Summary:
ZIP code 06001 in Avon, Connecticut, contains 3 elementary schools serving grades PK through 5: Pine Grove School, Roaring Brook School, and Reggio Magnet School of the Arts.
The two Avon School District schools are the clear standouts. Roaring Brook School is the academic leader, ranking 55th of 491 elementary schools statewide (89th percentile, 4 stars) with the best 3rd-grade scores in the ZIP (77.6% ELA, 79.6% math), low chronic absenteeism at 6.3%, and a low 11.5% free/reduced lunch rate. Pine Grove School is a strong alternative, ranking 103rd (79th percentile, 4 stars) with the lowest chronic absenteeism in the group at 4.4% and the best 4th-grade ELA score (79.7%) in the ZIP. By contrast, Reggio Magnet School of the Arts—part of the Capitol Region Education Council, which ranks 145th of 153 districts—is the lowest-performing school in the area at 383rd statewide (22nd percentile, 1 star), with 59.69% free/reduced lunch and 27.8% chronic absenteeism.
The contrast between these schools is stark: in 3rd-grade math, Roaring Brook's proficiency rate of 79.6% towers over Reggio's 24.6%, a 55-point gap. Chronic absenteeism tracks closely with performance—Reggio's rate is more than 6 times Pine Grove's—and Reggio falls below state averages in every test while the Avon schools exceed them by wide margins. Notably, Reggio spends the most per student ($17,350) yet posts the lowest scores, while Pine Grove spends the least ($15,218). All three schools have nearly identical student-teacher ratios (about 13:1), yet outcomes differ dramatically, underscoring how poverty, attendance, and district context shape school performance in ZIP code 06001.
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