Best Public Schools in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut & Rankings

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 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
H. H. Ellis Technical High School	Public	9-12	613 Upper Maple St.	Danielson	06239	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	No	(860) 412-7500	650	56	11.6	37.8%	528 (81.2%)	2 (0.3%)	88 (13.5%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)								(n/a)					8.9													$30,060
Ashford School	Public	PK, KG-8	440 Westford Rd.	Ashford	06278	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Ashford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 429-6419	351	41	8.5	38.7%	294 (83.8%)	7 (2.0%)	33 (9.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	57.4	231^st of 493 public elementary schools	53.1%		40.6	285^th of 497 public elementary schools	42.7%	54	73.0	80.0				28.1		59.5	56.8	50.0	68.6			56.8	43.2	43.2	68.6	$26,021
Brooklyn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	119 Gorman Rd.	Brooklyn	06234	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Brooklyn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 774-7577	469	40	11.7	43.5%	369 (78.7%)	10 (2.1%)	55 (11.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.8%)	50.4	250^th of 493 public elementary schools	49.3%		54.7	228^th of 497 public elementary schools	54.1%	22						39.3	50.0					59.0	63.0					$18,628
Brooklyn Middle School	Public	5-8	119 Gorman Rd.	Brooklyn	06234	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Brooklyn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 774-9153	373	35	10.8	36.7%	287 (76.9%)	8 (2.1%)	49 (13.1%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	57.3	107^th of 252 public middle schools	57.5%		57.8	102^nd of 250 public middle schools	59.2%	5								48.5	49.5	60.7	45.1			41.6	50.5	55.7	39.5	$19,499
Dr. Helen Baldwin Middle School	Public	5-8	45 Westminster Rd.	Canterbury	06331	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Canterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 546-9421	213	17	12.5	33.8%	183 (85.9%)	2 (0.9%)	27 (12.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.7	87^th of 252 public middle schools	65.5%		65.6	88^th of 250 public middle schools	64.8%	1															56.4	52.9	48.3	$21,219
Canterbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	67 Kitt Rd.	Canterbury	06331	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Canterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 546-6744	295	23	12.8	34.9%	248 (84.1%)	3 (1.0%)	35 (11.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	53.7	240^th of 493 public elementary schools	51.3%		40.7	284^th of 497 public elementary schools	42.9%	44						48.0	45.8					78.0	50.0					$20,074
Chaplin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	240 Palmer Rd.	Chaplin	06235	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Chaplin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 455-9593	150	19	7.8	34.7%	119 (79.3%)	3 (2.0%)	17 (11.3%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)								(n/a)						35.0						65.0						$28,220
Quinebaug Middle College	Public, Magnet	9-12	742 Upper Maple St.	Danielson	06239	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 932-4100	144	13	11.0	38.2%	106 (73.6%)	6 (4.2%)	23 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)								(n/a)																		$29,910
Eastford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12 Westford Road	Eastford	06242	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Eastford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 974-1130	173	14	12.1	24.9%	143 (82.7%)	2 (1.2%)	15 (8.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.9%)								(n/a)													70.0		36.4			$22,658
Hampton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	380 Main St.	Hampton	06247	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Hampton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 455-9409	73	7	10.4	49.3%	61 (83.6%)	1 (1.4%)	5 (6.8%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)								(n/a)																		$30,720
Killingly Central School	Public	PK, KG-2	60 Soap St.	Dayville	06241	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Killingly School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 779-6750	317	28	11.3	60.3%	230 (72.6%)	8 (2.5%)	51 (16.1%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.9%)								(n/a)																		$22,084
Killingly High School	Public	9-12	226 Putman Pike	Dayville	06241	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Killingly School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 779-6620	744	67	11.1	42.9%	572 (76.9%)	19 (2.6%)	98 (13.2%)	14 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.4%)	38.2	70^th of 141 public high schools	50.4%		30	95^th of 145 public high schools	34.5%	25			36.1	62.6	16.6													$21,559
