairfield High School.
As the student population increased and moved up through the Fairfield Public Schools, overcrowding in Fairfield High School necessitated the re-opening of Fairfield's second high school. The problem arose of where the new high school would be located. The Board of Education voted that the new Fairfield Ludlowe High School
(FLHS) would re-occupy the Roger Ludlowe building, and a brand-new RLMS building would be erected adjacent. The new building opened in August 2003, complete with a new athletic field complex to be shared with the high school.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is bordered by the towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Redding and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404...
, United States
United States
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. The school is named after Roger Ludlow
Roger Ludlow
Roger Ludlow was one of the founders of the Colony of Connecticut. He was born in March 1590 in Dinton, Wiltshire, England. Roger was the second son of Sir Thomas Ludlow of Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire and Jane Pyle, sister of Sir Gabriel Pyle...
, the founder of the Town of Fairfield.
History
In the late 1990s, Fairfield's existing middle schools, TomlinsonTomlinson Middle School
Tomlinson Middle School is a secondary school located in Fairfield, Connecticut. TMS serves 775 of Fairfields students in the middle school age group. Its current principal is Mrs...
and Fairfield Woods
Fairfield Woods Middle School
Fairfield Woods Middle School is a co-educational public school in Fairfield, Connecticut. The school was built in 1954 due to overpopulation of the other middle school, Tomlinson Middle School. Once construction began, there were issues with the layout. The construction company had to redesign...
, suffered from overcrowding due to the town's increasing student population. Following a public referendum, the town elected to open a third middle school. Roger Ludlowe Middle School opened in September 1998 at 785 Unquowa Road. This was the former home to Roger Ludlowe High School, which closed in 1987 to be consolidated with Andrew Warde High School, forming Fairfield High School.
As the student population increased and moved up through the Fairfield Public Schools, overcrowding in Fairfield High School necessitated the re-opening of Fairfield's second high school. The problem arose of where the new high school would be located. The Board of Education voted that the new Fairfield Ludlowe High School
Fairfield Ludlowe High School
Fairfield Ludlowe High School is a co-educational secondary school located in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.-Origins:Fairfield Ludlowe High School opened in the fall of the 2003–2004 as a satellite campus of Fairfield High School...
(FLHS) would re-occupy the Roger Ludlowe building, and a brand-new RLMS building would be erected adjacent. The new building opened in August 2003, complete with a new athletic field complex to be shared with the high school.