Best Public Schools in Zip Code 06615

Zip code 06615 covers Stratford, CT and contains six schools from the Stratford School District, which ranks 138th out of 153 Connecticut districts with a one-star rating. The area includes four elementary schools serving grades K-6 — Johnson House Elementary School, Eli Whitney School, Franklin School, and Lordship School — along with David Wooster Middle School (grades 7-8) and Stratford High School (grades 9-12). Total enrollment is roughly 3,087 students, with economic need ranging from 39.8% free/reduced lunch at Eli Whitney to 64.4% at Johnson House, and chronic absenteeism ranging from 4.2% at Eli Whitney to 30.7% at Stratford High.

Eli Whitney School is the clear standout, ranking in the 55th percentile statewide (222nd of 491) — the only school in the zip code above the midpoint. Its 4.2% chronic absenteeism rate and 75.4% 6th-grade ELA proficiency, well above the state's 51.2%, show that strong performance is possible within this district. At the other extreme, Johnson House Elementary School and Lordship School sit in the 12th and 13th percentiles. Johnson House has improved from the 4th percentile in 2023-24 but still faces the highest poverty rate (64.4%) and 21.8% chronic absenteeism. Lordship, with just 154 students, has fallen from the 32nd percentile to the 13th. Stratford High School posts a 93.4% graduation rate above the state average but very low test proficiency, while David Wooster Middle School ranks near the 29th percentile with particular weakness in math.

Math is the system-wide weakness: only 11.2% of Stratford High 11th graders are proficient in math versus 31.3% statewide, and just 16% of 8th graders at David Wooster are proficient versus 41.9% statewide. Chronic absenteeism tracks closely with performance, and Stratford High's 30.7% rate means nearly one in three students is chronically absent. Spending data does not clearly explain the gaps, as Eli Whitney outperforms while spending near the middle of the district range. The bottom line: parents should examine individual schools closely, because the same district contains both a 55th-percentile school and schools in the bottom 15 percent.