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Norwich School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Norwich.

Norwich’s School Grade D better than 7% of Connecticut school districts

Students
3,160
Schools
9
Spent per student
$29,230
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Debt
$3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Norwich School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 7% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 63 pts below the state
  • Spends 13% more per student than the CT average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3M, about $941 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 7% of the 199 Connecticut school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
DNorwich 40,001

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Norwich. Grade by grade →

PK–57 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency17%
State average 39.8% · 2,001 students tested
Reading / language arts26%
State average 50.5% · 2,019 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)0–50%
State average 88.2% · 7 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$29,230 per student · 13% above CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 45%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,083’20
3,056’21
3,069’22
3,186’23
3,160’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 40%White 26%Black 19%Two or more races 9%Asian 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

9 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools.

Moriarty Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwich
C
404 students14:1
John B. Stanton School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwich
C−
382 students11:1
Samuel Huntington School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwich
C+
358 students13:1
Veterans' Memorial School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwich
C−
290 students13:1
Thomas W. Mahan School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwich
B
257 students11:1
Uncas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwich
C−
232 students10:1
Wequonnoc Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Taftville
C−
197 students10:1
Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Norwich
C−
593 students11:1
Teachers' Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Norwich
D
447 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bozrah School DistrictBozrah
$35,541per student
Franklin School DistrictFranklin
$24,052per student
Lisbon School DistrictLisbon
$22,369per student
Montville School DistrictMontville
$25,436per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Connecticut.