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East Lyme High School

Public Grades 9-12
15th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 135 Connecticut High Schools
Better than 89% of Connecticut high schools
Summary

East Lyme High School is a comprehensive public high school in the coastal community of East Lyme, CT, serving 890 students in grades 9–12 as part of the East Lyme School District, which ranks 36th out of 153 Connecticut districts. The school has climbed steadily in statewide rankings, moving from 25th in 2023–2024 to 19th in 2024–2025, and now 15th out of 133 Connecticut high schools in 2025–2026 — its best showing since 2014–2015.

Academically, East Lyme outperforms the state average in every tested subject: 81.8% of 11th graders are proficient in English Language Arts and 80.5% in science, compared with 55.3% and 50.5% statewide, while math proficiency of 46.9% tops the state average of 31.3%. Among nearby schools, East Lyme outranks Waterford High School (37th), Robert E. Fitch High School (56th), Old Saybrook Senior High School (57th), and Ella T. Grasso Technical High School (79th), with only Lyme-Old Lyme High School (22nd) competing closely. The school also posts a 95.5% graduation rate, and its 12.8% chronic absenteeism rate is below the state average of 16.4% and far healthier than Montville High School (25.3%) or New London High School (38.4%).

One of the most remarkable findings is how well East Lyme serves students from lower-income families: the school ranked 1st in the state in 2023–2024 for the performance of low-socioeconomic-status students, and 3rd and 8th in the two preceding years. Math is the relative weakness — 46.9% proficiency versus 80.5% in science — and chronic absenteeism has crept up from 8.1% to 12.8% over two years, though it remains below the state average. Overall, East Lyme combines top-tier achievement, impressive equity outcomes, and efficient spending (about $18,923 per student, below several nearby districts with weaker results), making it a standout among southeastern Connecticut high schools.

890
Students ?
9.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$25,597
Per pupil spending ?
24.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 30 Chesterfield Rd.
       East Lyme, CT  06333

(860) 739-6946

District: East Lyme School District


Feeder schools for East Lyme High School:

Elementary:    Flanders School
    Lillie B. Haynes School
    Niantic Center School
Middle:    East Lyme Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
72.5%
Hispanic:
10.1%
Asian:
9.9%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2011 → 89th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (70% vs 46% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 11% of Connecticut high schools
✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Connecticut average (91%)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school70%
District avg69%
Connecticut avg46%
15th of 135
Connecticut public high schools ?
Top 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2017
From top 15% (2017) to top 11% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
36th of 153East Lyme School District among Connecticut districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
202688.115 of 13588.9%★★★★☆
202586.519 of 14186.5%★★★★☆
202480.725 of 14582.8%★★★★☆
202187.223 of 20088.5%★★★★☆
201875.134 of 12171.9%★★★★☆
201786.921 of 14085.0%★★★★☆
201591.38 of 19695.9%★★★★★
201377.536 of 19381.3%★★★★☆
201279.525 of 18886.7%★★★★☆
201180.018 of 18990.5%★★★★★
201074.746 of 18675.3%★★★★☆
200980.617 of 17690.3%★★★★★
200877.534 of 17680.7%★★★★☆
200780.018 of 17689.8%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
202184.91 of 2896.4%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
202682.427 of 11175.7%★★★★☆
202579.429 of 10472.1%★★★★☆
202380.024 of 10376.7%★★★★☆
202282.220 of 10681.1%★★★★☆
202182.432 of 18983.1%★★★★☆
201970.137 of 8456.0%★★★☆☆
201860.650 of 7936.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
202590.18 of 7088.6%★★★★☆
202496.51 of 6598.5%★★★★★
202394.33 of 7095.7%★★★★★
202187.319 of 15587.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
202685.618 of 11584.3%★★★★☆
202582.425 of 11177.5%★★★★☆
202382.621 of 10079.0%★★★★☆
202288.89 of 10291.2%★★★★★
202188.222 of 18287.9%★★★★☆
201976.732 of 8060.0%★★★☆☆
201874.531 of 7860.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
202180.329 of 17583.4%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankConnecticut percentileRating
202674.427 of 10774.8%★★★★☆
202576.426 of 11677.6%★★★★☆
202458.543 of 11662.9%★★★☆☆
202371.029 of 11675.0%★★★★☆
202283.218 of 11784.6%★★★★☆
202173.842 of 15572.9%★★★★☆
201962.746 of 11359.3%★★★☆☆
201854.552 of 10550.5%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Asian (2021)96th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school
Male (2026)84th percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2021)83rd percentile-5 vs school
Female (2026)76th percentile-13 vs school
White (2026)75th percentile-14 vs school
By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts82%+27 vs state
Science80%+30 vs state
Math47%+16 vs state

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East Lyme High School ranks 15th of 135 Connecticut high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

East Lyme High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Flanders School
Elementary : Lillie B. Haynes School
Elementary : Niantic Center School
Middle : East Lyme Middle School

In the 2024-25 school year, 890 students attended East Lyme High School.

Students at East Lyme High School are 72% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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Latest Connecticut data All new data »
2024–25 through 2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesAug 31, 2026
2025–26 NGSS, SAT & SBAC test scoresAug 31, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataApr 2, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataNov 6, 2025


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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