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Schools in Noroton · Darien School District

Noroton’s public schools beat 96% of Connecticut districts

The public schools Noroton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 96% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

70%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
81%
▲ 31 pts vs CT 50%
2020–21
Math proficiency
77%
▲ 40 pts vs CT 37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
97%
▲ 9 pts vs CT 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$28.1K
▲ 9% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024
Schools
0
In brief

What Noroton’s schools are like

Less of a standout next to similar towns

Statewide, Noroton’s schools beat 96% of districts. Compared with the 44 towns that have similar household incomes, that drops to 70%. Some of the strong showing reflects who lives here, so families moving from a similar town shouldn’t expect a big step up. How it compares ↓

Math is the standout

Reading proficiency is 81%, 31 points above the state. Math is 77%, 40 points above the state. Test scores ↓

Which school depends on your street

With five elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from A to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to Middlesex Middle School and Darien High School. Darien sends its kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.

The School Grade

How Noroton compares

A+ Test scoresA− Graduation
Connecticut school districts we grade (198)Better than 96%
Lower resultsHigher results
Connecticut towns with similar household incomes (44)Better than 70%
High confidence. Built on 2,541 tested students and a graduating class of 361; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Connecticut’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Connecticut only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Noroton.

5 schools teach K in Noroton’s district. Which one depends on your address: Ox Ridge Elementary School, Tokeneke Elementary School, Hindley Elementary School and Holmes Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Middlesex Middle Schoolin Darien
9–12Darien High Schoolin Darien

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading81%
State average 50.1%
Math77%
State average 37.4%

Noroton vs. its neighbors

Noroton’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Connecticut districts.

Every school in Noroton

0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.

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Within reach

Colleges near Noroton

There’s no college in Noroton, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is University of Connecticut-Stamford in Stamford, 2.7 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Noroton. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Connecticut. Stars are from neighbors.

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