Best Public Schools in Zip Code 06612

Zip code 06612 in Easton, CT contains two schools within the Easton School District: Samuel Staples Elementary School, serving grades PK–5 with 606 students, and Helen Keller Middle School, serving grades 6–8 with 287 students. There are no high schools in this zip code, so students in grades 9–12 are served outside the immediate area. The Easton School District is ranked 12th out of 153 Connecticut districts — the 92nd percentile — and holds a 5-star rating.

Helen Keller Middle School is the higher-performing of the two schools. It ranks 14th out of 258 middle schools statewide for 2025–2026 (95th percentile, 5 stars), with an 8th-grade math proficiency rate of 86% versus the state average of 41.9%, and an 8th-grade science proficiency rate of 83% versus 50.9%. Samuel Staples Elementary School is also strong, ranking 64th out of 491 elementary schools (87th percentile, 4 stars), and has improved its rank each year — from 94th in 2023–2024 to 71st in 2024–2025 to 64th in 2025–2026. Its 3rd- and 4th-grade math proficiency rates are exceptionally high at 80.4% and 84.2%.

Both schools share characteristics that support strong outcomes: low student-teacher ratios (11.1:1 at the elementary school and 11.4:1 at the middle school), chronic absenteeism well below the state average (5.7% versus 16.4% at the elementary school), and high per-pupil spending ($18,497 and $19,998 respectively). Free/reduced lunch rates are below 8% at both schools. Areas to watch include a 5th-grade math dip at Samuel Staples Elementary School and year-to-year subject swings at Helen Keller Middle School. With no high school in the zip code, families should plan for the transition to grade 9, but the strength of the Easton School District suggests students will be well prepared.