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Schools in Pawcatuck

Pawcatuck’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools 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
74%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$29.0K
▲ 12% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.0
CT 12.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,680 students on the public path
In brief

Pawcatuck’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Pawcatuck’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s 920 public schools. Deans Mill School places highest (better than 92%); West Vine Street School lowest (68%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Pawcatuck, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Stonington 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 Pawcatuck, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
6–8Stonington Middle SchoolStonington School DistrictB+
9–12Stonington High SchoolStonington School DistrictA−

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

Stonington School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,680 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$28,972CT $25,892 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading74%
State average 50.5% · 923 students tested
Math62%
State average 39.8% · 921 students tested

Pawcatuck vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pawcatuck—Stonington
StoningtonA−Stonington

Westerly, RI borders Pawcatuck but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Pawcatuck

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 Pawcatuckin other towns
Deans Mill School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stonington
A
429 students11:1Rate it →
West Vine Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
342 students10:1Rate it →
Stonington Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
366 students8:1Rate it →
Stonington High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
543 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Pawcatuck’s schools

Are Pawcatuck’s schools good?

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

What school district is Pawcatuck in?

Stonington School District.

Where do Pawcatuck kids go to high school?

Stonington High School.

Parents talk

What Pawcatuck 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.