Summary:
Zip code 06076, encompassing Stafford Springs and Union, Connecticut, is served by five schools—three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school—with a combined enrollment of 1,305 students across the Stafford School District and the Union School District.
For families evaluating this area, Stafford Middle School stands out as the strongest academic performer, ranking at the 52nd percentile with a 3-star rating and posting exceptional 8th-grade science proficiency (62.2% vs. 50.9% statewide). Stafford High School also earns 3 stars with a 91.1% graduation rate that matches the state average, though its SAT math proficiency of just 21.8% trails the state by 9.5 points—a red flag for college readiness. Meanwhile, Stafford Elementary School rates lower at the 41st percentile (2 stars), with dramatic swings by grade: 3rd-grade math reaches 54.4% proficiency while 4th-grade math collapses to 35.2%. The two smallest schools are harder to judge. West Stafford School serves only PK–K and has no current test scores, while Union School is a tiny PK–8 school of 49 students with an exceptional 6.2 student-teacher ratio and $30,009 per-student spending—but no public performance data to show for it.
Across the district, three takeaways matter most. First, science is a consistent strength at every level. Second, math is a serious weakness, particularly at the high school level—a concern compounded by Stafford High School's sliding percentile ranking from the 73rd to the 51st percentile over three years and a stunning 24.6-point drop in SAT ELA proficiency between 2024–25 and 2025–26. Third, chronic absenteeism is slightly elevated at West Stafford School (16.5%) despite its very young students. With the Stafford School District earning only a 2-star overall rating, families should weigh the two 3-star schools favorably while scrutinizing elementary math continuity and high school math readiness closely.
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