Summary:
Zip code 06403, encompassing Beacon Falls, Connecticut, is served by one public high school—Woodland Regional High School—which educates students in grades 9 through 12 and operates as part of Regional School District 16. As the only high school in the zip code, Woodland Regional serves 571 students and stands out as a top performer, earning a 5-star rating and ranking 9th out of 133 high schools in Connecticut for the 2025–2026 school year, placing it in the 93rd percentile statewide.
Academically, Woodland Regional High School significantly outpaces state benchmarks. On the SAT, 76.7% of 11th graders are proficient in English Language Arts versus 55.3% statewide, 64.7% are proficient in math compared to just 31.3% statewide, and on the NGSS science exam, 80.9% are proficient versus 50.5% statewide. The school's graduation rate is 95.9%, exceeding both the district's 95.3% and the state's 91.2%. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.1 to 1, students benefit from relatively small class sizes. Roughly one in five students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a moderate level of economic need within the student body.
The most striking finding is the school's rapid improvement. Woodland Regional has climbed from 44th place in 2023–2024 to 34th in 2024–2025, and now to 9th in 2025–2026, with math proficiency jumping an extraordinary 23.1 percentage points in a single year. The one area to monitor is chronic absenteeism, which sits at 13.5%—more than double the district's 6.2% rate, though still below the state average of 16.4%. For families in Beacon Falls, this single high school offers a compelling combination of top-tier academics, a strong graduation rate, and a clear upward trajectory.
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