Summary:
Newington School District is served by a single comprehensive high school, Newington High School, covering grades 9 through 12 with an enrollment of 1,255 students. While the district itself ranks at the 39th percentile among Connecticut districts, Newington High School is a clear standout, consistently earning 3-star ratings and ranking in the 64th–68th percentile among all high schools in the state over the past three school years.
The school's strongest academic areas are English Language Arts and Science, with 66.0% and 65.4% of 11th graders testing proficient in 2025–2026 respectively—both well above state averages of 55.3% and 50.5%. Both subjects also saw improvements from the prior year, with Science jumping over 6 percentage points. Graduation rates are excellent at 95.9%, outpacing the state average of 91.2%. However, math remains a clear weakness: only 33.3% of students are proficient, just 2 points above the state average. This creates a striking 32.7 percentage point gap between ELA and math achievement. The student-teacher ratio of 13.9 and per-student spending of $17,908 (2018–2019) provide additional context, though the spending figure is somewhat dated.
One area of concern is chronic absenteeism, which sits at 17.3%—above both the district rate of 13.0% and the state rate of 16.4%. This is notable given that the school still achieves strong graduation outcomes, suggesting a subset of students may be disengaged. The school serves a substantial economically diverse population, with 37.05% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, yet still achieves above-state-average results. Overall, Newington High School is a strong academic performer with particular strengths in ELA, Science, and graduation outcomes. Its main challenges are improving math proficiency and addressing chronic absenteeism, both of which could help push the school even higher in future rankings.
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