Stratford

Stratford has three schools serving PK–12: Stratford Elementary (303 students), Stratford Middle (138), and Stratford High (216). In 2025–26, their unweighted average proficiency was 22% in ELA, 25% in mathematics, and 35% in science, compared with state results of 26%, 25%, and 30%. The most important takeaway is that performance varies sharply by school and subject: school results spanned 13%–32% in ELA, 16%–37% in mathematics, and 18%–52% in science.

Different schools lead in different subjects. Stratford High led all-grades ELA at 32%, while Stratford Elementary led mathematics at 37%, 12 points above the state and 21 points above High’s 16%. Elementary mathematics was above the state in each reported grade: 38% vs. 33% in grade 3, 40% vs. 33% in grade 4, and 33% vs. 28% in grade 5. Stratford Middle stood out in science at 52%, 22 points above the state; its ELA result, however, was the lowest at 13%, 13 points below the state. High’s science result was also low at 18%, and its U.S. History result was 35%, 6 points below the state.

Recent changes are mixed. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, Elementary gained 17 points each in mathematics and science, while High fell 9 points in mathematics and 17 in science; Middle’s ELA declined 5 points. The area’s average mathematics result reached the state’s 25%, but that improvement was not shared by every school. SchoolDigger ranked Elementary at the 56th percentile, High at the 51st, and Middle at the 44th in 2025–26. High also had a 94% graduation rate in 2024–25 versus 78% statewide and 4% chronic absenteeism in 2025–26 versus 16% statewide. For context, 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 70% at Elementary and Middle and 64% at High; student-teacher ratios were 15.2, 13.2, and 16.0, respectively.