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Schools in Deep River Center

Deep River Center’s public schools

Deep River School District and Regional School District 04 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Deep River Center. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
72%
2021–22
Math proficiency
72%
2021–22
Spent per student
$32.5K
▲ 26% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024 · Regional School District 04
Students per teacher
9.7
CT 12.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
815 students on the public path
In brief

Deep River Center’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Deep River Center’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s 920 public schools. Deep River Elementary School places highest (better than 83%); John Winthrop Middle School lowest (52%). 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 Deep River Center, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Deep River Elementary Schoolin Deep RiverA−
7–8John Winthrop Middle Schoolin Deep RiverB−
9–12Valley Regional High Schoolin Deep RiverB

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

Two districts serve Deep River Center

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

Deep River School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 189 students, down 13% since 2020–21
$36,344CT $25,892 · FY2024
A+
Regional School District 04Grades 7–12 · 2 schools · 626 students, down 23% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$32,549CT $25,892 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–6, Deep River School District72%
State average 50.5% · 122 students tested
Math · PK–6, Deep River School District72%
State average 39.8% · 122 students tested
Reading · 7–12, Regional School District 0467%
State average 50.5% · 361 students tested
Math · 7–12, Regional School District 0445%
State average 39.8% · 360 students tested

Deep River Center vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Deep River Center—Deep River PK–6 · Regional School District 04 7–12
Deep RiverA−Deep River PK–6 · Regional School District 04 7–12
ChesterB+Chester PK–6 · Regional School District 04 7–12
LymeARegional School District 18
EssexA−Essex PK–6 · Regional School District 04 7–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Regional School District 04 with Deep River Center for grades 7–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Deep River Center

3 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 Deep River Centerin other towns
Deep River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Deep River
A−
189 studentsRate it →
John Winthrop Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Deep River
B−
197 students11:1Rate it →
Valley Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Deep River
B
429 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Deep River Center’s schools

Are Deep River Center’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Deep River Center. Deep River School District and Regional School District 04 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Deep River Center. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Deep River Center in?

Deep River School District and Regional School District 04.

Where do Deep River Center kids go to high school?

Valley Regional High 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.