Summary:
Zip code 06379 is home to just one high school: Stonington High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 in Pawcatuck, Connecticut, and enrolls 543 students as part of the Stonington School District.
Stonington High School is a consistently high-performing school, ranking in the top 12–21 of Connecticut high schools over the past three years and earning a 5-star rating in two of the last three years. Its graduation rate of 95.3% exceeds both the district (93.1%) and state (91.2%). Academically, the school far outpaces Connecticut averages across all tested subjects. In 2025–2026, 77% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 57.4% in math, and 79.5% in science—each roughly 21 to 29 percentage points above state averages. The most striking trend is a 15.1-point jump in math proficiency from the prior year, while ELA dipped by 5.9 points and science stayed essentially flat. This suggests strengths are not uniform across subjects, but overall the school offers a rigorous, well-supported learning environment with a low student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3 and per-student spending of $19,215.
The main concern is chronic absenteeism: 20.8% of students miss 10% or more of the school year, well above the district rate of 13.4% and state rate of 16.4%. This is surprising given the school's strong test scores and graduation rate, and it may indicate that while many students thrive, a meaningful subset is disengaged or facing attendance barriers. For parents, Stonington High School delivers excellent academics, strong college readiness, and a well-resourced setting, but the elevated absenteeism is worth understanding when considering the school’s overall climate and support systems.
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