Killingly Intermediate School	Public	5-8	1599 Upper Maple St.	Dayville	06241	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Killingly School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 779-6700	692	56	12.3	52.3%	508 (73.4%)	16 (2.3%)	90 (13.0%)	12 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (9.0%)	31.1	154^th of 252 public middle schools	38.9%		32	153^rd of 250 public middle schools	38.8%	1	39.1	37.6						43.6	40.3	53.4	42.7			21.3	14.9	33.1	13.5	$17,715
Killingly Memorial School	Public	2-4	339 Main St.	Danielson	06239	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Killingly School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 779-6680	485	40	12.2	55.5%	368 (75.9%)	6 (1.2%)	67 (13.8%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	38	290^th of 493 public elementary schools	41.2%		35.3	305^th of 497 public elementary schools	38.6%	15						33.6	46.7					49.6	51.5					$18,587
Shepard Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	234 Shepard Hill Rd.	Plainfield	06374	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Plainfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 564-6432	392	30	13.0	60.7%	331 (84.4%)	12 (3.1%)	33 (8.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)								(n/a)						32.1						37.2						$17,919
Moosup Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	35 Church St.	Moosup	06354	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Plainfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 564-6430	252	21	11.8	59.5%	209 (82.9%)	9 (3.6%)	19 (7.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)								(n/a)						41.0						47.4						$18,923
Plainfield Central School	Public	6-8	75 Canterbury Rd.	Plainfield	06374	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Plainfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 564-6437	422	42	10.0	55.9%	367 (87.0%)	20 (4.7%)	12 (2.8%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.4%)	38.6	143^rd of 252 public middle schools	43.3%		32.5	152^nd of 250 public middle schools	39.2%	9		50.8							50.8	41.3	40.2				45.3	23.2	23.6	$20,793
Plainfield High School	Public	9-12	105 Putnam Road	Central Village	06332	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Plainfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 564-6417	515	50	10.2	51.8%	434 (84.3%)	23 (4.5%)	20 (3.9%)	12 (2.3%)	10 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.5%)	22	104^th of 141 public high schools	26.2%		32.8	88^th of 145 public high schools	39.3%	16			29.1	46.2	11.7													$23,966
Plainfield Memorial School	Public	4-5	95 Canterbury Rd.	Plainfield	06374	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Plainfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 564-6440	291	25	11.8	61.5%	242 (83.2%)	9 (3.1%)	21 (7.2%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.5%)	48	255^th of 493 public elementary schools	48.3%		54.4	231^st of 497 public elementary schools	53.5%	24	59.5						41.2	60.3					41.2	54.2				$18,612
Pomfret Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Pomfret St.	Pomfret Center	06259	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Pomfret School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 928-2718	332	34	9.7	23.2%	297 (89.5%)	4 (1.2%)	19 (5.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	75.3	143^rd of 493 public elementary schools	71.0%		81.1	103^rd of 497 public elementary schools	79.3%	40						40.5		77.3	69.8		71.9	59.5	77.8	68.2	74.4	80.0	71.9	$23,102
Putnam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	33 Wicker St.	Putnam	06260	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Putnam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 963-6925	558	40	13.8	60.4%	392 (70.3%)	4 (0.7%)	110 (19.7%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.1%)	33.3	311^th of 493 public elementary schools	36.9%		34.9	309^th of 497 public elementary schools	37.8%	2						42.6	46.8					40.4	40.5					$19,316
Putnam High School	Public	9-12	152 Woodstock Ave.	Putnam	06260	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Putnam School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 963-6905	253	27	9.5	59.3%	189 (74.7%)	3 (1.2%)	47 (18.6%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	24.8	97^th of 141 public high schools	31.2%		24.2	107^th of 145 public high schools	26.2%	10			26.8		19.0													$23,321
Putnam Middle School	Public	5-8	35 Wicker St.	Putnam	06260	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Putnam School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 963-6920	353	31	11.5	54.1%	253 (71.7%)	10 (2.8%)	56 (15.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.9%)	25.2	170^th of 252 public middle schools	32.5%		26.8	163^rd of 250 public middle schools	34.8%	7								44.8	45.0	30.6	35.1			20.9	27.7	23.8	22.2	$17,967
Parish Hill High School	Public	7-12	304 Parish Hill Rd.	Chaplin	06235	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Regional School District 11	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 455-9584	184	25	7.4	55.4%	152 (82.6%)	3 (1.6%)	20 (10.9%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)			50.0															$33,610
