Summary:
The Norwich Free Academy District contains exactly one public high school, Norwich Free Academy, serving grades 9 through 12 with 2,020 students. The school serves a majority economically disadvantaged population, with 58.27% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and maintains a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. Because the district consists of a single school, district-level data closely mirrors the school's own performance, though slight differences exist in measures such as graduation rate and chronic absenteeism.
Norwich Free Academy graduates students at a rate of 92.2%, slightly above the Connecticut state average of 91.2% and the district average of 91.7%. However, chronic absenteeism stands at 23.4%, well above the state average of 16.4%, making attendance a serious concern. The school consistently earns a 2-star state ranking, placing in the 44th percentile among 133 high schools in the most recent year, while the district itself is ranked 111 out of 153 districts with a 1-star rating. Test scores show a mixed picture: ELA proficiency is 48.7%, math is 22.2%, and science is 40.4% — all below state averages of 55.3%, 31.3%, and 50.5%, respectively.
Math is the school's clearest academic challenge, with proficiency trailing ELA by roughly 26 percentage points. Encouragingly, math proficiency improved from 18.7% to 22.2% year over year, while ELA declined from 53.0% to 48.7% and science remained flat. The graduation rate is a bright spot given the high poverty level, but chronic absenteeism, which exceeds the state average by 7 percentage points, likely drags down academic outcomes. Reducing absenteeism and strengthening math instruction are the most promising areas for improvement at Norwich Free Academy.
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