Best Public Schools in Coventry, CT

The city of Coventry, Connecticut is served by five schools in the Coventry School District: Coventry Grammar School (K–2), George Hersey Robertson School (3–5), Capt. Nathan Hale School (6–8), Coventry High School (9–12), and Coventry Academy (7–12 alternative), which together enroll about 1,500 students. The district carries a 4-star rating and ranks 42nd out of 153 districts in the state, placing it in the top 27% of Connecticut school systems.

The district's strongest performer is Capt. Nathan Hale School, which ranks in the 89th percentile of Connecticut middle schools and posted dramatic gains in 8th grade math proficiency, jumping from 51.7% to 71.3% in one year. Its 8th grade ELA proficiency of 80.8% sits nearly 30 points above the state average. George Hersey Robertson School is equally noteworthy, with the district's lowest chronic absenteeism rate at just 3.2% compared to the 16.4% state average, plus 5th grade science proficiency of 79.5% versus the state's 52.9%. Coventry High School maintains a strong 92.4% graduation rate and science proficiency of 74.7%, well above the state's 50.5%.

Attendance patterns show chronic absenteeism climbing with grade level, from 3.2% at Robertson and 5.6% at Grammar up to 11.3% at Nathan Hale and 11.0% at the high school — though every school remains below the state average. Per-student spending varies by more than $5,000, from $14,329 at Robertson to $19,617 at the high school, with the lower-spending elementary school still achieving excellent results. Coventry Academy serves just 11 students with a 54.55% free/reduced lunch rate and an intensive 3.4:1 student-teacher ratio, reflecting its role as a high-support alternative program.