Summary:
Clinton School District serves 1,423 students across three public schools—Lewin G. Joel Junior School (PK–4), Jared Eliot School (5–8), and The Morgan School (9–12)—and is ranked 88th out of 153 Connecticut districts with a 2-star rating, though each individual school carries a 3-star rating and ranks above the 55th percentile among its school-level peers. The district invests heavily in its students, with per-pupil spending between $17,857 and $20,321 and student-teacher ratios right around 10:1 at every school.
Lewin G. Joel Junior School is the district's academic bright spot, ranking in the 62nd percentile and beating state averages in every reported subject, most notably 4th-grade math at 69.8% proficiency versus 52.1% statewide. Its chronic absenteeism rate is just 6.3%, far below the state's 16.4%. Jared Eliot School has a more variable profile: it serves the highest share of economically disadvantaged students (47.6% free/reduced lunch) and posts below-state ELA scores in 5th and 8th grades, yet its math results strengthen with each grade, including a spectacular 70.7% 8th-grade math proficiency in 2024–25. The Morgan School shines with a 97.5% graduation rate, comfortably above the state's 91.2%, and strong ELA and science scores. However, it has the district's highest chronic absenteeism rate at 18.1% and a striking SAT math weakness, with only 30.5% of students proficient in math compared to 68% in ELA.
District-level ratings don't fully capture school success here: the district sits at the 42nd percentile while all three schools rank between the 58th and 62nd percentiles. Chronic absenteeism climbs steadily with grade level, from 6.3% at the elementary school to 10.3% at the middle school to 18.1% at the high school, yet even with that trend, nearly all Morgan seniors graduate. Overall, families will find strong early education, resilient middle-school math, small classes, and generous per-student spending. The most important caveat is high school math proficiency, which lags far behind the school's otherwise impressive outcomes and is the clearest area for improvement.
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