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)
090405000804	161	Mohegan School	Public	PK, KG-4	47 Mohegan Rd.	Shelton	06484	Fairfield County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 929-4121	353	25	14	27.5%	222 (62.9%)	25 (7.1%)	82 (23.2%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	$17,172							71.8	57.7	214	53
090507001059	162	Alfred W. Hanmer School	Public	K-6	50 Francis St.	Wethersfield	06109	Hartford County	Wethersfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 571-8370	324	27	12	31.5%	228 (70.4%)	16 (4.9%)	45 (13.9%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.0%)	$20,233							71.5	74.8	141	21
090423000840	163	R. E. Thalberg Elementary School	Public	K-5	145 Dunham Rd.	Southington	06489	Hartford County	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3370	431	30	14.3	19.3%	314 (72.9%)	10 (2.3%)	40 (9.3%)	33 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	$15,914							71.2	73.9	148	15
090252000467	164	Calf Pen Meadow School	Public	K-5	395 Welch's Point Rd.	Milford	06460	New Haven County	Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 783-3521	265	26	10.1	23.0%	202 (76.2%)	6 (2.3%)	42 (15.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$24,247							71	61.3	204	40
090507001064	165	Highcrest School	Public	K-6	95 Highcrest Rd.	Wethersfield	06109	Hartford County	Wethersfield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 571-8380	476	28	17	19.5%	334 (70.2%)	12 (2.5%)	67 (14.1%)	32 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)	$17,101							71	63.5	193	28
090201000388	166	Hebron Elementary School	Public	3-6	92 Church St.	Hebron	06248	Tolland County	Hebron School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 228-9465	351	34	10.4	15.4%	318 (90.6%)	6 (1.7%)	17 (4.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$18,528							70.9	79.4	118	48
090495001033	167	Edith E. Mackrille School	Public	PK, KG-4	806 Jones Hill Rd.	West Haven	06516	New Haven County	West Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 931-6820	301	27	11.1	53.2%	105 (34.9%)	67 (22.3%)	97 (32.2%)	17 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	$17,666							70.6	91.2	26	141
090234011301	168	Mansfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	134 Warrenville Rd.	Mansfield Depot	06250	Tolland County	Mansfield School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(860) 423-1611	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								70.6			(n/a)
090168000293	169	Wells Road Intermediate School	Public	3-5	134 Wells Rd.	Granby	06035	Hartford County	Granby School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 844-3048	379	32	11.9	18.7%	305 (80.5%)	28 (7.4%)	25 (6.6%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$18,773							70.4	71.1	159	10
090423000829	170	Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Main St.	Southington	06489	Hartford County	Southington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 628-3286	545	41	13.2	26.2%	405 (74.3%)	10 (1.8%)	70 (12.8%)	23 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.6%)	$16,604							70.3	78.1	124	46

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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.