Summary:
Zip code 06067 in Rocky Hill, CT is home to six schools serving about 3,126 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12, split between the Rocky Hill School District — ranked 32nd of 153 districts — and the Capitol Region Education Council, ranked 145th of 153. The district uses a unique grade configuration: Myrtle H. Stevens School and West Hill School serve grades PK-3, Moser School serves grades 4-5, Albert D. Griswold Middle School serves grades 6-8, and Rocky Hill High School serves grades 9-12.
The standout schools all belong to the Rocky Hill district. Rocky Hill High School jumped from 45th to 16th in state rankings over two years, posting SAT proficiency rates well above state averages: 74.4% in ELA, 62.8% in math, and 74.6% in science, with a 90.9% graduation rate. Albert D. Griswold Middle School has held the 87th-90th percentile for three straight years, with 8th graders scoring about 30 points above the state in ELA (80.3% vs. 51.1%) and roughly 27 points above in math (69.4% vs. 41.9%). Moser School posts the zip code's lowest chronic absenteeism at 6.6% and strong 4th-5th grade results, including 70.1% proficiency in 5th grade ELA versus the state's 53.5%.
The clear outlier is Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary, a CREC magnet school ranking 365th of 491 schools (26th percentile). Its 5th grade math proficiency is 20.6% versus the state's 45.8%, chronic absenteeism runs 29.7% — about 4.5 times Moser School's rate — and 52.3% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, the highest in the zip code. Notably, spending does not explain the gap: the Academy and Rocky Hill High School both spend about $18,500 per student, yet outcomes differ dramatically. Meanwhile, West Hill School spends the least ($13,853) but posts strong 3rd grade math (72.9%) and just 7.3% chronic absenteeism. With most Rocky Hill schools keeping absenteeism well below the state rate of 16.4%, attendance is a genuine bright spot for families.
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