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151 districts, sorted by rating
| District | City | Rating | Zip Codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darien School District | Darien | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 1 |
| New Canaan Public Schools | New Canaan | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 1 |
| Colebrook School District | Colebrook | 10/10 Excellent · 98th pct | 1 |
| Westport Public Schools | Westport | 10/10 Excellent · 98th pct | 1 |
| Weston School District | Weston | 10/10 Excellent · 97th pct | 1 |
| Ridgefield School District | Ridgefield | 10/10 Excellent · 96th pct | 1 |
| Wilton Public Schools | Wilton | 10/10 Excellent · 96th pct | 1 |
| Regional School District 09 | Redding | 10/10 Excellent · 95th pct | 1 |
| Easton School District | Easton | 10/10 Excellent · 94th pct | 1 |
| Regional School District 18 | Old Lyme | 10/10 Excellent · 94th pct | 3 |
| Deep River School District | Deep River | 10/10 Excellent · 93rd pct | 1 |
| Chester School District | Chester | 10/10 Excellent · 92nd pct | 1 |
| Madison School District | Madison | 10/10 Excellent · 92nd pct | 1 |
| Essex School District | Centerbrook | 10/10 Excellent · 91st pct | 3 |
| Cheshire School District | Cheshire | 10/10 Excellent · 90th pct | 1 |
| Greenwich School District | Greenwich | 10/10 Excellent · 90th pct | 5 |
| Regional School District 12 | Bridgewater | 9/10 Excellent · 89th pct | 5 |
| Guilford School District | Guilford | 9/10 Excellent · 88th pct | 1 |
| Simsbury School District | Simsbury | 9/10 Excellent · 88th pct | 4 |
| Farmington School District | Farmington | 9/10 Excellent · 87th pct | 2 |
| Regional School District 05 | New Haven | 9/10 Excellent · 86th pct | 1 |
| Trumbull School District | Trumbull | 9/10 Excellent · 86th pct | 1 |
| Glastonbury School District | Glastonbury | 9/10 Excellent · 85th pct | 2 |
| Cornwall School District | Cornwall | 9/10 Excellent · 84th pct | 1 |
| Kent School District | Kent | 9/10 Excellent · 84th pct | 2 |
| Bethany School District | Bethany | 9/10 Excellent · 83rd pct | 1 |
| Fairfield School District | Fairfield | 9/10 Excellent · 82nd pct | 3 |
| South Windsor School District | South Windsor | 9/10 Excellent · 82nd pct | 1 |
| Avon School District | Avon | 9/10 Excellent · 81st pct | 1 |
| Orange School District | Orange | 9/10 Excellent · 80th pct | 1 |
| Rocky Hill School District | Rocky Hill | 9/10 Excellent · 80th pct | 1 |
| Salem School District | Salem | 8/10 Good · 79th pct | 1 |
| North Stonington School District | North Stonington | 8/10 Good · 78th pct | 1 |
| Stonington School District | Stonington | 8/10 Good · 78th pct | 2 |
| Regional School District 06 | Cornwall Bridge | 8/10 Good · 77th pct | 4 |
| Monroe School District | Monroe | 8/10 Good · 76th pct | 1 |
| Newtown School District | Newtown | 8/10 Good · 76th pct | 2 |
| Ellington School District | Ellington | 8/10 Good · 75th pct | 1 |
| Marlborough School District | Marlborough | 8/10 Good · 75th pct | 1 |
| Pomfret School District | Pomfret | 8/10 Good · 74th pct | 2 |
| Regional School District 17 | Killingworth | 8/10 Good · 73rd pct | 3 |
| Regional School District 19 | Mansfield Center | 8/10 Good · 73rd pct | 5 |
| Westbrook School District | Westbrook | 8/10 Good · 72nd pct | 1 |
| Coventry School District | Coventry | 8/10 Good · 71st pct | 1 |
| New Fairfield School District | New Fairfield | 8/10 Good · 71st pct | 1 |
| Hebron School District | Amston | 8/10 Good · 70th pct | 2 |
| Litchfield School District | Bantam | 7/10 Good · 69th pct | 3 |
| West Hartford School District | West Hartford | 7/10 Good · 69th pct | 4 |
| Old Saybrook School District | Old Saybrook | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 1 |
| Colchester School District | Colchester | 7/10 Good · 67th pct | 1 |
| Sherman School District | Sherman | 7/10 Good · 67th pct | 1 |
| Eastford School District | Eastford | 7/10 Good · 66th pct | 1 |
| East Lyme School District | East Lyme | 7/10 Good · 65th pct | 2 |
| Suffield School District | Suffield | 7/10 Good · 65th pct | 3 |
| Southington School District | Marion | 7/10 Good · 64th pct | 4 |
| Canton School District | Canton | 7/10 Good · 63rd pct | 4 |
| East Granby School District | East Granby | 7/10 Good · 63rd pct | 1 |
| North Canaan School District | Canaan | 7/10 Good · 62nd pct | 2 |
| North Haven School District | North Haven | 7/10 Good · 61st pct | 1 |
| Regional School District 15 | Southbury | 7/10 Good · 61st pct | 2 |
