Best Public Schools in Moodus, CT

Summary:

The city of Moodus, Connecticut is home to three schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Nathan Hale-Ray Middle School, East Haddam Elementary School, and Nathan Hale-Ray High School. These schools, part of the East Haddam School District, have shown a mix of strong and average performance, with East Haddam Elementary and Nathan Hale-Ray Middle School standing out as particularly high-achieving.

East Haddam Elementary School has consistently maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking 12th out of 557 Connecticut elementary schools in 2012-2013. The school's 3rd-grade students have outperformed state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, indicating a strong academic foundation. In contrast, Nathan Hale-Ray High School has shown more mixed results, with students scoring above the state average in English Language Arts but below the state average in Mathematics and Science, suggesting an area for potential improvement.

Nathan Hale-Ray Middle School has also demonstrated impressive performance, ranking 69th out of 275 Connecticut middle schools in 2020-2021 with a 4-star rating. The school's students have outperformed state and district averages in English Language Arts for grades 5-8 and Mathematics for grades 4-8, particularly excelling in 6th-grade English Language Arts. These standout schools, along with the district's overall demographics and spending, provide a comprehensive picture of the educational landscape in Moodus, Connecticut.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NGSS Science (2023)			SAT English Language Arts (2023)	SAT Math (2023)	SBAC English Language Arts (2023)					SBAC Mathematics (2023)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	NGSS Science 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
East Haddam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	45 Joe Williams Rd.	Moodus	06469	Middlesex County	East Haddam School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 873-5076	337	27	12.4	26.7%	284 (84.3%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.2%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)								(n/a)						49.3					62.7						$20,333
Nathan Hale-Ray High School	Public	9-12	15 School Drive	Moodus	06469	Middlesex County	East Haddam School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 873-5065	262	34	7.7	22.5%	230 (87.8%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.0%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	51.8	67^th of 143 public high schools	53.1%					(n/a)			41.7	53.2	33.9												$23,860
Nathan Hale-Ray Middle School	Public	4-8	73 Clark Gates Rd.	Moodus	06469	Middlesex County	East Haddam School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 873-5081	378	37	10.2	27.8%	329 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	60.5	98^th of 252 public middle schools	61.1%		56.8	101^st of 250 public middle schools	59.6%	3	63.0	50.0					61.7	74.2	52.2	50.0		54.4	45.7	40.0	42.2	49.3	$23,399

Cities Near Moodus

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Hampton	4.87 mi	4	91^st
Higganum	6.51 mi	3	12^th
Chester	7.08 mi	1	21^st
Colchester	8.17 mi	4	54^th
Deep River	8.28 mi	3	62^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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