Summary:
Regional School District 05 in Connecticut is home to three high-performing schools: Amity Regional High School, Amity Middle School: Orange, and Amity Middle School: Bethany. These schools consistently rank among the top in the state, with Amity Middle School: Bethany and Amity Regional High School standing out as particularly strong performers.
Amity Middle School: Bethany is ranked 14th out of 252 Connecticut middle schools, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has consistently high performance, ranking 8th and 12th in the previous two school years. Its students excel in standardized tests, with 81.1% and 74.1% of 7th and 8th graders, respectively, proficient or better in SBAC English Language Arts in 2024-2025. The school also performs well in SBAC Mathematics, with 80.1% and 65.9% of 7th and 8th graders, respectively, proficient or better.
Regional School District 05 as a whole appears to be performing well, with all three schools outperforming the state averages on key metrics like test scores and graduation rates. Amity Regional High School, ranked 24th out of 141 Connecticut high schools, had an impressive 88.4% four-year graduation rate in 2022-2023. However, the district's relatively high chronic absenteeism rates across the schools suggest an area for potential improvement.
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