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Schools in Kensington

Kensington’s public schools

Berlin School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kensington. 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
61%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.8K
▼ 4% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
CT 12.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,593 students on the public path
In brief

Kensington’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Kensington’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s 920 public schools. Richard D. Hubbard School places highest (better than 79%); Catherine M. McGee Middle School lowest (54%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

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

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
6–8Catherine M. McGee Middle Schoolin BerlinB−
9–12Berlin High Schoolin BerlinB

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

Berlin School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,593 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$24,765CT $25,892 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading61%
State average 50.5% · 1370 students tested
Math51%
State average 39.8% · 1361 students tested

Kensington vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kensington—Berlin
New BritainD−New Britain
BerlinBBerlin

Every school in Kensington

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 Kensingtonin other towns
Mary E. Griswold School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
513 students13:1Rate it →
Emma Hart Willard School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Berlin
B
434 students10:1Rate it →
Richard D. Hubbard School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · East Berlin
A−
215 students12:1Rate it →
Catherine M. McGee Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Berlin
B−
595 students11:1Rate it →
Berlin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Berlin
B
836 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Kensington’s schools

Are Kensington’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kensington. Berlin School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kensington. 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 Kensington in?

Berlin School District.

Where do Kensington kids go to high school?

Berlin High School.

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What Kensington 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.