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Schools in Higganum

Higganum’s public schools

Regional School District 17 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Higganum. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools 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
71%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.7K
▲ 7% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
CT 12.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,424 students on the public path
In brief

Higganum’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Higganum’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s 920 public schools. Killingworth Elementary School places highest (better than 92%); Haddam-Killingworth Middle School lowest (75%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Higganum, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Haddam-Killingworth 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 Higganum, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–32 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA
6–8Haddam-Killingworth Middle Schoolin KillingworthA−
9–12Haddam-Killingworth High SchoolRegional School District 17A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Regional School District 17.

The district

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

Regional School District 17Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,704 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$27,746CT $25,892 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading71%
State average 50.5% · 924 students tested
Math57%
State average 39.8% · 923 students tested

Higganum vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Higganum—Regional School District 17
MiddletownCMiddletown
HaddamA−Regional School District 17

Every school in Higganum

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).

Also serving Higganumin other towns
Killingworth Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3
A
257 students11:1Rate it →
Burr District Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3
A
278 students11:1Rate it →
Haddam-Killingworth Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Killingworth
A−
423 students11:1Rate it →
Haddam-Killingworth High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
466 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Higganum’s schools

Are Higganum’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Higganum. Regional School District 17 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Higganum. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Higganum in?

Regional School District 17.

Where do Higganum kids go to high school?

Haddam-Killingworth High School.

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What Higganum 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.