Cheshire School District Schools
Cheshire School District is a public school district in Connecticut, based in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (Cheshire). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Cheshire School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Cheshire School District
6 of 7 schools in Cheshire School District carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 5B: 1
Best schools in Cheshire School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Highland School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Norton School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Chapman School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Doolittle School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Dodd Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Cheshire High School (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Cheshire School District
All schools, A to Z (7)
- A+ Chapman School, Cheshire
- B+ Cheshire High School, Cheshire
- Darcey School, Cheshire
- A Dodd Middle School, Cheshire
- A Doolittle School, Cheshire
- A+ Highland School, Cheshire
- A+ Norton School, Cheshire
Where Cheshire School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Cheshire (7)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Connecticut
- County: Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,224 students with 343 full-time-equivalent teachers and 846 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0900750
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Regional School District 16 (4 schools, 3 mi)
- Meriden School District (13 schools, 6 mi)
- Wallingford School District (12 schools, 6 mi)
- Wolcott School District (5 schools, 7 mi)
- Southington School District (11 schools, 7 mi)
- Waterbury School District (29 schools, 8 mi)
- Naugatuck School District (9 schools, 8 mi)
- Hamden School District (10 schools, 8 mi)
Questions about Cheshire School District
How many schools are in Cheshire School District?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Cheshire School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Cheshire School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Cheshire.
How good are the schools in Cheshire School District?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A, with 71.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 60.3%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Cheshire School District?
4,224 students were enrolled in Cheshire School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Cheshire School District?
Cheshire School District is in Connecticut, based in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, with its district office in Cheshire. Its boundary covers about 32.8 sq mi.