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Groton School District

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At a glance

105^thof 153 Connecticut districts▼ 1

Better than 31% of Connecticut districts

Elementary 5 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

1300 Flanders Road
Mystic, CT 06340·(860) 572-2100·All Connecticut district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 31.4% of districts

Schools

3,953

Students

Top rankedNortheast Academy Magnet School178^th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Groton Middle School up 15 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Robert E. Fitch High School 11.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Robert E. Fitch High School

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

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Summary:

The Groton School District, located in Groton, Connecticut, serves approximately 3,953 students across 7 schools: 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, spanning grades PK-12. The district ranks 105th of 153 Connecticut districts (31st percentile, earning 2 stars), though school-level performance varies widely. Elementary schools range from the 36th to 64th percentile in state rankings, the middle school sits at the 50th percentile, and the high school ranks at the 58th percentile. Districtwide, roughly 68% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch and chronic absenteeism is about 16%.

Northeast Academy Magnet School is the district's top elementary, ranked in the 64th percentile. It is also a demographic outlier, with a 36.7% free/reduced lunch rate versus 74-81% at most other Groton elementaries, and the lowest chronic absenteeism at 6.9%. It is the only elementary above state averages in every reported 2025-2026 subject. At the other end, Charles Barnum Magnet School and Mystic River Magnet School rank at the 36th percentile—the district's lowest—and fall below state averages in every reported subject. Robert E. Fitch High School posts a 94.9% graduation rate and above-state SAT/NGSS scores, yet its 25.4% chronic absenteeism is the district's highest. Groton Middle School ranks at the 50th percentile, with 8th grade math proficiency about 10 points below the state.

All five elementary schools are labeled "magnet" schools, yet their free/reduced lunch rates span from 36.7% to 81.4%, showing little demographic commonality. Science is a relative strength at Catherine Kolnaski Magnet School (66.1%) and Thames River Magnet School (64.6% in 2024-2025), while math is a persistent challenge from middle school through high school. Charles Barnum Magnet School's underperformance despite lower poverty and absenteeism suggests demographics do not fully explain outcomes. Rank trajectories are mixed: Robert E. Fitch High School and Groton Middle School have improved, while Northeast Academy Magnet School and Charles Barnum Magnet School have slipped.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)			SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Math (2026)	SBAC English Language Arts (2026)						SBAC Mathematics (2026)						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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Charles Barnum Magnet School	Public	K-5	68 Briar Hill Rd.	Groton	06340	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Groton School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 449-5640	339	29	11.7	51.3%	174 (51.3%)	24 (7.1%)	93 (27.4%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (11.5%)	34.6	315^th of 492 public elementary schools	36.0%		37.5	295^th of 493 public elementary schools	40.2%	20	506.0					45.2	32.8	46.8				50.0	2464.0	44.7				$22,716
Robert E. Fitch High School	Public	9-12	101 Groton Long Point Road	Groton	06340	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Groton School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 449-7200	942	84	11.1	60.0%	400 (42.5%)	85 (9.0%)	244 (25.9%)	67 (7.1%)	11 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	127 (13.5%)	59.1	57^th of 135 public high schools	57.8%					(n/a)			57.7	56.9	33.3													$23,650
Thames River Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	250 Brandegee Avenue	Groton	06340	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Groton School District	No	Yes	No	No	(860) 980-8230	501	41	12.2	74.3%	200 (39.9%)	48 (9.6%)	127 (25.3%)	39 (7.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (16.2%)	53	247^th of 492 public elementary schools	49.8%		51.5	247^th of 493 public elementary schools	49.9%		507.0					54.1	49.2	61.2				53.2	48.3	53.7				$22,566
Northeast Academy Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Oslo Street	Mystic	06355	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Groton School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 572-5852	392	31	12.5	36.7%	250 (63.8%)	10 (2.6%)	61 (15.6%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.3%)	69.9	178^th of 492 public elementary schools	63.8%		70.4	170^th of 493 public elementary schools	65.5%	8	77.8					57.1	58.3	68.3				55.4	61.7	68.3				$21,137
Catherine Kolnaski Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	500 Poquonnock Rd.	Groton	06340	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Groton School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 449-5608	375	31	11.9	80.3%	144 (38.4%)	18 (4.8%)	114 (30.4%)	30 (8.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (17.9%)	54.6	242^nd of 492 public elementary schools	50.8%		53.5	242^nd of 493 public elementary schools	50.9%		66.1					50.9	56.1	50.0				58.2	54.4	46.4				$21,873
Groton Middle School	Public	6-8	35 Groton Long Point Road	Groton	06340	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Groton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 446-4200	884	76	11.7	80.8%	418 (47.3%)	63 (7.1%)	248 (28.1%)	44 (5.0%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	101 (11.4%)	46.7	129^th of 258 public middle schools	50.0%		38.6	144^th of 252 public middle schools	42.9%	15		45.0							48.9	53.4	49.1				40.1	44.0	31.7	$21,487
Mystic River Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	160 Fishtown Rd	Mystic	06355	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Groton School District	No	Yes	No	No	(860) 980-8300	520	44	11.9	81.3%	224 (43.1%)	38 (7.3%)	160 (30.8%)	35 (6.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	58 (11.2%)	34.6	316^th of 492 public elementary schools	35.8%		34.6	307^th of 493 public elementary schools	37.7%	9	47.8					37.5	50.7	41.8				43.1	45.1	34.3				$23,852

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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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