Best Public Schools in Zip Code 06377

Summary:

The 06377 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Sterling Community School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 315 students. The school is part of the Sterling School District, which is ranked 115 out of 158 districts in Connecticut and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sterling Community School has consistently underperformed the state average on standardized tests across multiple grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates well below the Connecticut averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 31%, compared to the state average of 45.9%, and its 8th-grade mathematics proficiency rate was 0%, compared to the state average of 38.2%. Additionally, the school's ranking and rating have declined over the past few years, from a 2-star rating in 2020-2021 to a 1-star rating in 2022-2023.

The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (40.95%) at Sterling Community School indicates that the school serves a population with significant economic disadvantages, which may contribute to the academic challenges faced by the school. With only one school in the 06377 zip code, there are no other local schools to compare Sterling Community School's performance to, limiting the ability to identify standout schools or understand the relative performance of the school within its immediate geographic area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NGSS Science (2024)	SBAC English Language Arts (2024)		SBAC Mathematics (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Sterling Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	251 Sterling Rd.	Sterling	06377	Windham County	Sterling School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 564-2728	315	23	14.4	41.0%	250 (79.4%)	7 (2.2%)	30 (9.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.3%)	39.2	288^th of 497 public elementary schools	42.1%		23.1	353^rd of 491 public elementary schools	28.1%	65	28.0	31.0	73.1	30.6	50.0	0.0	$21,079

Cities Near Zip Code 06377

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sterling	1.34 mi	1	165^th
Moosup	3.19 mi	1
Central Village	4.57 mi	1
Plainfield	4.66 mi	3	139^th
Danielson	7.07 mi	3	163^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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