Cheshire School District

Summary:

The Cheshire School District in Connecticut is home to 7 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district is known for its strong academic performance, with several standout schools ranking among the top in the state.

The Highland School and Dodd Middle School are the top performers in the district, consistently ranking among the top 30 elementary and middle schools in Connecticut, respectively. Both schools have exceptional test scores, with over 70% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The district's high school, Cheshire High School, also ranks in the top 56 high schools in the state, with a high graduation rate of 88.4% and impressive test scores.

While the Cheshire School District overall is a high-performing district, there is some variation in performance among the elementary schools. Doolittle School and Chapman School have slightly lower test scores compared to the top-performing Highland School and Norton School. Additionally, the district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% is higher than the state average, which may be an area of concern for the district to address.

District Detail

29 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410

(203) 250-2400

SchoolDigger Rank:
14^th of 156 Connecticut districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 4,236

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (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	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
Chapman School	Public	K-6	38 Country Club Rd.	Cheshire	06410	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Cheshire School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 272-3591	369	28	13.3	16.0%	264 (71.5%)	12 (3.3%)	43 (11.7%)	36 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	85.4	65^th of 493 public elementary schools	86.8%		84.2	82^nd of 497 public elementary schools	83.5%	17				67.2	71.4	75.5	87.2			75.0	66.1	85.7	93.6			$17,244
Cheshire High School	Public	9-12	525 South Main St.	Cheshire	06410	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Cheshire School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 250-2511	1,208	105	11.5	16.7%	873 (72.3%)	48 (4.0%)	111 (9.2%)	142 (11.8%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.6%)								(n/a)			64.9													$23,807
Dodd Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Park Place	Cheshire	06410	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Cheshire School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 272-3249	660	53	12.5	18.3%	477 (72.3%)	24 (3.6%)	61 (9.2%)	61 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.6%)	92.2	13^th of 252 public middle schools	94.8%		87.5	27^th of 250 public middle schools	89.2%	14		76.5						80.1	79.4					75.5	72.9	$19,852
Doolittle School	Public	K-6	735 Cornwall Ave.	Cheshire	06410	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Cheshire School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 272-3549	529	39	13.5	19.3%	381 (72.0%)	15 (2.8%)	52 (9.8%)	51 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.5%)	83.7	79^th of 493 public elementary schools	84.0%		84.5	80^th of 497 public elementary schools	83.9%	1	81.4			58.2	73.4	82.6	79.1			67.3	70.3	82.6	69.8			$19,164
Highland School	Public	K-6	490 Highland Ave.	Cheshire	06410	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Cheshire School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 272-0335	899	64	14.0	17.7%	643 (71.5%)	23 (2.6%)	113 (12.6%)	87 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.6%)	90.6	30^th of 493 public elementary schools	93.9%		91.5	22^nd of 497 public elementary schools	95.6%	8	87.3			71.0	75.6	86.5	74.2			84.7	81.5	84.1	79.7			$19,089
Norton School	Public	K-6	414 North Brooksvale Rd.	Cheshire	06410	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Cheshire School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 272-7283	412	29	14.0	16.0%	305 (74.0%)	14 (3.4%)	41 (10.0%)	37 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	88.6	42^nd of 493 public elementary schools	91.5%		88.5	42^nd of 497 public elementary schools	91.5%					81.6	75.4	78.7	86.6			80.3	65.6	78.7	74.4			$18,647
Darcey School	Public	PK-K	1686 Waterbury Rd.	Cheshire	06410	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Cheshire School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 272-3577	159	12	13.1	19.5%	107 (67.3%)	6 (3.8%)	16 (10.1%)	17 (10.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.5%)								(n/a)																$30,249

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Meriden School District	3.31 mi	14	103^rd
Southington School District	3.43 mi	15	48^th
Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	3.45 mi	17	144^th
Wallingford School District	3.69 mi	12	91^st
Regional School District 16	4.27 mi	6	44^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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Cheshire School District

District Detail

Dodd Middle School

Highland School

Norton School

Chapman School

Doolittle School

Cheshire High School

Darcey School

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