Rocky Hill School District

The Rocky Hill School District in Connecticut serves approximately 2,522 students across five schools: three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, spanning grades PK through 12. The district ranks 32nd out of 153 Connecticut districts, placing it in the 79th percentile with a 4-star rating. Across nearly every subject and grade level, Rocky Hill schools outperform state averages, often by wide margins, especially in math and science. Chronic absenteeism is also notably low districtwide at 9.8%, compared to the state's 16.4%.

Rocky Hill High School is the district's rising star, improving its state ranking from 45th to 16th over two years, with 11th grade math proficiency at 62.8% versus 31.3% statewide. Albert D. Griswold Middle School remains a consistent high performer, posting 80.3% proficiency in 8th grade ELA and earning a 5-star rating. Among elementary schools, Myrtle H. Stevens School stands out for strong 3rd grade math (70.6%) despite serving the highest percentage of economically disadvantaged students (29.7% free/reduced lunch). West Hill School, despite a 5-star history, saw sharp one-year drops in 3rd grade ELA (67.0% to 54.1%) and math (81.3% to 72.9%) that warrant monitoring. Moser School has the district's lowest chronic absenteeism (6.6%) but has slipped in state ranking and shows a concerning math dip in 5th grade.

The district's relative weakness is early elementary literacy: 3rd grade ELA proficiency sits just 6 points above the state, compared to an 18–20 point advantage in math. A math transition dip appears in grades 5–6, with proficiency falling from 67.1% in 4th grade to under 59% in 5th and 6th grades before recovering in 7th. Rocky Hill High School's graduation rate of 90.9% is slightly below the state's 91.2%, and its 12.3% chronic absenteeism rate is the district's highest. Secondary schools spend considerably more per student than elementary schools, though the data is from 2018–19. Overall, this is a strong, above-average district on a positive trajectory, with opportunities in early literacy, the 5th–6th grade math transition, high school attendance, and stabilizing recent declines at West Hill and Moser.