Summary:
The city of Somers, Connecticut, is served by the Somers School District, which includes three public schools—Somers Elementary School (PK–5), Mabelle B. Avery Middle School (6–8), and Somers High School (9–12)—together enrolling about 1,339 students in a relatively affluent community with very low poverty indicators.
The district's standout is Somers High School, ranked 18th of 133 high schools statewide (86th percentile, 4 stars), with a 98.9% graduation rate and SAT ELA proficiency of 79.2% versus 55.3% statewide. It also has the lowest student-teacher ratio in the district at 7.7. Mabelle B. Avery Middle School is the most improved, jumping from the 62nd to the 83rd percentile in one year; math proficiency rose from 46.0% to 64.5%, and 8th-grade science rose from 48.2% to 68.0%. Both secondary schools outrank Somers Elementary School, which sits in the 65th percentile (3 stars) despite posting solidly above-average test scores.
Chronic absenteeism is low across all three schools, with the elementary school at just 5.2% versus the 16.4% state average, though rates rise with grade level (8.6% middle, 8.8% high). Free/reduced lunch eligibility is very low, between 5% and 7%. The high school's main academic challenge is math: only 45.5% of 11th graders are proficient on the SAT math exam, compared with 79.2% in ELA. Per-student spending varies, with the middle school spending the most ($18,118) and the elementary school the least ($15,486), but spending does not align perfectly with rankings. Overall, Somers offers strong academics, excellent attendance, and outstanding graduation outcomes, with the most notable growth story at the middle school and the clearest opportunity for improvement in high school math.
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