Can I use Northwest Hills Planning Region's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Northwest Hills Planning Region school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Northwest Hills Planning Region?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Northwest Hills Planning Region?

Start with the 42 listed public schools and 21 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Northwest Hills Planning Region Schools & Education

Name: Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

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Percentile-style score

Score Band

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Graduation Rate

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National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Education Data Brief: Northwest Hills Planning Region

Measured School Summary

school metric data for Northwest Hills Planning Region is currently unavailable.

Funding Context

Per-pupil expenditure data for Northwest Hills Planning Region is not available.

Neighbor Context

Comparison data for Northwest Hills Planning Region against Connecticut averages is limited.

School Data Brief

How to read Northwest Hills Planning Region before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

42 public schools and 21 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

Not scored

Data limited. State rank is unavailable because school score coverage is limited.

Completion

Not reported

Graduation-rate comparison is unavailable for this county.

Funding context

Not reported

Per-pupil spending comparison is unavailable for this county.

School coverage

21 districts represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

Use the district and school tables below before drawing conclusions. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Northwest Hills Planning Region has 42 public schools across 21 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Northwest Hills Planning Region school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Mixed school landscape

Northwest Hills Planning Region has enough school-level records to compare the local mix, but no single county metric should be treated as the answer. Use district shape, grade span, and data coverage together.

State position

Not ranked

State score comparison is not available for this county.

Data confidence

Patchy

0 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Treat rankings and averages cautiously here.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

Torrington School District

Elementary to high school visible

3,731 students

Elementary 4Middle 1High 1Other 0

6 listed schools in this county slice.

Regional School District 10

Elementary to high school visible

2,127 students

Elementary 2Middle 1High 1Other 0

4 listed schools in this county slice.

Regional School District 06

Elementary to high school visible

845 students

Elementary 3Middle 1High 1Other 0

5 listed schools in this county slice.

Litchfield School District

Elementary to high school visible

808 students

Elementary 1Middle 2High 1Other 0

4 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

Torrington School District is the largest listed district slice, with 6 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Northwest Hills Planning Region?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Northwest Hills Planning Region district systems?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

Which charter, magnet, or virtual options require a lottery, application window, separate transportation plan, or address eligibility check?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

School Overview

Total Schools

in Northwest Hills Planning Region

Reported Enrollment

12,652

42 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

2% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary26

Middle6

High10

Other0

21 School Districts in Northwest Hills Planning Region

Torrington School District

Regional School District 10

4 schools

2,127 students

Regional School District 06

5 schools

845 students

Litchfield School District

4 schools

808 students

Regional School District 07

2 schools

807 students

Regional School District 12

4 schools

801 students

New Hartford School District

3 schools

442 students

The Gilbert School District

1 school

410 students

Regional School District 01

1 school

319 students

Salisbury School District

1 school

296 students

42 Public Schools in Northwest Hills Planning Region

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 2 high-enrollment schools; every NCES public school remains listed here.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Northwest Hills Planning Region, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
Torrington High School	Profile	Torrington School District	Torrington, 06790Town: Fringe	9–12	High	1,010
Torrington Middle School	Profile	Torrington School District	Torrington, 06790Rural: Fringe	6–8	Middle	975
Har-Bur Middle School	Record	Regional School District 10	Burlington, 06013Rural: Fringe	5–8	Middle	653
Lewis S. Mills High School	Record	Regional School District 10	Burlington, 06013Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	648
Oliver Wolcott Technical High School	Record	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	Torrington, 06790Town: Fringe	9–12	Vocational	618
Torringford School	Record	Torrington School District	Torrington, 06790Town: Fringe	KG–3	Primary	612
Northwestern Regional High School	Record	Regional School District 07	Winsted, 06098Town: Fringe	9–12	High	564
Vogel-Wetmore School	Record	Torrington School District	Torrington, 06790Town: Fringe	KG–3	Primary	532
Shepaug Valley School	Record	Regional School District 12	Washington, 06793Rural: Fringe	6–12	High	494
Lake Garda Elementary School	Record	Regional School District 10	Burlington, 06013Rural: Fringe	PK–4	Primary	440
The Gilbert School	Record	The Gilbert School District	Winsted, 06098Rural: Fringe	7–12	High	410
Harwinton Consolidated School	Record	Regional School District 10	Hawrinton, 06791Rural: Fringe	PK–4	Primary	386
Wamogo Regional High School	Record	Regional School District 06	Litchfield, 06759Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	371
Housatonic Valley Regional High School	Record	Regional School District 01	Falls Village, 06031Rural: Distant	9–12	High	319
Forbes School	Record	Torrington School District	Torrington, 06790Town: Fringe	4–5	Primary	310
Salisbury Central School	Record	Salisbury School District	Lakeville, 06039Rural: Distant	PK–8	Primary	296
Pearson School	Record	Winchester School District	Winsted, 06098Town: Fringe	3–6	Primary	294
Southwest School	Record	Torrington School District	Torrington, 06790Town: Fringe	4–5	Primary	292
Center School	Record	Litchfield School District	Litchfield, 06759Town: Fringe	PK–3	Primary	260
Ann Antolini School	Record	New Hartford School District	New Hartford, 06057Rural: Fringe	3–6	Primary	243

Torrington High School

Torrington School District

Torrington, 06790 / Town: Fringe

Profile9–12High1,010 students

Torrington Middle School

Torrington School District

Torrington, 06790 / Rural: Fringe

Profile6–8Middle975 students

Har-Bur Middle School

Regional School District 10

Burlington, 06013 / Rural: Fringe

Record5–8Middle653 students

Lewis S. Mills High School

Regional School District 10

Burlington, 06013 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12High648 students

Oliver Wolcott Technical High School

Connecticut Technical Education and Career System

Torrington, 06790 / Town: Fringe

Record9–12Vocational618 students

Torringford School

Torrington School District

Torrington, 06790 / Town: Fringe

RecordKG–3Primary612 students

Northwestern Regional High School

Regional School District 07

Winsted, 06098 / Town: Fringe

Record9–12High564 students

Vogel-Wetmore School

Torrington School District

Torrington, 06790 / Town: Fringe

RecordKG–3Primary532 students

Shepaug Valley School

Regional School District 12

Washington, 06793 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–12High494 students

Lake Garda Elementary School

Regional School District 10

Burlington, 06013 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–4Primary440 students

The Gilbert School

The Gilbert School District

Winsted, 06098 / Rural: Fringe

Record7–12High410 students

Harwinton Consolidated School

Regional School District 10

Hawrinton, 06791 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–4Primary386 students

Wamogo Regional High School

Regional School District 06

Litchfield, 06759 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12High371 students

Housatonic Valley Regional High School

Regional School District 01

Falls Village, 06031 / Rural: Distant

Record9–12High319 students

Forbes School

Torrington School District

Torrington, 06790 / Town: Fringe

Record4–5Primary310 students

Salisbury Central School

Salisbury School District

Lakeville, 06039 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–8Primary296 students

Pearson School

Winchester School District

Winsted, 06098 / Town: Fringe

Record3–6Primary294 students

Southwest School

Torrington School District

Torrington, 06790 / Town: Fringe

Record4–5Primary292 students

Center School

Litchfield School District

Litchfield, 06759 / Town: Fringe

RecordPK–3Primary260 students

Ann Antolini School

New Hartford School District

New Hartford, 06057 / Rural: Fringe

Record3–6Primary243 students

Education Data for Northwest Hills Planning Region

Comprehensive education data for Northwest Hills Planning Region is compiled from NCES and Census sources. Some metrics may not be available for all counties due to data collection boundaries.

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Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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