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Best High Schools in Zip Code 06405

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Summary:

ZIP code 06405 contains one public high school, Branford High School, serving grades 9 through 12 in Branford, Connecticut, with 738 students. The school is part of the Branford School District and stands out for its strong graduation rate of 93.1%, which exceeds both the district average of 92.4% and the state average of 91.2%. It also offers a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.9, suggesting relatively small class sizes and potential for more individualized attention. These strengths are notable given that more than one-third of students (37.67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating meaningful socioeconomic diversity.

Despite solid graduation outcomes, Branford High School's state ranking percentile has declined in recent years, slipping from the 64th percentile in 2018–2019 to the 58th percentile in 2020–2021, and now sitting at the 46th percentile based on district-level ranking data—accompanied by a drop from a 3-star to a 2-star rating. This suggests that factors beyond graduation, such as test performance or college readiness, may be driving the downward trend. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.1% is better than the state average of 16.4% but notably higher than the district's 10.7%, meaning attendance challenges are more concentrated at this high school than elsewhere in the district.

With per-student spending at $21,773 (2018–2019), Branford High School benefits from substantial investment, partly reflecting its relatively small enrollment. Since it is the only high school in the area, there is no direct local comparison, making district and state benchmarks especially important for parents evaluating performance. Overall, the school demonstrates strong graduation rates, good staff-to-student ratios, and better attendance than the state, but its declining ranking percentile and higher-than-district chronic absenteeism are areas to watch. Parents should weigh these strengths and challenges together to get a full picture of this sole high school in ZIP code 06405.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				NGSS Science (2026)	SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Math (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th Grade	Total
Branford High School	Public	9-12	185 East Main St.	Branford	06405	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Branford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 488-7291	738	67	10.9	37.7%	497 (67.3%)	47 (6.4%)	113 (15.3%)	48 (6.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.1%)								(n/a)	1107.0			$26,600

Cities Near Zip Code 06405

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Branford	0.57 mi	5	105^th
North Branford	3.48 mi	3	118^th
East Haven	3.7 mi	8	162^nd
New Haven	4.94 mi	43	173^rd
Guilford	5.04 mi	7	64^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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