| Regional School District 16 | Beacon Falls | 7/10 Good · 60th pct | 2 |
| Lebanon School District | Lebanon | 6/10 Average · 59th pct | 1 |
| Tolland School District | Tolland | 6/10 Average · 59th pct | 1 |
| Regional School District 10 | Burlington | 6/10 Average · 58th pct | 2 |
| Franklin School District | North Franklin | 6/10 Average · 57th pct | 1 |
| Voluntown School District | Voluntown | 6/10 Average · 57th pct | 1 |
| Barkhamsted School District | Barkhamsted | 6/10 Average · 56th pct | 1 |
| Bolton School District | Bolton | 6/10 Average · 55th pct | 1 |
| Granby School District | Granby | 6/10 Average · 55th pct | 3 |
| Waterford School District | Quaker Hill | 6/10 Average · 54th pct | 2 |
| North Branford School District | North Branford | 6/10 Average · 53rd pct | 2 |
| Regional School District 14 | Bethlehem | 6/10 Average · 53rd pct | 2 |
| Berlin School District | East Berlin | 6/10 Average · 52nd pct | 2 |
| Shelton School District | Shelton | 6/10 Average · 51st pct | 1 |
| Wolcott School District | Wolcott | 6/10 Average · 51st pct | 1 |
| East Haddam School District | East Haddam | 6/10 Average · 50th pct | 2 |
| Hartland School District | East Hartland | 5/10 Average · 49th pct | 3 |
| Portland School District | Portland | 5/10 Average · 49th pct | 1 |
| Regional School District 13 | Durham | 5/10 Average · 48th pct | 3 |
| Brookfield School District | Brookfield | 5/10 Average · 47th pct | 1 |
| Somers School District | Somers | 5/10 Average · 47th pct | 2 |
| Oxford School District | Oxford | 5/10 Average · 46th pct | 1 |
| Bethel School District | Bethel | 5/10 Average · 45th pct | 1 |
| Milford School District | Milford | 5/10 Average · 45th pct | 2 |
| East Hampton School District | Cobalt | 5/10 Average · 44th pct | 3 |
| Andover School District | Andover | 5/10 Average · 43rd pct | 1 |
| Cromwell School District | Cromwell | 5/10 Average · 43rd pct | 1 |
| Clinton School District | Clinton | 5/10 Average · 42nd pct | 1 |
| New Hartford School District | New Hartford | 5/10 Average · 41st pct | 2 |
| Wethersfield School District | Wethersfield | 5/10 Average · 41st pct | 1 |
| Watertown School District | Oakville | 5/10 Average · 40th pct | 2 |
| Chaplin School District | Chaplin | 4/10 Below Average · 39th pct | 1 |
| Regional School District 11 | Hampton | 4/10 Below Average · 39th pct | 2 |
| Winchester School District | Winsted | 4/10 Below Average · 38th pct | 1 |
| Branford School District | Branford | 4/10 Below Average · 37th pct | 1 |
| Plymouth School District | Plymouth | 4/10 Below Average · 37th pct | 2 |
| Columbia School District | Columbia | 4/10 Below Average · 36th pct | 1 |
| Newington School District | Newington | 4/10 Below Average · 35th pct | 1 |
| Preston School District | Preston | 4/10 Below Average · 35th pct | 1 |
| Groton School District | Groton | 4/10 Below Average · 34th pct | 2 |
| Plainville School District | Plainville | 4/10 Below Average · 33rd pct | 1 |
| Thomaston School District | Thomaston | 4/10 Below Average · 33rd pct | 1 |
| Montville School District | Montville | 4/10 Below Average · 32nd pct | 3 |
| Vernon School District | Vernon Rockville | 4/10 Below Average · 31st pct | 1 |
| Woodstock School District | Woodstock | 4/10 Below Average · 31st pct | 2 |
| Wallingford School District | Wallingford | 4/10 Below Average · 30th pct | 1 |
| Ledyard School District | Gales Ferry | 3/10 Below Average · 29th pct | 3 |
| Seymour School District | Seymour | 3/10 Below Average · 29th pct | 1 |
| Stafford School District | Stafford Springs | 3/10 Below Average · 28th pct | 1 |
| Brooklyn School District | Brooklyn | 3/10 Below Average · 27th pct | 1 |
| New Milford School District | Gaylordsville | 3/10 Below Average · 27th pct | 2 |
| Bristol School District | Bristol | 3/10 Below Average · 26th pct | 1 |
| Norfolk School District | Norfolk | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Windsor Locks School District | Windsor Locks | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Canterbury School District | Canterbury | 3/10 Below Average · 24th pct | 1 |
| Regional School District 01 | Falls Village | 3/10 Below Average · 24th pct | 6 |
| Hamden School District | Hamden | 3/10 Below Average · 23rd pct | 3 |
| Bozrah School District | Bozrah | 3/10 Below Average · 22nd pct | 2 |
| Thompson School District | North Grosvenordale | 3/10 Below Average · 22nd pct | 3 |
| Stamford School District | Stamford | 3/10 Below Average · 21st pct | 6 |
| Middletown School District | Middletown | 3/10 Below Average · 20th pct | 2 |
