Summary:
The Colchester School District is served by a single high school, Bacon Academy, which educates students in grades 9 through 12 and has an enrollment of 572 students in Colchester, Connecticut. Because it is the only high school in the district, this school's performance defines the district's high school profile entirely.
Bacon Academy has shown consistent improvement in its state ranking, rising from 54th of 145 schools in 2023–2024 to 38th of 133 in 2025–2026, and earning a 4-star rating. On standardized assessments, the school outpaces the Connecticut state average by about 11 points in both SAT ELA and math, and by a substantial 17.5 points in science. In the most recent testing year, 66.1% of 11th graders were proficient in ELA, 41.9% were proficient in math, and 65.2% were proficient in science. A favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.7 to 1 suggests that students receive relatively individualized attention.
However, the school faces notable challenges. The graduation rate of 88.4% is below the state average of 91.2%, despite the school's strong test performance. Chronic absenteeism is a particular concern, with 21.9% of students chronically absent — significantly higher than both the district's 14.4% and the state's 16.4%. Math proficiency remains below the 50% threshold, representing the school's clearest academic weakness. With roughly a quarter of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, Bacon Academy performs well academically given its demographic context, but addressing absenteeism and math achievement will be key to continuing its upward trajectory.
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