Staples’s public schools beat 96% of Connecticut districts
The public schools Staples’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.
What Staples’s schools are like
It isn’t just a wealth effect
Even compared only with the 61 towns that have similar household incomes, Staples beats 95%. How it compares ↓
Which school depends on your street
With five elementary and two middle 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 Staples High School. Westport sends its kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
Well funded
Staples spends about $29,900 per student, 16% more than the state average. Test scores ↓
Well above the state in reading and math
Reading proficiency is 82%, 32 points above the state. Math is 74%, 37 points above the state. Test scores ↓
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.
How Staples compares
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 Staples.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Staples vs. its neighbors
Staples’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Connecticut districts.
Every school in Staples
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Staples families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Staples
There’s no college in Staples, but 30 are within 30 miles. The closest is Fairfield University in Fairfield, 3.6 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Staples. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 20 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.