Summary:
The 06840 zip code area is home to an exceptional school district, the New Canaan School District, which is ranked 1st out of 156 districts in Connecticut and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The district includes 5 schools: 3 elementary schools (East School, South School, and West School), 1 middle school (Saxe Middle School), and 1 high school (New Canaan High School).
Saxe Middle School and New Canaan High School stand out as exceptional performers, consistently ranked among the top schools in Connecticut with 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger. South School, an elementary school, is also ranked 1st or 2nd out of 493 elementary schools in the state and has a 5-star rating. These high-performing schools demonstrate the district's commitment to providing a quality education to its students.
The schools in the New Canaan School District have relatively high spending per student, ranging from $21,670 to $23,074 per student, and small class sizes with student-teacher ratios between 10.9 and 12.8. These resources likely contribute to the schools' exceptional performance, as evidenced by their consistently high test scores, with many schools having over 80% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. While the district's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% across all schools is an area that could be further investigated, the overall data highlights the exceptional quality of education provided by the New Canaan School District.
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