Summary:
The four elementary schools in zip code 06410 serve grades K-6 in Cheshire, CT, and are part of the highly rated Cheshire School District, which ranks in the top 10% of Connecticut districts with a 5-star rating. Altogether, these schools — Highland School, Doolittle School, Norton School, and Chapman School — make this one of the strongest elementary school zones in Connecticut.
Highland School is the largest and currently the highest-ranked school, earning 5 stars and ranking 47th in the state, with standout 6th-grade math scores. Chapman School is the smallest but most improved, climbing 19 spots over two years and posting the group’s best overall math proficiency, including a remarkable 93.6% in 6th-grade math the prior year. Norton School excels in upper-grade English Language Arts, with 88% of 6th graders proficient, and has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 3.3%. Doolittle School is the most stable, hovering around the 80th rank, but shows weaker 4th-grade scores in both ELA and math compared to the district.
Every school in this area performs far above Connecticut state averages, often by 30 points or more in specific grades and subjects. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low across the board — all schools are under 5% versus the state’s 16.4% — and per-student spending is nearly identical, ranging from $15,222 to $15,773 with similar class sizes. Socioeconomic differences are modest, with free/reduced-price lunch rates between 16% and 19%, and the school with the lowest rate, Chapman, has shown the strongest upward trend. Families choosing among these schools will find consistently high academic performance, strong attendance, and a supportive learning environment throughout the entire zip code, with the main differences appearing in specific grade-level cohorts rather than overall quality.
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