Best Niantic Public Schools

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 3 public schools serving 1,279 students in Niantic, CT (there are 2 private schools, serving 40 private students). 97% of all K-12 students in Niantic, CT are educated in public schools (compared to the CT state average of 88%).

The top-ranked public schools in Niantic, CT are Lillie B. Haynes School, Niantic Center School and East Lyme Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Niantic, CT public schools have an average math proficiency score of 59% (versus the Connecticut public school average of 42%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 51% statewide average). Schools in Niantic have an average ranking of 6/10, which is in the top 50% of Connecticut public schools.

Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Connecticut public school average of 55% (majority Hispanic).