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Schools in Old Mystic

Old Mystic’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools 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
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.9K
▼ 4% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
CT 12.2
Schools in town
0
3,953 students on the public path
In brief

Old Mystic’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Old Mystic’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s 920 public schools. Thames River Magnet School places highest (better than 58%); Groton Middle School lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Old Mystic, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Robert E. Fitch 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 Old Mystic, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
6–8Groton Middle Schoolin GrotonC+
9–12Robert E. Fitch High Schoolin GrotonB

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

Groton School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 3,953 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$24,901CT $25,892 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 50.5% · 1892 students tested
Math39%
State average 39.8% · 1889 students tested

Old Mystic vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Old Mystic—Groton
GrotonC+Groton
StoningtonA−Stonington
LedyardB−Ledyard

Every school in Old Mystic

7 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 Old Mysticin other towns
Mystic River Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mystic
520 students12:1Rate it →
Thames River Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Groton
B
501 students12:1Rate it →
Northeast Academy Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mystic
B
392 students13:1Rate it →
Catherine Kolnaski Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Groton
C+
375 students12:1Rate it →
Charles Barnum Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Groton
B−
339 students12:1Rate it →
Groton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Groton
C+
884 students12:1Rate it →
Robert E. Fitch High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Groton
B
942 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Old Mystic’s schools

Are Old Mystic’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Old Mystic. Groton School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Old Mystic. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Old Mystic in?

Groton School District.

Where do Old Mystic kids go to high school?

Robert E. Fitch High School.

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What Old Mystic 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.