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Coventry School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Coventry.

Coventry’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Connecticut school districts

Students
1,500
Schools
5
Spent per student
$22,138
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
The gist

What stands out about Coventry School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 70% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the CT average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 70% of the 199 Connecticut school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Coventry 12,446

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Coventry. Grade by grade →

K–2Coventry Grammar SchoolThis district
3–5George Hersey Robertson SchoolThis district
6–8Capt. Nathan Hale SchoolThis district
9–12Coventry High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency56%
State average 39.8% · 836 students tested
Reading / language arts71%
State average 50.5% · 838 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 88.2% · 103 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$22,138 per student · 14% below CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 36%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 61%State 35%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,509’20
1,531’21
1,543’22
1,509’23
1,500’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools.

Coventry Grammar School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Coventry
361 students12:1
George Hersey Robertson School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Coventry
A−
370 students12:1
Capt. Nathan Hale School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Coventry
A−
363 students10:1
Coventry Academy
High · Grades 7–12 · Coventry
11 students3:1
Coventry High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Coventry
B+
395 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Andover School DistrictAndover
$25,605per student
Columbia School DistrictColumbia
$26,516per student
Mansfield School DistrictMansfield
$31,174per student
Regional School District 08Andover
$28,304per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Connecticut.