Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Easton’s public schools outscore 96% of Connecticut districts
On the state math tests, 69% of Easton’s students scored proficient, above the Connecticut average (40%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Easton, 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.
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.
Easton’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 59 Connecticut towns with household incomes within a quarter of Easton’s, its schools beat 73%, lower than their 96% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Easton runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Samuel Staples Elementary School (PK–5) and Helen Keller Middle School (6–8) are Easton’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Regional School District 09 with Redding: Joel Barlow High School in Redding. The high school’s own results earn an A, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 78% and math 69% across both districts in spring 2022, against 50% and 40% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Easton spends $25,345 per student and Regional School District 09 $34,483, against $25,892 across Connecticut (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Easton Country Day School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Easton’s grade
A+: better than 96% of Connecticut school districts, #4 of 152 Connecticut towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Connecticut average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Easton, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Easton
Samuel Staples Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 606 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Easton
Samuel Staples Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 606 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Easton
Samuel Staples Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 606 students · 11:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Easton
Samuel Staples Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 606 students · 11:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Easton
Samuel Staples Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 606 students · 11:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Easton
Samuel Staples Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 606 students · 11:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Easton
Samuel Staples Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 606 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Easton
Joel Barlow High School
Grades 9–12 · 698 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Redding
10th grade in Easton
Joel Barlow High School
Grades 9–12 · 698 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Redding
Easton runs its own schools through grade 8 (Easton School District). From grade 9, students attend the Regional School District 09, shared with Redding. Its high school is in Redding. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Easton
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Easton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Connecticut towns that share Easton’s borders.
Every school in Easton
4 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).
Questions about Easton’s schools
Are Easton’s schools good?
By Connecticut’s own tests, yes: the public schools Easton children attend outscore 96% of Connecticut’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #4 of 152 Connecticut towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Easton in?
Two districts: Easton School District runs grades PK–8, and Regional School District 09 runs grades 9–12, shared with Redding.
Where do Easton kids go to high school?
Joel Barlow High School in Redding, with 698 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Easton’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Regional School District 09 graduated in four years, against 88% across Connecticut.
How much does Easton spend per student?
$25,345 in Easton School District and $34,483 in Regional School District 09 (FY2024), against $25,892 across Connecticut. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Easton?
Yes: Easton Country Day School (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 219 students).
Parents talk
What Easton families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Easton → They have their own page.
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.