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Southington School District

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At a glance

52^ndof 153 Connecticut districts▼ 4

Better than 66% of Connecticut districts

Elementary 8 Middle 2 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

200 North Main Street
Southington, CT 06489·(860) 628-3202·All Connecticut district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 66% of districts

Schools

6,000

Students

Top rankedJohn F. Kennedy Middle School33^rd of 258 Connecticut middle schools

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Biggest riser

Urbin T. Kelley School up 43 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Flanders Elementary School 9.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Southington School District serves about 5,879 students in 11 schools across 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district ranks 53rd of 153 Connecticut districts—in the 65th percentile—but individual schools tend to look even better, with 8 of 11 schools earning 4 stars in the most recent school year. Overall, Southington students perform above state averages across most subjects and grade levels, making this a solid, above-average district for families.

Several schools stand out. Southington High School is ranked 35th of 133 high schools in the state, up from 39th a year ago, with a 96% graduation rate and strong ELA and science scores—though SAT math proficiency is just 39.8%. John F. Kennedy Middle School is the district's highest-ranked middle school, improving from 51st to 33rd over three years and posting the strongest 8th-grade math scores among the middle schools. At the elementary level, William H. Hatton Elementary School is the top-ranked school, jumping to 74th of 491, with 90% proficiency in 3rd-grade math despite a higher-than-average free/reduced lunch rate of 31.9%. Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School ranks 75th and has the district's lowest chronic absenteeism rate at just 3.4%.

One important pattern is that math proficiency erodes as students advance: 3rd-grade math averages about 73% across elementary schools, but 8th-grade math drops to about 62% and 11th-grade SAT math falls to 39.8%. Meanwhile, science is a district-wide strength, with proficiency rates from 62.9% to 78.3% across 5th, 8th, and 11th grades, all well above state averages. Chronic absenteeism is very low—the district average is 8.2% versus the state's 16.4%—but Southington High School (14.3%) and Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School (12.9%) are above the district average. School rankings show both risers and fallers: Flanders Elementary School dropped from 104th to 195th, and William M. Strong Elementary School fell from 96th to 152nd, though small school sizes can make year-to-year swings more dramatic.

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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
Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Main St.	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 628-3286	549	46	11.9	31.7%	400 (72.9%)	10 (1.8%)	83 (15.1%)	23 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	68.8	185^th of 492 public elementary schools	62.4%		66.1	195^th of 493 public elementary schools	60.4%	10	62.9					69.7	63.7	60.8				67.4	61.1	55.7				$19,054
Flanders Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Victoria Dr.	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 628-3372	259	27	9.6	36.3%	191 (73.7%)	5 (1.9%)	34 (13.1%)	15 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	66.2	195^th of 492 public elementary schools	60.4%		80.6	104^th of 493 public elementary schools	78.9%	91	509.0					62.7	63.9	68.2				56.9	58.3	56.8				$19,181
William H. Hatton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Spring Lake Rd.	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 628-3377	320	26	12.3	31.9%	251 (78.4%)	6 (1.9%)	43 (13.4%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	84.4	74^th of 492 public elementary schools	85.0%		81.9	88^th of 493 public elementary schools	82.2%	14	508.0					82.0	67.9	66.0				90.0	84.9	67.9				$22,343
John F. Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	1071 South Main St.	Plantsville	06479	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3275	659	54	12.2	26.1%	474 (71.9%)	19 (2.9%)	89 (13.5%)	38 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.8%)	86.1	33^rd of 258 public middle schools	87.2%		81.5	48^th of 252 public middle schools	81.0%	15		76.9							68.6	75.6	67.9				68.9	70.1	64.7	$21,072
Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School	Public	6-8	385 Pleasant St.	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3260	671	62	10.8	26.4%	483 (72.0%)	18 (2.7%)	93 (13.9%)	29 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.2%)	84.4	39^th of 258 public middle schools	84.9%		84.1	35^th of 252 public middle schools	86.1%	4		75.5							69.6	72.8	68.3				65.8	72.2	59.3	$19,278
Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School	Public	K-5	70 Church Street	Southington	06479	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3450	235	21	11.4	24.7%	171 (72.8%)	5 (2.1%)	39 (16.6%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	84.1	75^th of 492 public elementary schools	84.8%		81	99^th of 493 public elementary schools	79.9%	24	78.3					2471.0	82.2	67.4				79.5	73.3	69.6				$19,603
South End Elementary School	Public	K-5	10 Maxwell-Noble Drive	Plantsville	06479	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3320	243	22	11.1	29.6%	200 (82.3%)	4 (1.6%)	24 (9.9%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	76.5	142^nd of 492 public elementary schools	71.1%		74.7	147^th of 493 public elementary schools	70.2%	5	505.0					58.3	72.2	64.3				70.2	77.8	71.4				$18,123
Southington High School	Public	9-12	720 Pleasant Street	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3229	1,905	149	12.7	25.7%	1,424 (74.8%)	53 (2.8%)	257 (13.5%)	91 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (3.8%)	74.3	35^th of 135 public high schools	74.1%		74.4	40^th of 141 public high schools	71.6%	5			68.7	66.7	39.8													$19,310
William M. Strong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Marion Ave.	Plantsville	06479	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 628-3314	294	24	12.0	24.1%	226 (76.9%)	9 (3.1%)	23 (7.8%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.2%)	74.3	152^nd of 492 public elementary schools	69.1%		81.2	96^th of 493 public elementary schools	80.5%	56	508.0					54.9	67.9	72.3				66.7	78.6	59.6				$22,180
R. E. Thalberg Elementary School	Public	K-5	145 Dunham Rd.	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3370	443	31	14.1	19.0%	305 (68.8%)	10 (2.3%)	50 (11.3%)	48 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	78.2	122^nd of 492 public elementary schools	75.2%		81.1	98^th of 493 public elementary schools	80.1%	24	68.3					75.7	66.7	62.2				78.6	68.0	70.7				$17,756
Urbin T. Kelley School	Public	K-5	501 Ridgewood Rd.	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3310	301	25	11.8	15.6%	229 (76.1%)	3 (1.0%)	35 (11.6%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	78.7	117^th of 492 public elementary schools	76.2%		72.3	160^th of 493 public elementary schools	67.5%	43	508.0					67.5	59.1	70.8				75.0	75.0	72.9				$19,496
Wrinn Integrated Preschool - SES	Public	PK	820 Marion Ave	Plantsville	06479	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 628-3314	62	3	20.6	27.4%	34 (54.8%)	1 (1.6%)	15 (24.2%)	4 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (12.9%)								(n/a)																		$5,977
Wrinn Integrated Preschool - HES	Public	PK	50 Spring Lake Rd	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3377	59	2	29.5	30.5%	35 (59.3%)	2 (3.4%)	15 (25.4%)	5 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)								(n/a)																		$7,209

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Wolcott School District	4.59 mi	5	73^rd
Judicial Centers	4.82 mi	14
Plainville School District	4.9 mi	6	100^th
Cheshire School District	4.91 mi	9	17^th
Meriden School District	4.97 mi	14	103^rd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.