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Best Public Schools in Wallingford, CT

At a glance

Schools

4,822

Students

Top rankedLyman Hall High School49^th of 141 Connecticut high schools

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Biggest riser

Lyman Hall High School up 21 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

James H. Moran Middle School 9.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The city of Wallingford, Connecticut is home to 11 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools, serving students from grades 3 through 12. The Wallingford School District as a whole is ranked 91 out of 156 school districts in Connecticut and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Among the standout schools in the district are Rock Hill School, an elementary school with consistently high test scores, and Pond Hill School, another strong-performing elementary school. The two high schools, Lyman Hall High School and Mark T. Sheehan High School, both rank in the top 50% of Connecticut high schools and have 3-star ratings from SchoolDigger, with graduation rates slightly above the state average.

However, the district faces some challenges, including a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate across all schools and a noticeable gap in performance between the stronger elementary schools and the middle and high schools. The district's overall ranking and 2-star rating suggest room for improvement, and the district should examine resource allocation and transition points between school levels to address these issues and build on the strengths of its elementary schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (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 Math 11th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th 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
Cook Hill School	Public	PK, KG-2	57 Hall Road	Wallingford	06492	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 284-5400	357	30	11.9	35.3%	241 (67.5%)	9 (2.5%)	77 (21.6%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)								(n/a)																	$24,018
Dag Hammarskjold Middle School	Public	6-8	106 Pond Hill Road	Wallingford	06492	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 294-3700	593	54	10.9	35.4%	396 (66.8%)	5 (0.8%)	132 (22.3%)	29 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	51.2	120^th of 252 public middle schools	52.4%		46.7	125^th of 250 public middle schools	50.0%	5		53.8						50.7	51.8	50.5				36.5	45.4	38.8	$22,231
Evarts C. Stevens School	Public	PK, KG-2	18 Kondracki Lane	Wallingford	06492	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 294-3750	301	27	11.1	36.5%	200 (66.4%)	7 (2.3%)	74 (24.6%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)								(n/a)																	$22,367
Highland School	Public	PK, KG-2	200 Highland Avenue	Wallingford	06492	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 294-3970	292	24	12.3	26.7%	223 (76.4%)	5 (1.7%)	40 (13.7%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)								(n/a)																	$21,868
James H. Moran Middle School	Public	6-8	141 Hope Hill Road	Wallingford	06492	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 741-2900	531	55	9.6	34.7%	359 (67.6%)	9 (1.7%)	121 (22.8%)	26 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	46.9	125^th of 252 public middle schools	50.4%		48	121^st of 250 public middle schools	51.6%	4		50.8						45.9	43.6	52.9				35.9	40.6	39.7	$22,396
Lyman Hall High School	Public	9-12	70 Pond Hill Road	Wallingford	06492	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 294-5350	936	89	10.4	35.8%	635 (67.8%)	29 (3.1%)	207 (22.1%)	38 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.6%)	65.4	49^th of 141 public high schools	65.2%		52.8	70^th of 145 public high schools	51.7%	21			63.4	29.5													$23,731
Mark T. Sheehan High School	Public	9-12	142 Hope Hill Road	Wallingford	06492	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 294-5900	673	61	11.0	31.5%	437 (64.9%)	16 (2.4%)	145 (21.5%)	43 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.5%)								(n/a)			45.9														$24,267
Moses Y. Beach School	Public	PK, KG-2	340 North Main Street	Wallingford	06492	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 294-3940	326	27	12.0	38.0%	229 (70.2%)	4 (1.2%)	72 (22.1%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)								(n/a)																	$23,147
Pond Hill School	Public	3-5	299 Pond Hill Road	Wallingford	06492	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 294-6230	267	27	9.9	40.1%	175 (65.5%)	2 (0.7%)	71 (26.6%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	64.8	202^nd of 493 public elementary schools	59.0%		57.2	216^th of 497 public elementary schools	56.5%	14	70.4				50.5	56.8	69.1				67.0	51.6	61.7				$21,438
Rock Hill School	Public	3-5	910 Old Rock Hill Road	Wallingford	06492	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 294-6260	278	26	10.5	35.6%	187 (67.3%)	3 (1.1%)	65 (23.4%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	55.4	235^th of 493 public elementary schools	52.3%		54.4	232^nd of 497 public elementary schools	53.3%	3	67.4				53.8	43.4	68.6				60.2	44.4	50.0				$21,800
Parker Farms School	Public	2-5	30 Parker Farms Road	Wallingford	06492	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 294-6200	268	24	11.0	47.4%	157 (58.6%)	3 (1.1%)	87 (32.5%)	12 (4.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	43.3	268^th of 493 public elementary schools	45.6%		40.1	286^th of 497 public elementary schools	42.5%	18	51.2				41.7	48.1	56.0				51.0	44.3	42.9				$21,975

Cities Near Wallingford

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Yalesville	2.17 mi	1	77^th
Meriden	3.78 mi	15	136^th
North Haven	4.42 mi	7	101^st
Northford	4.83 mi	1	92^nd
Cheshire	5.01 mi	8	16^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.