| Norwalk School District | Norwalk | 3/10 Below Average · 20th pct | 5 |
| Windsor School District | Windsor | 2/10 Poor · 19th pct | 1 |
| East Windsor School District | Broad Brook | 2/10 Poor · 18th pct | 2 |
| Enfield School District | Enfield | 2/10 Poor · 18th pct | 1 |
| Naugatuck School District | Naugatuck | 2/10 Poor · 17th pct | 1 |
| Meriden School District | Meriden | 2/10 Poor · 16th pct | 2 |
| Plainfield School District | Central Village | 2/10 Poor · 16th pct | 4 |
| Putnam School District | Putnam | 2/10 Poor · 15th pct | 1 |
| East Haven School District | New Haven | 2/10 Poor · 14th pct | 1 |
| Killingly School District | Danielson | 2/10 Poor · 14th pct | 4 |
| Griswold School District | Jewett City | 2/10 Poor · 13th pct | 1 |
| Stratford School District | Stratford | 2/10 Poor · 12th pct | 2 |
| Torrington School District | Torrington | 2/10 Poor · 12th pct | 1 |
| West Haven School District | West Haven | 2/10 Poor · 11th pct | 1 |
| Danbury School District | Danbury | 2/10 Poor · 10th pct | 2 |
| Sterling School District | Oneco | 2/10 Poor · 10th pct | 2 |
| Derby School District | Derby | 1/10 Poor · 9th pct | 1 |
| East Hartford School District | East Hartford | 1/10 Poor · 8th pct | 2 |
| Sprague School District | Baltic | 1/10 Poor · 8th pct | 2 |
| Bloomfield School District | Bloomfield | 1/10 Poor · 7th pct | 1 |
| Manchester School District | Manchester | 1/10 Poor · 6th pct | 2 |
| Windham School District | Willimantic | 1/10 Poor · 6th pct | 4 |
| Norwich School District | Norwich | 1/10 Poor · 5th pct | 3 |
| New Haven School District | New Haven | 1/10 Poor · 4th pct | 5 |
| Waterbury School District | Waterbury | 1/10 Poor · 4th pct | 6 |
| Ansonia School District | Ansonia | 1/10 Poor · 3rd pct | 1 |
| Bridgeport School District | Bridgeport | 1/10 Poor · 2nd pct | 6 |
| New London School District | New London | 1/10 Poor · 2nd pct | 1 |
| Hartford School District | Hartford | 1/10 Poor · 1st pct | 6 |
| New Britain School District | New Britain | 1/10 Poor · 1st pct | 3 |
School Districts in Connecticut
Connecticut is home to 151 public school districts serving approximately 465,504 students across 288+ zip codes. The average district rating statewide is 6/10, based on state reading and math assessment proficiency (NCES EDFacts, 2021–22 for 90% of districts, with a 2017–18 fallback for the rest), ranked against other districts in the same state. Directory data (enrollment, schools, contacts) is NCES CCD 2024–25.
Top-rated districts in Connecticut include Darien School District, New Canaan Public Schools, Colebrook School District, and 2 more top-rated districts. Use the table above to sort and compare all districts, or click any district name to view its full profile including assigned schools, enrollment, and spending data.
Finding Your District in Connecticut
School district boundaries in Connecticut are determined by your residential address, not just your city or zip code. In some areas, a single zip code spans multiple districts, or a district may serve students across several zip codes. The most reliable way to confirm your district is to enter your exact zip code in the search tool above.
Why School Districts Matter for Homebuyers
In Connecticut, as across the country, school district quality is one of the top three factors homebuyers cite when choosing a neighborhood. Homes in higher-rated districts often command a premium of 5–25% compared to similar homes in adjacent districts. Whether you're buying, renting, or planning a move, understanding which school district serves your address is an essential first step.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many school districts are in Connecticut? ▼
Connecticut has 151 public school districts covering 288+ zip codes and serving an estimated 465,504 students. The statewide average district rating is 6/10 based on state assessment data.
How do I find my school district in Connecticut? ▼
Enter your 5-digit zip code in the search box above to instantly find your Connecticut school district, including ratings, enrollment, and assigned elementary, middle, and high schools.
What is the best school district in Connecticut? ▼
The table above is sorted by rating (highest first). Districts rated 9–10/10 are top-tier based on state reading and math proficiency. Click any district name to view its full profile.
Can I search by address instead of zip code? ▼
Yes — on any district page, enter a full street address in the search box and it will resolve to the correct zip code automatically.