Photo: Hayden Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Norwich’s public schools score below 93% of Connecticut districts on tests and graduation
17% of students in Norwich’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Connecticut average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Norwich, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Connecticut, not nationally.
From Connecticut state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Norwich’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 50% and 40% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $29,230 per student, against $25,892 across Connecticut (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Seven elementary schools, then two middle schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Integrated Day Charter School, St. Patrick Cathedral School (private), Montessori Discovery School (private) and Joshua Center Thames Valley (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Norwich’s grade
D: better than 7% of Connecticut school districts, #147 of 152 Connecticut towns. Test scores are below the Connecticut average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Norwich, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Norwich · depends on your address
Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 593 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Teachers' Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 447 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Norwich’s public schools are run by Norwich School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Norwich vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Connecticut towns that share Norwich’s borders.
Every school in Norwich
16 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).
Questions about Norwich’s schools
Are Norwich’s schools good?
On Connecticut’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Norwich children attend score below 93% of Connecticut’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #147 of 152 Connecticut towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 6%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Norwich in?
Norwich School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 3,160 students in 9 schools (2024–25).
How much does Norwich spend per student?
$29,230 in Norwich School District (FY2024), against $25,892 across Connecticut. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Norwich?
Yes: St. Patrick Cathedral School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 141 students), Montessori Discovery School (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 65 students) and Joshua Center Thames Valley (special education, grades 8–12, 22 students). Norwich also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Norwich families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Norwich → They have their own page.
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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Connecticut. Stars are from neighbors.