Best Public Schools in Zip Code 06473

ZIP code 06473 covers North Haven, Connecticut, and is served by six public schools in the North Haven School District — four elementary schools (PK–5), one middle school (6–8), and one high school (9–12) — enrolling a combined 3,192 students. The district is ranked 39th out of 153 districts in Connecticut, putting it in the 75th percentile with a 4-star rating. Every school in this district outperforms the Connecticut state average on nearly every reported test metric, making this a broadly strong area for families.

Green Acres Elementary School stands out as the top elementary school, ranked 49th of 491 statewide with a 5-star rating, the only school in the district to earn that distinction. It posts the district's strongest proficiency results in 4th grade math (80.9%) and 5th grade ELA (85.5%). North Haven High School is the standout at the secondary level, ranked 33rd of 133 high schools, with a 96.8% graduation rate and SAT proficiency well above state averages. Montowese Elementary School has shown the most improvement, climbing from 133rd to 81st in state rankings over three years, while Clintonville Elementary School has fallen from 63rd to 118th in the same period — the most concerning trend in the district.

Across grade levels, chronic absenteeism rises from 7.1%–10.9% in the elementary schools to 11.0% at North Haven Middle School and 12.8% at North Haven High School. A persistent math proficiency gap appears at every level: the high school shows a 23.5-point gap between SAT ELA (66.7%) and math (43.2%), and middle school math trails ELA by 10–15 points in every grade. Notably, spending and class size don't clearly drive outcomes — Montowese Elementary School spends the most per student ($17,327) with the lowest student-teacher ratio (10.5), yet Green Acres Elementary School achieves stronger results with less spending. Ridge Road Elementary School, with the highest elementary student-teacher ratio (14.5), still ranks in the top 100 statewide.