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Schools in Topstone

Topstone’s public schools

Redding School District and Regional School District 09 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Topstone. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
74%
2021–22
Math proficiency
73%
2021–22
Spent per student
$32.8K
▲ 27% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024 · Redding
Students per teacher
10.6
CT 12.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,550 students on the public path
In brief

Topstone’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Topstone’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s 920 public schools. John Read Middle School places highest (better than 91%); Joel Barlow High School lowest (86%). 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 Topstone, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Redding Elementary Schoolin ReddingA
5–8John Read Middle Schoolin ReddingA
9–12Joel Barlow High Schoolin ReddingA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Redding School District.

Two districts serve Topstone

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

Redding School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 852 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$32,842CT $25,892 · FY2024
A+
Regional School District 09Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 698 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$34,483CT $25,892 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Redding School District74%
State average 50.5% · 495 students tested
Math · PK–8, Redding School District73%
State average 39.8% · 490 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Regional School District 0982%
State average 50.5% · 197 students tested
Math · 9–12, Regional School District 0967%
State average 39.8% · 197 students tested

Topstone vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Topstone—Redding PK–8 · Regional School District 09 9–12
RidgefieldARidgefield
ReddingA+Redding PK–8 · Regional School District 09 9–12

Every school in Topstone

3 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 Topstonein other towns
Redding Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Redding
A
471 students10:1Rate it →
John Read Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Redding
A
381 students10:1Rate it →
Joel Barlow High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Redding
A
698 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Topstone’s schools

Are Topstone’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Topstone. Redding School District and Regional School District 09 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Topstone. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Connecticut’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Topstone in?

Redding School District and Regional School District 09.

Where do Topstone kids go to high school?

Joel Barlow High 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.