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Schools in New Preston

New Preston’s public schools

Regional School District 12 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Preston. 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
78%
2021–22
Math proficiency
64%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$35.4K
▲ 37% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.0
CT 12.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
796 students on the public path
In brief

New Preston’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of New Preston’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s 920 public schools. The Burnham School places highest (better than 92%); Shepaug Valley School lowest (85%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve New Preston, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Shepaug Valley 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 New Preston, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA
6–12Shepaug Valley Schoolin WashingtonA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Regional School District 12.

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 12Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 796 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 9.0 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$35,394CT $25,892 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading78%
State average 50.5% · 334 students tested
Math64%
State average 39.8% · 334 students tested

New Preston vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New Preston—Regional School District 12
WashingtonARegional School District 12
New MilfordC+New Milford
KentB+Kent PK–8 · Regional School District 01 9–12
Warren—Regional School District 20

Every school in New Preston

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 New Prestonin other towns
Washington Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Washington Depot
A
156 students10:1Rate it →
Booth Free School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Roxbury
A
86 students9:1Rate it →
The Burnham School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bridgewater
A
68 students7:1Rate it →
Shepaug Valley School
High · Grades 6–12 · Washington
A
486 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about New Preston’s schools

Are New Preston’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for New Preston. Regional School District 12 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Preston. 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 New Preston in?

Regional School District 12.

Where do New Preston kids go to high school?

Shepaug Valley School.

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What New Preston 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.