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Schools in Branford Center

Branford Center’s public schools

Branford School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Branford Center. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools above Connecticut’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Connecticut’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.3K
▲ 9% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
CT 12.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,448 students on the public path
In brief

Branford Center’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Branford Center’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s 920 public schools. Mary T. Murphy School places highest (better than 58%); John B. Sliney School lowest (47%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Branford Center, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Branford High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Branford Center, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
5–8Francis Walsh Intermediate Schoolin BranfordB−
9–12Branford High Schoolin BranfordB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Branford School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Branford School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,448 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$28,333CT $25,892 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 50.5% · 1335 students tested
Math44%
State average 39.8% · 1333 students tested

Branford Center vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Connecticut towns that share Branford Center’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Branford Center—Branford

Every school in Branford Center

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Branford Centerin other towns
Mary R. Tisko School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Branford
B
365 students12:1Rate it →
Mary T. Murphy School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Branford
B
318 students10:1Rate it →
John B. Sliney School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Branford
B−
252 students9:1Rate it →
Francis Walsh Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Branford
B−
775 students11:1Rate it →
Branford High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Branford
B
738 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Branford Center’s schools

Are Branford Center’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Branford Center. Branford School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Branford Center. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Branford Center in?

Branford School District.

Where do Branford Center kids go to high school?

Branford High School.

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What Branford Center families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.