Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region schools ranked by test score
Latest CT Smarter Balanced year (2024-25). 39 schools in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut with reported English Language Arts scores. Connecticut state average: 50.5%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyme Consolidated School Lyme · Regional School District 18 | Elementary | 80.2% | +29.7pp |
| 2 | Mile Creek School Old Lyme · Regional School District 18 | Elementary | 79.0% | +28.5pp |
| 3 | Killingworth Elementary School Higganum · Regional School District 17 | Elementary | 77.4% | +26.9pp |
| 4 | Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School Old Lyme · Regional School District 18 | Middle | 73.7% | +23.2pp |
| 5 | Old Saybrook Middle School Old Saybrook · Old Saybrook School District | Middle | 73.6% | +23.1pp |
| 6 | Haddam-Killingworth Middle School Killingworth · Regional School District 17 | Middle | 72.8% | +22.3pp |
| 7 | Center School East Hampton · East Hampton School District | Elementary | 70.4% | +19.9pp |
| 8 | Chester Elementary School Chester · Chester School District | Elementary | 69.8% | +19.3pp |
| 9 | Burr District Elementary School Higganum · Regional School District 17 | Elementary | 69.1% | +18.6pp |
| 10 | Gildersleeve School Portland · Portland School District | Elementary | 68.6% | +18.1pp |
| 11 | Haddam-Killingworth Intermediate School Killingworth · Regional School District 17 | Elementary | 68.2% | +17.7pp |
| 12 | Cromwell Middle School Cromwell · Cromwell School District | Middle | 67.3% | +16.8pp |
| 13 | Brownstone Intermediate School Portland · Portland School District | Middle | 67.2% | +16.7pp |
| 14 | Essex Elementary School Centerbrook · Essex School District | Elementary | 66.9% | +16.4pp |
| 15 | Frank Ward Strong School Durham · Regional School District 13 | Middle | 66.9% | +16.4pp |
| 16 | East Haddam Elementary School Moodus · East Haddam School District | Elementary | 66.2% | +15.7pp |
| 17 | Deep River Elementary School Deep River · Deep River School District | Elementary | 66.1% | +15.6pp |
| 18 | Middlefield Memorial School Middlefield · Regional School District 13 | Elementary | 63.8% | +13.3pp |
| 19 | John Winthrop Middle School Deep River · Regional School District 04 | Middle | 63.2% | +12.7pp |
| 20 | Portland Middle School Portland · Portland School District | Middle | 62.1% | +11.6pp |
| 21 | Moody School Middletown · Middletown School District | Elementary | 60.6% | +10.1pp |
| 22 | East Hampton Middle School East Hampton · East Hampton School District | Middle | 60.3% | +9.8pp |
| 23 | Westbrook Middle School Westbrook · Westbrook School District | Middle | 59.0% | +8.5pp |
| 24 | Daisy Ingraham School Westbrook · Westbrook School District | Elementary | 58.3% | +7.8pp |
| 25 | Memorial School East Hampton · East Hampton School District | Elementary | 57.0% | +6.5pp |
| 26 | Kathleen E. Goodwin School Old Saybrook · Old Saybrook School District | Elementary | 56.6% | +6.1pp |
| 27 | Snow School Middletown · Middletown School District | Elementary | 55.8% | +5.3pp |
| 28 | Woodside Intermediate School Cromwell · Cromwell School District | Elementary | 55.6% | +5.1pp |
| 29 | Lewin G. Joel Jr. School Clinton · Clinton School District | Elementary | 53.8% | +3.3pp |
| 30 | Wesley School Middletown · Middletown School District | Elementary | 53.8% | +3.3pp |
| 31 | Nathan Hale-Ray Middle School Moodus · East Haddam School District | Middle | 53.2% | +2.7pp |
| 32 | Spencer School Middletown · Middletown School District | Elementary | 50.5% | -0.0pp |
| 33 | Jared Eliot School Clinton · Clinton School District | Middle | 48.5% | -2.0pp |
| 34 | John Lyman School Middlefield · Regional School District 13 | Elementary | 48.5% | -2.0pp |
| 35 | Farm Hill School Middletown · Middletown School District | Elementary | 43.1% | -7.4pp |
| 36 | Beman Middle School Middletown · Middletown School District | Middle | 36.8% | -13.7pp |
| 37 | Lawrence School Middletown · Middletown School District | Elementary | 36.0% | -14.5pp |
| 38 | MacDonough School Middletown · Middletown School District | Elementary | 32.1% | -18.4pp |
| 39 | Bielefield School Middletown · Middletown School District | Elementary | 21.9% | -28.6pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the CT Smarter Balanced % Met or Exceeded Standard threshold on the latest available CT Smarter Balanced English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Connecticut statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Connecticut ranking.