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)
090309000640	401	Brookside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	382 Highland Avenue	Norwalk	06854	Fairfield County	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 899-2830	433	42	10.3	59.4%	56 (12.9%)	45 (10.4%)	296 (68.4%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.1%)	$22,546							14.2	16.2	382	19
090309000649	402	Kendall College & Career Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	57 Fillow Street	Norwalk	06850	Fairfield County	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 899-2880	403	36	11.1	60.0%	26 (6.5%)	59 (14.6%)	287 (71.2%)	22 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$21,685							14.2	13.6	405	3
090045001163	403	High Horizons Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	700 Palisade Ave.	Bridgeport	06610	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 576-7807	414	31	13.1	79.2%	47 (11.4%)	146 (35.3%)	201 (48.6%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$16,798							14.2	10.4	425	22
090102000163	404	Stadley Rough School	Public	K-5	25 Karen Rd.	Danbury	06811	Fairfield County	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4773	502	36	13.9	42.0%	98 (19.5%)	23 (4.6%)	346 (68.9%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$13,874							14.2	18.3	373	31
090006000005	405	Mead School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Ford St.	Ansonia	06401	New Haven County	Ansonia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 736-5090	567	40	14.1	67.7%	126 (22.2%)	126 (22.2%)	268 (47.3%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (5.8%)	$16,808							13.9	9.1	442	37
090186000341	406	Helen Street School	Public	PK, KG-6	285 Helen St.	Hamden	06514	New Haven County	Hamden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 407-2030	325	26	12.5	61.8%	51 (15.7%)	121 (37.2%)	114 (35.1%)	16 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.8%)	$23,037							13.8	26	339	67
090483000966	407	B. W. Tinker School	Public	PK, KG-5	809 Highland Ave.	Waterbury	06708	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8186	567	32	17.9	69.3%	86 (15.2%)	94 (16.6%)	350 (61.7%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	$15,964							13.8	9.4	435	28
090192000366	408	Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	440 Broadview Terrace	Hartford	06106	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-3760	556	40	13.9	71.0%	63 (11.3%)	72 (12.9%)	366 (65.8%)	30 (5.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.8%)	$18,986							13.5	13.1	406	2
090519001214	409	North Windham School	Public	K-5	112 Jordan Ln.	North Windham	06256	Windham County	Windham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 465-2400	421	37	11.3	77.0%	83 (19.7%)	13 (3.1%)	316 (75.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$20,019							13.4	11.7	413	4
090483000975	410	F. J. Kingsbury School	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Columbia Blvd.	Waterbury	06710	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8172	439	27	16.3	80.2%	21 (4.8%)	123 (28.0%)	260 (59.2%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	$16,792							13.3	6.9	463	53

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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:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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