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Best High Schools in Zip Code 06417

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Top rankedValley Regional High School45^th of 141 Connecticut high schools

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Summary:

The 06417 zip code is home to a single high school, Valley Regional High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Regional School District 04 and is generally performing well academically, with higher proficiency rates in key subjects compared to state averages.

Valley Regional High School has a 3-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger, ranking 45th out of 141 Connecticut high schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's 4-year graduation rate for the 2022-2023 school year was 88.4%, and its chronic absenteeism rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 17.7%. Academically, the school outperforms the state averages, with 73.1% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, 35.6% in SAT/Math, and 59.2% in NGSS/Science.

Regarding demographic and socioeconomic factors, 28.16% of students at Valley Regional High School were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, and the student-teacher ratio was 10.1. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $3,132. Overall, Valley Regional High School appears to be a well-performing high school, providing a quality education to its diverse student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)	SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Math (2025)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th Grade	Total
Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	256 Kelsey Hill Rd.	Deep River	06417	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 04	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 526-5328	429	46	9.3	27.3%	351 (81.8%)	5 (1.2%)	47 (11.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	70.7	45^th of 141 public high schools	68.1%		56.9	64^th of 145 public high schools	55.9%	19	59.2	73.1	35.6	$31,338

Cities Near Zip Code 06417

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Deep River	2.14 mi	3	69^th
Chester	2.83 mi	1	38^th
Killingworth	3.6 mi	2	52^nd
Higganum	3.64 mi	3	20^th
Centerbrook	4.3 mi	1	60^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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