Meriden School District Schools
Meriden School District is a public school district in Connecticut, based in South Central Connecticut Planning Region (Meriden). SchoolGrade grades 13 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Meriden 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 Meriden School District
12 of 13 schools in Meriden School District carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 5D: 6
Best schools in Meriden 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.
- B+ Thomas Hooker School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Benjamin Franklin School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Israel Putnam School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Hanover School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Nathan Hale School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C- Casimir Pulaski School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Washington Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D+ Francis T Maloney High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Roger Sherman School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D+ John Barry School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Meriden School District
All schools, A to Z (13)
- C Benjamin Franklin School, Meriden
- C- Casimir Pulaski School, Meriden
- Edison Middle School, Meriden
- D+ Francis T Maloney High School, Meriden
- C Hanover School, Meriden
- C Israel Putnam School, Meriden
- D+ John Barry School, Meriden
- D Lincoln Middle School, Meriden
- C Nathan Hale School, Meriden
- D Orville H Platt High School, Meriden
- D+ Roger Sherman School, Meriden
- B+ Thomas Hooker School, Meriden
- D+ Washington Middle School, Meriden
Where Meriden School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Meriden (13)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Connecticut
- County: South Central Connecticut Planning Region
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 8,789 students with 586 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,451 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0902400
- 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
- Berlin School District (5 schools, 5 mi)
- Wallingford School District (12 schools, 5 mi)
- Cheshire School District (7 schools, 6 mi)
- Regional School District 13 (5 schools, 6 mi)
- Southington School District (11 schools, 7 mi)
- Middletown School District (10 schools, 7 mi)
- Cromwell School District (4 schools, 9 mi)
- Regional School District 16 (4 schools, 9 mi)
Questions about Meriden School District
How many schools are in Meriden School District?
SchoolGrade grades 13 public schools in Meriden 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 Meriden School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Meriden.
How good are the schools in Meriden School District?
Across the 12 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 35.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 23.8%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Meriden School District?
8,789 students were enrolled in Meriden School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Meriden School District?
Meriden School District is in Connecticut, based in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, with its district office in Meriden. Its boundary covers about 23.7 sq mi.