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Schools in Lake Chaffee

Lake Chaffee’s public schools

Regional School District 19 and Ashford School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Chaffee. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Connecticut’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% 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
74%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.0K
▼ 4% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024 · Regional School District 19
Students per teacher
10.7
CT 12.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,361 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Chaffee’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lake Chaffee’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s 920 public schools. E. O. Smith High School places highest (better than 73%); Ashford School lowest (58%). 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 Lake Chaffee, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Ashford Schoolin AshfordB
9–12E. O. Smith High Schoolin StorrsB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Regional School District 19.

Two districts serve Lake Chaffee

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

Regional School District 19Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,010 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$24,967CT $25,892 · FY2024
B+
Ashford School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 351 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 8.6 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$29,132CT $25,892 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Regional School District 1974%
State average 50.5% · 238 students tested
Math · 9–12, Regional School District 1954%
State average 39.8% · 238 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Ashford School District55%
State average 50.5% · 230 students tested
Math · PK–8, Ashford School District41%
State average 39.8% · 229 students tested

Lake Chaffee vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake Chaffee—Ashford PK–8 · Regional School District 19 9–12

Every school in Lake Chaffee

2 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 Lake Chaffeein other towns
Ashford School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ashford
B
351 students9:1Rate it →
E. O. Smith High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Storrs
B+
1,010 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Chaffee’s schools

Are Lake Chaffee’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake Chaffee. Regional School District 19 and Ashford School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Chaffee. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lake Chaffee in?

Regional School District 19 and Ashford School District.

Where do Lake Chaffee kids go to high school?

E. O. Smith 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.