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)
090504001051	21	Coleytown Elementary School	Public	K-5	65 Easton Rd.	Westport	06880	Fairfield County	Westport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 341-1710	477	43	11.2	1.7%	360 (75.5%)	9 (1.9%)	38 (8.0%)	33 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.5%)	$23,838							91.5	90.3	33	12
090075000127	22	Highland School	Public	K-6	490 Highland Ave.	Cheshire	06410	New Haven County	Cheshire School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 272-0335	818	62	13.2	14.9%	605 (74.0%)	17 (2.1%)	92 (11.2%)	76 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.4%)	$17,145							91.5	92	18	4
090381000777	23	Farmingville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	324 Farmingville Rd.	Ridgefield	06877	Fairfield County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 894-5570	314	25	12.5	2.9%	261 (83.1%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.4%)	14 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	$20,935							91.4	91.5	22	1
090531001611	24	Beecher Road School	Public	PK, KG-6	40 Beecher Rd.	Woodbridge	06525	New Haven County	Woodbridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 389-2195	847	71	11.9	13.8%	558 (65.9%)	22 (2.6%)	60 (7.1%)	128 (15.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (9.1%)	$19,725							90.9	92.7	13	11
090171000107	25	Parkway School	Public	K-5	141 Lower Cross Rd.	Greenwich	06831	Fairfield County	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 869-7466	243	24	10	3.3%	194 (79.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	14 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.2%)	$27,889							90.9	90.1	36	11
090171000305	26	North Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	381 North St.	Greenwich	06830	Fairfield County	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 869-6756	387	35	11	3.9%	302 (78.0%)	4 (1.0%)	34 (8.8%)	22 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	$24,121							90.9	92.3	15	11
090381000525	27	Branchville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Florida Rd.	Ridgefield	06877	Fairfield County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 894-5850	336	23	14.5	6.0%	284 (84.5%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.7%)	12 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$21,126							90.8	94.7	3	24
090105000498	28	Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18 Hoyt St.	Darien	06820	Fairfield County	Darien School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 353-4371	434	28	15.7	0.7%	342 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	40 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	$19,933							90.8	94	8	20
090228001382	29	Dr. Robert H. Brown Intermediate School	Public	4-5	980 Durham Rd.	Madison	06443	New Haven County	Madison School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 245-6400	354	34	10.5	5.6%	290 (81.9%)	6 (1.7%)	27 (7.6%)	18 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$22,452							90.6	89.3	42	13
090105000171	30	Royle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	133 Mansfield Ave.	Darien	06820	Fairfield County	Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 655-0044	366	37	9.9	1.6%	279 (76.2%)	4 (1.1%)	35 (9.6%)	21 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.4%)	$24,907							90.6	91.1	27	3

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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:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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