Best Public Schools in Zip Code 06403

Summary:

The 06403 zip code in Connecticut is home to two schools, Woodland Regional High School and Laurel Ledge School, both part of the Regional School District 16. These schools serve students from grades 9-12 and PK-5, respectively, and demonstrate strong academic performance, with both schools consistently outperforming the state average on standardized tests.

Woodland Regional High School stands out as a particularly high-performing institution, with 68.7% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ELA, 34% in Math, and 58% in Science, significantly exceeding the state averages. Laurel Ledge School also performs well, with 5th-grade students scoring above the state average in ELA (80.9%), Math (76.6%), and Science (80.9%).

While the schools share a similar student-teacher ratio of 11.4 to 1, they differ in their racial demographics and free/reduced lunch rates. Woodland Regional High School has a higher percentage of White students (84.32%) compared to Laurel Ledge School (70.3%), while the latter has a higher percentage of Hispanic students (21.45%) and a higher free/reduced lunch rate (31.35%) compared to Woodland Regional High School (18.81%). These differences may reflect the diverse student populations served by the two schools in the 06403 zip code.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NGSS Science (2024)		SAT English Language Arts (2024)	SAT Math (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	NGSS Science 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Woodland Regional High School	Public	9-12	135 Back Rimmon Rd.	Beacon Falls	06403	New Haven County	Regional School District 16	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 881-5551	606	53	11.4	18.8%	511 (84.3%)	24 (4.0%)	58 (9.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	69.4	44^th of 145 public high schools	69.7%		79.2	32^nd of 142 public high schools	77.5%	12		58.0	68.7	34.0						$21,528
Laurel Ledge School	Public	PK, KG-5	30 Highland Ave.	Beacon Falls	06403	New Haven County	Regional School District 16	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 729-5355	303	27	11.4	31.4%	213 (70.3%)	11 (3.6%)	65 (21.5%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	77.7	128^th of 497 public elementary schools	74.2%		68.5	171^st of 491 public elementary schools	65.2%	43	80.9				53.5	57.9	80.9	69.8	76.6	$19,278

Cities Near Zip Code 06403

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Beacon Falls	0.79 mi	2	76^th
Seymour	2.34 mi	4	119^th
Naugatuck	2.64 mi	9	158^th
Bethany	3.32 mi	2	27^th
Oxford	4.05 mi	4	101^st

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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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