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Sandy Beach, Crystal Lake, Ellington Connecticut USAPhoto: Elipongo · Public domain
Schools in Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake’s public schools

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

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

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
69%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.8K
▼ 12% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
CT 12.2
Schools in town
0
2,474 students on the public path
In brief

Crystal Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Crystal Lake’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s 920 public schools. Windermere School places highest (better than 86%); Ellington High School lowest (68%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Crystal Lake, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Ellington 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 Crystal Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
7–8Ellington Middle Schoolin EllingtonB+
9–12Ellington High Schoolin EllingtonB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ellington 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.

Ellington School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,474 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$22,805CT $25,892 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading69%
State average 50.5% · 1367 students tested
Math62%
State average 39.8% · 1365 students tested

Crystal Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Crystal Lake—Ellington
EllingtonB+Ellington
WillingtonB−Willington PK–8 · Regional School District 19 9–12
StaffordC+Stafford
TollandB+Tolland
SomersBSomers

Every school in Crystal Lake

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 Crystal Lakein other towns
Windermere School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ellington
A
627 students11:1Rate it →
Crystal Lake School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ellington
B+
308 students14:1Rate it →
Center School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Ellington
A−
445 students14:1Rate it →
Ellington Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Ellington
B+
393 students11:1Rate it →
Ellington High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ellington
B+
701 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Crystal Lake’s schools

Are Crystal Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Crystal Lake. Ellington School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Crystal Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 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 Crystal Lake in?

Ellington School District.

Where do Crystal Lake kids go to high school?

Ellington High School.

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What Crystal Lake 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.