Best Public Schools in Zip Code 06026

Zip code 06026 covers East Granby, Connecticut, and contains 4 schools serving grades PK–12, all part of the East Granby School District, which ranks 43rd out of 153 districts statewide with a 4-star rating. The district serves roughly 873 students across two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, with enrollment ranging from 191 at R. Dudley Seymour School to 249 at East Granby High School.

The standout school in the area is East Granby Middle School, ranked 37th of 258 middle schools (86th percentile) and showing strong improvement from the prior year. East Granby High School posts a perfect 100% graduation rate and spends the most per student at $21,952, but also has the highest chronic absenteeism rate at 17.6%. Among elementary schools, R. Dudley Seymour School (grades 3–5) ranks 108th of 491 elementary schools and is the most cost-efficient at $18,465 per student, while Allgrove School serves only grades PK–2 and therefore has no standardized test data for accountability.

Every tested school in the district outperforms Connecticut state averages in all subjects. The middle school's ELA proficiency is roughly 20–28 points above the state, and 8th-grade science is 23.5 points above. However, high school SAT math proficiency (48.1%) lags well behind its own ELA (70.4%). Chronic absenteeism is a notable concern at the high school level, where the rate is nearly triple that of the elementary schools. Spending also increases with grade level, from $18,465 at R. Dudley Seymour School to $21,952 at East Granby High School, while East Granby Middle School enjoys the lowest student-to-teacher ratio at 10.2. Overall, this is a high-performing district where the main challenges are sustaining math achievement and improving attendance at the high school level.