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Schools in Northford

Northford’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Connecticut’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$26.5K
▲ 2% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
CT 12.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,537 students on the public path
In brief

Northford’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Northford’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s 920 public schools. Totoket Valley Elementary School places highest (better than 58%); North Branford High School lowest (47%). 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 Northford, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Jerome Harrison Schoolin North BranfordNo scores
3–5Totoket Valley Elementary SchoolNorth Branford School DistrictB
6–8North Branford Intermediate Schoolin North BranfordB−
9–12North Branford High Schoolin North BranfordB−

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

North Branford School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,537 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$26,538CT $25,892 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 50.5% · 840 students tested
Math50%
State average 39.8% · 839 students tested

Northford vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Northford—North Branford
North BranfordBNorth Branford
WallingfordC+Wallingford
GuilfordA−Guilford
North HavenBNorth Haven
DurhamB−Regional School District 13
East HavenC−East Haven

Every school in Northford

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 Northfordin other towns
Jerome Harrison School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · North Branford
385 students13:1Rate it →
Totoket Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
B
368 students13:1Rate it →
North Branford Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · North Branford
B−
352 students11:1Rate it →
North Branford High School
High · Grades 9–12 · North Branford
B−
432 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Northford’s schools

Are Northford’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Northford. North Branford School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Northford. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Northford in?

North Branford School District.

Where do Northford kids go to high school?

North Branford High School.

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What Northford 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.