Scotland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	68 Brook Rd.	Scotland	06264	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Scotland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 423-0064	95	13	7.5	40.0%	84 (88.4%)	1 (1.1%)	10 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$28,068
Sterling Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	251 Sterling Rd.	Sterling	06377	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Sterling School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 564-2728	301	30	9.9	44.2%	240 (79.7%)	3 (1.0%)	24 (8.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.0%)	32.4	313^th of 493 public elementary schools	36.5%		39.2	288^th of 497 public elementary schools	42.1%	25		38.2				47.1					29.4	61.8	21.9	17.1				$22,331
Mary R. Fisher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	785 Riverside Dr.	North Grosvenordale	06255	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Thompson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 923-9142	359	34	10.5	48.2%	316 (88.0%)	4 (1.1%)	23 (6.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	60	215^th of 493 public elementary schools	56.4%		56.1	222^nd of 497 public elementary schools	55.3%	7						63.1	51.9					84.6	44.3					$24,056
Thompson Middle School	Public	5-8	785 Riverside Dr.	North Grosvenordale	06255	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Thompson School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 923-9380	262	26	10.0	46.2%	221 (84.4%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (9.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	42.8	138^th of 252 public middle schools	45.2%		39	143^rd of 250 public middle schools	42.8%	5								51.6	50.7	43.1	53.6				33.8	34.7		$24,453
Tourtellotte Memorial High School	Public	9-12	785 Riverside Dr.	North Grosvenordale	06255	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Thompson School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 923-9303	184	23	7.8	40.8%	145 (78.8%)	2 (1.1%)	21 (11.4%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)								(n/a)			47.8															$34,580
Union School	Public	PK, KG-8	18 Kinney Hollow Rd.	Union	06076	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Union School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 684-3146	49	8	6.2	26.5%	46 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)																		$31,621
Voluntown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	195 Main Street	Voluntown	06384	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Voluntown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 376-2325	216	26	8.3	36.6%	189 (87.5%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.6%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	8 (3.7%)								(n/a)								71.4										$27,445
Woodstock Middle School	Public	5-8	147 B-Route 169	Woodstock	06281	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Woodstock School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 963-6575	360	30	12.0	26.7%	312 (86.7%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	54.1	113^th of 252 public middle schools	55.2%		54.3	113^th of 250 public middle schools	54.8%									66.7	53.2	59.1	44.6			31.3	41.8	43.0	47.3	$20,706
Woodstock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	24 Frog Pond Rd.	Woodstock	06281	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Woodstock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 928-0471	391	32	12.2	23.0%	346 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	34.3	308^th of 493 public elementary schools	37.5%		50.5	245^th of 497 public elementary schools	50.7%	63						43.0	49.4					38.0	41.5					$18,556
The Woodstock Academy	Public	9-12	57 Academy Rd.	Woodstock	06281	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	The Woodstock Academy District	No	No	No	No	(860) 928-6575	1,011	63	16.1	4.5%	801 (79.2%)	26 (2.6%)	81 (8.0%)	68 (6.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.6%)	63.8	52^nd of 141 public high schools	63.1%		59.9	61^st of 145 public high schools	57.9%	9			54.2	67.4	34.1

Best Public Schools in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT

Pomfret Community School

Dr. Helen Baldwin Middle School

The Woodstock Academy

Mary R. Fisher Elementary School

Ashford School

Brooklyn Middle School

Woodstock Middle School

Canterbury Elementary School

Brooklyn Elementary School

Plainfield Memorial School

Thompson Middle School

Plainfield Central School

Killingly High School

Killingly Memorial School

Woodstock Elementary School

Putnam Elementary School

Sterling Community School

Killingly Intermediate School

Putnam Middle School

Putnam High School

Plainfield High School

Chaplin Elementary School

Eastford Elementary School

H. H. Ellis Technical High School

Hampton Elementary School

Killingly Central School

Moosup Elementary School

Parish Hill High School

Quinebaug Middle College

Scotland Elementary School

Shepard Hill Elementary School

Tourtellotte Memorial High School

Union School

Voluntown Elementary School

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