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C+

Wallingford School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Wallingford.

Wallingford’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of Connecticut school districts

Students
5,087
Schools
12
Spent per student
$26,331
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
The gist

What stands out about Wallingford School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 43% of Connecticut districts
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 43% of the 199 Connecticut school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Wallingford 44,406

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wallingford. Grade by grade →

PK–24 elementary schoolsThis district
3–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 39.8% · 2,654 students tested
Reading / language arts53%
State average 50.5% · 2,667 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 88.2% · 440 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$26,331 per student · 2% above CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 35%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 65%State 30%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
5,316’20
5,206’21
5,193’22
5,155’23
5,087’24

Down 4.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 68%Hispanic 22%Asian 4%Two or more races 4%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

12 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools.

Cook Hill School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Wallingford
357 students12:1
Moses Y. Beach School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Wallingford
326 students12:1
Evarts C. Stevens School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Wallingford
301 students11:1
Highland School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Wallingford
292 students12:1
Parker Farms School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Wallingford
B−
268 students11:1
Rock Hill School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Wallingford
B
278 students11:1
Pond Hill School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Wallingford
B−
267 students10:1
Mary G. Fritz Elementary School of Yalesville
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Yalesville
B+
265 students10:1
Dag Hammarskjold Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wallingford
C+
593 students11:1
James H. Moran Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wallingford
C+
531 students10:1
Lyman Hall High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wallingford
B−
936 students10:1
Mark T. Sheehan High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wallingford
B−
673 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Cheshire School DistrictCheshire
$23,591per student
Hamden School DistrictHamden
$27,043per student
Meriden School DistrictMeriden
$19,289per student
North Branford School DistrictNorth Branford
$26,538per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Connecticut.