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Best Public Schools in Pawcatuck, CT

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Schools

1,251

Students

Top rankedStonington High School21^st of 141 Connecticut high schools

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Biggest riser

Stonington Middle School up 22 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Pawcatuck, Connecticut is home to two schools: Stonington High School and West Vine Street School. Both schools are part of the Stonington School District, which is ranked 36th out of 156 districts in Connecticut and has a 4-star rating.

Stonington High School stands out as the top-performing school in the area, consistently ranking among the top 21 high schools in Connecticut with a 4-5 star rating. The school boasts impressive test scores, with 82.9% of 11th graders proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, 42.3% in SAT/Math, and 78.7% in NGSS/Science. Additionally, Stonington High School maintains a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% and a strong 88.4% four-year graduation rate.

In contrast, West Vine Street School, the lone elementary school in the data set, has seen its statewide ranking drop from 73rd to 185th out of 493 Connecticut elementary schools over the past few years, with a 3-4 star rating. However, the school still performs well, with 3rd-5th grade students scoring above the district and state averages in SBAC/English Language Arts and SBAC/Mathematics.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)			SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Math (2025)	SBAC English Language Arts (2025)					SBAC Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 4th 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 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Stonington Middle School	Public	6-8	40 Field St.	Pawcatuck	06379	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Stonington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 536-9613	366	45	8.2	28.1%	307 (83.9%)	5 (1.4%)	23 (6.3%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	83.1	37^th of 252 public middle schools	85.3%		78	59^th of 250 public middle schools	76.4%	22		61.0						78.8	73.1	66.7		64.4	72.4	54.3	$27,679
Stonington High School	Public	9-12	176 South Broad St.	Pawcatuck	06379	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Stonington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 599-5781	543	48	11.3	24.5%	454 (83.6%)	5 (0.9%)	35 (6.4%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.4%)	85.9	21^st of 141 public high schools	85.1%		89.9	12^th of 145 public high schools	91.7%	9			78.7	82.9	42.3										$26,628
West Vine Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	17 West Vine St.	Pawcatuck	06379	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Stonington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 599-5832	342	36	9.5	40.4%	274 (80.1%)	3 (0.9%)	36 (10.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	67.3	185^th of 493 public elementary schools	62.5%		75.4	140^th of 497 public elementary schools	71.8%	45	52.1					55.2	66.1				74.1				$27,186

Cities Near Pawcatuck

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stonington	4.01 mi	1	26^th
North Stonington	4.93 mi	2	42^nd
Mystic	7.07 mi	2	100^th
Ledyard	7.56 mi	2	97^th
Groton	8.67 mi	7	128^th

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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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