Summary:
Zip code 06471 is served by one public high school, North Branford High School, which enrolls 432 students in grades 9 through 12 and is part of the North Branford School District, a district ranked 86th out of 153 in Connecticut. The school stands out for its extraordinary graduation rate of 99.0% in 2024–2025, well above the state average of 91.2%, and its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 5.5% for 2025–2026, compared to 16.4% statewide. A very favorable student–teacher ratio of 8.9 and per-student spending of $19,733 point to a well-resourced learning environment.
Academically, North Branford High School is strongest in English Language Arts, where SAT proficiency reached 69.3% in 2024–2025 and 61.4% in 2025–2026, both comfortably above the state averages of 58.0% and 55.3%. Math proficiency also exceeded the state in both years, though by a narrower margin, at 40.6% versus 31.1% in 2024–2025 and 33.3% versus 31.3% the following year. However, science is a clear area for attention: only 43.9% of 11th graders were proficient on the NGSS exam in 2025–2026, trailing the state average of 50.5%. The school also experienced year-over-year declines in both ELA and math SAT proficiency, a trend mirrored at the district level.
Over recent years, the school has consistently earned a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking in the 54th to 69th percentile among Connecticut high schools, which indicates it performs better than its 2-star district rating of 86th of 153 districts might suggest. About 28.24% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and despite this modest share of economically disadvantaged students, graduation and attendance outcomes remain exceptionally strong. For parents considering this area, North Branford High School offers an engaged student body, excellent on-time graduation, strong reading skills, and a supportive staffing environment, with math and science as the areas most worth monitoring.
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