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Schools in Canaan · Canaan School District, Regional School District 01

Canaan’s public schools score below 53% of Connecticut districts on tests and graduation

33% of students in Canaan’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Connecticut average (40%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Canaan, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Connecticut, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Connecticut state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
60%
▲ 9 pts vs CT 50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
▼ 7 pts vs CT 40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs CT 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$40.4K
▲ 56% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024 · Regional School District 01
Students per teacher
8.7
CT 12.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
422 students on the public path
In brief

Canaan’s schools, in brief

Canaan runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Lee H. Kellogg School (K–8) is Canaan’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Regional School District 01 with Cornwall, Kent, North Canaan, Salisbury and Sharon: Housatonic Valley Regional High School. The high school’s own results earn a C+. See the path ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 60% and math 33% across both districts in spring 2022, against 50% and 40% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Canaan spends $38,375 per student and Regional School District 01 $40,382, against $25,892 across Connecticut (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Canaan’s grade

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 47% of Connecticut school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Connecticut average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Connecticut school districts we grade (199)Better than 47%
Lower resultsHigher results
Connecticut towns with similar household incomes (155)Better than 51%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 135 test results and a graduating class of 83 could put Canaan anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Canaan’s students in the tested grades sat them (135 in math, 135 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Canaan, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Lee H. Kellogg SchoolCanaan School DistrictA
9–12Housatonic Valley Regional High SchoolRegional School District 01C+

Canaan runs its own schools through grade 8 (Canaan School District). From grade 9, students attend the Regional School District 01, shared with Cornwall, Kent, North Canaan, Salisbury and Sharon. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Canaan

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

Canaan School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 70 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 6.4 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$38,375CT $25,892 · FY2024
B+
Regional School District 01Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 352 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 9.4 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$40,382CT $25,892 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Canaan School District74%
State average 50.5% · 47 students tested
Math · K–8, Canaan School District44%
State average 39.8% · 47 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Regional School District 0152%
State average 50.5% · 88 students tested
Math · 9–12, Regional School District 0127%
State average 39.8% · 88 students tested

Canaan vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CanaanB−Canaan K–8 · Regional School District 01 9–12
SalisburyB+Salisbury PK–8 · Regional School District 01 9–12
NorfolkBNorfolk PK–6 · Regional School District 07 7–12
North CanaanB−North Canaan PK–8 · Regional School District 01 9–12
CornwallBCornwall PK–8 · Regional School District 01 9–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Regional School District 01 with Canaan for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Canaan

2 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).

District schools in Canaanby address
Lee H. Kellogg School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Falls Village
A
70 students6:1Rate it →
Housatonic Valley Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Falls Village
C+
352 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Canaan’s schools

Are Canaan’s schools good?

On Connecticut’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Canaan children attend score below 53% of Connecticut’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 51%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Canaan in?

Two districts: Canaan School District runs grades K–8, and Regional School District 01 runs grades 9–12, shared with Cornwall, Kent, North Canaan, Salisbury and Sharon.

Where do Canaan kids go to high school?

Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village, with 352 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Canaan’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Regional School District 01 graduated in four years, against 88% across Connecticut.

How much does Canaan spend per student?

$38,375 in Canaan School District and $40,382 in Regional School District 01 (FY2024), against $25,892 across Connecticut. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Connecticut. Stars are from neighbors.