Summary:
The East Haddam School District in Connecticut consists of three schools: Nathan Hale-Ray Middle School, East Haddam Elementary School, and Nathan Hale-Ray High School. The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade in the East Haddam area.
Among the district's schools, East Haddam Elementary School stands out as a top performer, ranking in the top 12 out of 557 Connecticut elementary schools in 2012-2013 and receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's 3rd-grade test scores in both English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly higher than the state averages. In contrast, Nathan Hale-Ray High School has consistently ranked in the top half of Connecticut high schools, with a current ranking of 56 out of 141 schools and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The high school's 11th-grade SAT scores in English Language Arts are notably higher than the state average.
Across the district, the schools face some common challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates of 17.7% and a significant population of economically disadvantaged students with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 26.42% to 27.97%. Additionally, the district's mathematics proficiency rates tend to be lower than the English Language Arts proficiency rates, indicating a potential area for improvement in the district's math curriculum and instruction.
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