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Regional School District 04

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At a glance

82^ndof 153 Connecticut districts▼ 22

Better than 46% of Connecticut districts

Middle 1 High 1Grades 7-12

1 Winthrop Road
Deep River, CT 06417·(860) 526-2417·All Connecticut district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 46.4% of districts

Schools

626

Students

Top rankedValley Regional High School45^th of 133 Connecticut high schools

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Summary:

Regional School District 04 in Connecticut serves two schools—Valley Regional High School (grades 9–12) and John Winthrop Middle School (grades 7–8)—with a combined enrollment of 626 students. The district as a whole is rated 2 stars, though both individual schools currently hold 3-star ratings and rank in the 62nd–66th percentile among their respective school types.

Parents will find notable strengths in this small district. Valley Regional High School posts an exceptional 97.4% graduation rate, well above the state’s 91.2%, and its 11th-grade ELA and science proficiency scores (68% and 63.5%) comfortably beat state averages. The high school’s math proficiency, however, sits right at the state average (31.1%), a sharp drop from the middle school’s math performance. John Winthrop Middle School also outpaces the state in most subjects, with 8th-grade ELA at 61.6% vs. 51.1% and 8th-grade math at 47.7% vs. 41.9%. Chronic absenteeism is a district strength: only 9.0% at the middle school and 13.0% at the high school, compared to the 16.4% state average. Both schools serve similar socioeconomic populations, with about 26–27% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch.

One key concern is the broad year-over-year decline in 2025-26, especially at the middle school, where 7th-grade math fell 10.2 points and 8th-grade math fell 9.0 points. Even with small cohorts of roughly 100 students per grade—which can make single-year swings look dramatic—the consistency of the drop suggests something worth watching. The high school saw smaller declines in ELA and math but improved in science by 4.3 points. Finally, a per-student spending figure listed as $53,789 for John Winthrop Middle School (vs. $3,132 for the high school) is almost certainly a data reporting artifact and should be ignored for school comparisons. Overall, this district offers strong graduation rates, solid attendance, and above-average middle school academics, but math proficiency at the high school and recent test-score dips are areas to monitor.

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

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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 8th Grade	NGSS Science 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
John Winthrop Middle School	Public	7-8	1 Winthrop Road	Deep River	06417	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 04	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 526-9546	197	19	10.5	25.9%	171 (86.8%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	61.1	99^th of 258 public middle schools	61.6%		75.5	61^st of 252 public middle schools	75.8%	38	54.0				51.1	61.6	48.9	47.7	$34,408
Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	256 Kelsey Hill Rd.	Deep River	06417	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 04	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 526-5328	429	46	9.3	27.3%	351 (81.8%)	5 (1.2%)	47 (11.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	67	45^th of 133 public high schools	66.2%		70.7	45^th of 141 public high schools	68.1%			63.5	68.0	31.1					$31,338

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Deep River School District	1.87 mi	1	50^th
Essex School District	2.18 mi	1	68^th
Chester School District	2.67 mi	1	31^st
Westbrook School District	4.54 mi	3	41^st
Clinton School District	5.58 mi	3	88^th

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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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