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Schools in Sharon · Regional School District 01, Sharon School District

Sharon’s public schools score below 59% of Connecticut districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Sharon’s districts is 34%, below the Connecticut average (40%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sharon, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Connecticut, not nationally.

#102of 152 Connecticut townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Connecticut state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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.

Reading proficiency
53%
▲ 3 pts vs CT 50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
▼ 6 pts vs CT 40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs CT 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$40.4K
▲ 56% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024 · Regional School District 01
Students per teacher
8.0
CT 12.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
449 students on the public path
In brief

Sharon’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 165 Connecticut towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sharon’s, its schools beat 33%, lower than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Sharon runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Sharon Center School (PK–8) is Sharon’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Regional School District 01 with Canaan, Cornwall, Kent, North Canaan and Salisbury: Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village. The high school’s own results earn a C+. See the path ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 53% and math 34% across both districts in spring 2022, against 50% and 40% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Regional School District 01 spends $40,382 per student and Sharon $55,764, against $25,892 across Connecticut (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Sharon’s grade

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 41% of Connecticut school districts, #102 of 152 Connecticut towns. Graduation is above the Connecticut average; test scores are below it.

Connecticut school districts we grade (199)Better than 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
Connecticut towns with similar household incomes (165)Better than 33%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 148 test results and a graduating class of 83 could put Sharon anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Sharon’s students in the tested grades sat them (148 in math, 148 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sharon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Sharon Center SchoolSharon School DistrictB
9–12Housatonic Valley Regional High Schoolin Falls VillageC+

Sharon runs its own schools through grade 8 (Sharon School District). From grade 9, students attend the Regional School District 01, shared with Canaan, Cornwall, Kent, North Canaan and Salisbury. Its high school is in Falls Village. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Sharon

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Regional School District 01Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 352 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 9.4 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$40,382CT $25,892 · FY2024
C+
Sharon School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 97 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 5.1 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$55,764CT $25,892 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Regional School District 0152%
State average 50.5% · 88 students tested
Math · 9–12, Regional School District 0127%
State average 39.8% · 88 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Sharon School District54%
State average 50.5% · 60 students tested
Math · PK–8, Sharon School District44%
State average 39.8% · 60 students tested

Sharon vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
SharonC+Sharon PK–8 · Regional School District 01 9–12
CornwallBCornwall PK–8 · Regional School District 01 9–12
SalisburyB+Salisbury PK–8 · Regional School District 01 9–12
KentB+Kent PK–8 · Regional School District 01 9–12

All 3 neighbors share Regional School District 01 with Sharon for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Amenia, NY and North East, NY border Sharon but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Sharon

2 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).

District schools in Sharonby address
Sharon Center School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B
97 students5:1Rate it →
Also serving Sharonin other towns
Housatonic Valley Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Falls Village
C+
352 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Sharon’s schools

Are Sharon’s schools good?

On Connecticut’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Sharon children attend score below 59% of Connecticut’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #102 of 152 Connecticut towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 33%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sharon in?

Two districts: Sharon School District runs grades PK–8, and Regional School District 01 runs grades 9–12, shared with Canaan, Cornwall, Kent, North Canaan and Salisbury.

Where do Sharon kids go to high school?

Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village, with 352 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Sharon’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Regional School District 01 graduated in four years, against 88% across Connecticut.

How much does Sharon spend per student?

$40,382 in Regional School District 01 and $55,764 in Sharon School District (FY2024), against $25,892 across Connecticut. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Connecticut. Stars are from neighbors.