Best Public Schools in Lebanon, CT

The Lebanon School District in Lebanon, Connecticut serves just under 1,000 students across three schools — Lebanon Elementary School (PK–4), Lebanon Middle School (5–8), and Lyman Memorial High School (9–12) — and ranks 65th out of 153 Connecticut districts, placing it in the solidly above-average middle tier of the state.

Lebanon Middle School is the district's academic standout, earning a 4-star rating in every reported year and ranking as high as the 82nd percentile statewide. Its 7th-grade math proficiency of 67.2% greatly exceeds the state average of 44.1%, and its 10.2% chronic absenteeism rate sits below both the district and state averages. Lebanon Elementary School is the attendance champion with just 5.8% chronic absenteeism — less than one-third of the high school's rate — and posted strong 3rd-grade ELA results at 68.9% proficiency versus 47.3% statewide. Its overall ranking has also improved from the 59th to the 69th percentile. Lyman Memorial High School posts a strong 94.9% graduation rate and leads the district in per-student spending at $22,645, but its 18.1% chronic absenteeism rate exceeds the state average, and its 54th-percentile ranking is the district's lowest.

Across nearly every reported subject, Lebanon schools exceed Connecticut state averages — including a 23.1-point advantage in 7th-grade math and a 21.6-point lead in 3rd-grade ELA. Roughly one in four to one in three students qualifies for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a moderate level of economic need, and student-teacher ratios range from 8.6 at the middle school to 11.9 at the elementary school. The clearest concern is the absenteeism trend, which climbs steadily from 5.8% in elementary school to 10.2% in middle school and 18.1% at the high school. Some data points come from different reporting years and a few scores are missing, but the overall picture is of a solid, above-average district with a standout middle school and a high school that graduates students well despite attendance challenges.