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Schools in Staples

Staples’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/8schools 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
81%
2021–22
Math proficiency
76%
2021–22
Graduate on time
100%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$29.9K
▲ 16% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.8
CT 12.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
5,161 students on the public path
In brief

Staples’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Staples’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s 920 public schools. Staples High School places highest (better than 99%); Coleytown Middle School lowest (90%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

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

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA
9–12Staples High Schoolin WestportA+

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

Westport School DistrictGrades K–12 · 8 schools · 5,161 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$29,927CT $25,892 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading81%
State average 50.5% · 2748 students tested
Math76%
State average 39.8% · 2746 students tested

Staples vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Staples—Westport
FairfieldA−Fairfield
WestportA+Westport

Every school in Staples

8 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 Staplesin other towns
Long Lots School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westport
A+
571 students12:1Rate it →
Coleytown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westport
A+
461 students11:1Rate it →
Green's Farms School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westport
A+
460 students11:1Rate it →
King's Highway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westport
A+
451 students11:1Rate it →
Saugatuck Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westport
A
395 students11:1Rate it →
Bedford Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westport
A
710 students10:1Rate it →
Coleytown Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westport
A
484 students10:1Rate it →
Staples High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Westport
A+
1,629 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Staples’s schools

Are Staples’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Staples. Westport School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Staples. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Staples in?

Westport School District.

Where do Staples kids go to high school?

Staples High School.

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What Staples 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.