Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 06281

Zip code 06281, home to Woodstock, Connecticut, contains just one elementary school: Woodstock Elementary School, which serves grades PK through 4 with an enrollment of 391 students. As the only elementary school in the area, Woodstock Elementary stands alone, part of the Woodstock School District, which ranks 89th out of 153 Connecticut districts (42nd percentile) with a 2-star rating. The school itself has shown a mixed picture in recent statewide rankings: it placed 245th out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools in the 2025–2026 school year (50th percentile, 3 stars), after ranking 308th out of 493 the prior year (38th percentile, 2 stars) and 245th out of 497 in 2023–2024 (51st percentile, 3 stars).

Academically, Woodstock Elementary demonstrated a dramatic turnaround between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. In the most recent year, the school scored above the Connecticut state average in all four reported SBAC measures. Third-grade math proficiency jumped from 38% to 56.3%, while fourth-grade math rose from 41.5% to 54.9%. In ELA, third-grade proficiency increased from 43% to 51.6%, and fourth-grade from 49.4% to 53.7%. Just a year earlier, the school had scored below the state average in all four areas. The school also reports relatively strong support metrics: the student–teacher ratio is 12.2:1, and 23.02% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a modest level of economic disadvantage.

Attendance is a notable strength, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 9.8% at the school in 2024–2025, well below the state rate of 16.4% and only slightly above the district's 7.2%. While the district overall carries a 2-star rating, Woodstock Elementary reached a 3-star rating in the most recent year, showing that the school is performing at or above the middle of Connecticut elementary schools. The gains in math were the most striking, with both grade levels moving from well below state averages to above them in a single year. However, because the school's rankings have bounced between the 38th and 51st percentiles over the past three years, families should recognize that this recent upward trend will need to be sustained to confirm the school's trajectory.