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Best High Schools in Zip Code 06776

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School

1,150

Students

Top rankedNew Milford High School65^th of 141 Connecticut high schools

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New Milford High School up 6 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 06776 zip code is home to a single high school, New Milford High School, which serves students in grades 9-12 within the New Milford School District. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with a statewide ranking between 65th and 71st out of 141-145 Connecticut high schools and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, New Milford High School has shown stronger performance in English Language Arts, with 65.7% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to only 23.9% proficient or better in Math. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 88.4% is slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% is higher than the state average. Socioeconomically, 31.98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school's per-student spending of $16,023 is higher than the state average, with a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.9.

Overall, New Milford High School appears to be making efforts to support its diverse student population, but may need to focus on addressing any gaps in academic achievement, particularly in mathematics, to ensure all students are reaching their full potential and meeting statewide standards.

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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
New Milford High School	Public	9-12	388 Danbury Rd.	New Milford	06776	Western Connecticut Planning Region	New Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 350-6647	1,150	99	11.6	28.0%	732 (63.7%)	56 (4.9%)	293 (25.5%)	38 (3.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.8%)	47.4	65^th of 141 public high schools	53.9%		52.7	71^st of 145 public high schools	51.0%	6	43.4	59.6	27.0	$21,865

Cities Near Zip Code 06776

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Milford	1.3 mi	6	135^th
Bridgewater	4.26 mi	1
Sherman	4.3 mi	1	3^rd
Washington	5.68 mi	1	15^th
Roxbury	5.75 mi	1

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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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