Best Elementary Schools in Connecticut

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NGSS and SBAC test scores by the Connecticut Department of Education. The most recent update was on Tuesday, August 27, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 497)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
090432000008	421	Toquam Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	123 Ridgewood Ave.	Stamford	06907	Fairfield County	Stamford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 977-4556	549	49	11.1	62.1%	73 (13.3%)	56 (10.2%)	381 (69.4%)	23 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$22,015							12	16.1	385	36
090045000074	422	Madison School	Public	PK, KG-6	376 Wayne St.	Bridgeport	06606	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7186	448	34	13.1	87.1%	44 (9.8%)	109 (24.3%)	268 (59.8%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	$19,236							11.8	9.5	434	12
090519001085	423	Windham Center School	Public	K-5	45 North Rd.	Windham	06280	Windham County	Windham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 465-2440	205	20	10.2	73.2%	65 (31.7%)	6 (2.9%)	129 (62.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$24,054							11.6			(n/a)
090312000677	424	Veterans' Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 Crouch Ave.	Norwich	06360	New London County	Norwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 823-4209	291	23	12.5	73.9%	58 (19.9%)	57 (19.6%)	124 (42.6%)	18 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	31 (10.7%)	$23,536							11.5	16	387	37
090279000546	425	Bishop Woods Architecture and Design Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	1481 Quinnipiac Avenue	New Haven	06513	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-7300	431	30	14.3	82.8%	24 (5.6%)	137 (31.8%)	240 (55.7%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$18,868							11.3	13.1	407	18
090309000648	426	Jefferson Marine Science Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	75 Van Buren Avenue	Norwalk	06850	Fairfield County	Norwalk School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 899-2870	465	34	13.6	67.7%	29 (6.2%)	68 (14.6%)	317 (68.2%)	29 (6.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$23,420							11.1	14.4	398	28
090519001084	427	W. B. Sweeney School	Public	K-5	60 Oak Hill Dr.	Willimantic	06226	Windham County	Windham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 465-2420	213	21	10.1	88.3%	37 (17.4%)	9 (4.2%)	158 (74.2%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$23,966							11.1	14.9	393	34
090192000370	428	Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Pk-8 Campus	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	65 Van Block Avenue	Hartford	06106	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-4140	436	37	11.7	77.8%	47 (10.8%)	104 (23.9%)	247 (56.7%)	18 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$22,482							11.1	10.6	423	5
090279000584	429	Conte/West Hills Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	511 Chapel St.	New Haven	06511	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(475) 220-5400	553	42	13.1	83.4%	18 (3.3%)	191 (34.5%)	297 (53.7%)	23 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	$18,289							11	5	479	50
090022101803	430	Capital Preparatory Harbor School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	777 Main Street	Bridgeport	06604	Fairfield County	Capital Preparatory Harbor School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(475) 422-5900	781	40	19.7	68.9%	2 (0.3%)	512 (65.6%)	260 (33.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$14,059							11	14.6	395	35

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SBAC English Language Arts, SBAC Mathematics, NGSS Science test scores released by the Connecticut Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 27, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Connecticut Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Connecticut Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.