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Schools in Niantic

Niantic’s public schools

East Lyme School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Niantic. 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 96% 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
67%
2021–22
Math proficiency
56%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$26.8K
▲ 3% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
CT 12.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,411 students on the public path
In brief

Niantic’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Niantic’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s 920 public schools. East Lyme High School places highest (better than 85%); East Lyme Middle School lowest (71%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

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

The path, start to finish
K–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA−
5–8East Lyme Middle SchoolEast Lyme School DistrictB+
9–12East Lyme High Schoolin East LymeA

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

East Lyme School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,411 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$26,780CT $25,892 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading67%
State average 50.5% · 1285 students tested
Math56%
State average 39.8% · 1284 students tested

Niantic vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Niantic—East Lyme
WaterfordB−Waterford
East LymeB+East Lyme

Every school in Niantic

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 Nianticin other towns
Lillie B. Haynes School
Elementary · Grades K–4
A−
365 students11:1Rate it →
Flanders School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · East Lyme
A−
242 students11:1Rate it →
Niantic Center School
Elementary · Grades K–4
A−
198 students10:1Rate it →
East Lyme Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
B+
716 students12:1Rate it →
East Lyme High School
High · Grades 9–12 · East Lyme
A
890 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Niantic’s schools

Are Niantic’s schools good?

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

East Lyme School District.

Where do Niantic kids go to high school?

East Lyme High School.

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What Niantic 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.