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)
090327000696	231	Plainfield Memorial School	Public	4-5	95 Canterbury Rd.	Plainfield	06374	Windham County	Plainfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 564-6440	286	24	11.9	57.0%	235 (82.2%)	4 (1.4%)	33 (11.5%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$17,990							54.4	46.4	254	23
090474000961	232	Rock Hill School	Public	3-5	910 Old Rock Hill Road	Wallingford	06492	New Haven County	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 294-6260	303	26	11.5	31.4%	198 (65.3%)	4 (1.3%)	72 (23.8%)	16 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$18,432							54.4	60.8	205	27
090318000681	233	Kathleen E. Goodwin School	Public	PK, KG-4	80 Old Boston Post Rd.	Old Saybrook	06475	Middlesex County	Old Saybrook School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 395-3165	401	41	9.7	23.7%	309 (77.1%)	2 (0.5%)	66 (16.5%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$22,732							54.1	77.1	130	103
090405000003	234	Sunnyside School	Public	K-4	418 River Rd.	Shelton	06484	Fairfield County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 922-3021	236	18	13.1	48.7%	118 (50.0%)	24 (10.2%)	73 (30.9%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	$19,447							53.5	70	168	66
090126000201	235	Governor William Pitkin School	Public	K-5	330 Hills St.	East Hartford	06118	Hartford County	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5480	340	30	11.5	55.0%	46 (13.5%)	95 (27.9%)	145 (42.6%)	32 (9.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.3%)	$17,552							53.4	43	270	35
090258000494	236	Mohegan School	Public	PK, KG-5	49 Golden Rd.	Uncasville	06382	New London County	Montville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 848-9261	306	29	10.6	50.3%	140 (45.8%)	20 (6.5%)	56 (18.3%)	41 (13.4%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.7%)	$19,545							53.2	49.7	240	4
090309000642	237	Concord Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	21 Hunters Lane	Norwalk	06850	Fairfield County	Norwalk School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 899-2840	320	26	12.3	42.5%	129 (40.3%)	47 (14.7%)	109 (34.1%)	12 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.3%)	$24,202							53.2	56.8	220	17
090177000321	238	Thames River Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	250 Brandegee Avenue	Groton	06340	New London County	Groton School District	No	Yes	No	No	(860) 980-8230	528	43	12.1	48.9%	244 (46.2%)	46 (8.7%)	119 (22.5%)	44 (8.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	68 (12.9%)	$19,964							52.9	50.2	239	1
090090000139	239	Horace W. Porter School	Public	PK, KG-8	3 Schoolhouse Road	Columbia	06237	Tolland County	Columbia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 228-9493	462	41	11.2	23.6%	388 (84.0%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (10.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$21,830							52.5	48	250	11
090330000699	240	Frank T. Wheeler School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Cleverland Memorial Dr.	Plainville	06062	Hartford County	Plainville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 793-3290	287	30	9.4	44.3%	166 (57.8%)	11 (3.8%)	76 (26.5%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.7%)	$20,111							52.4	52	235	5

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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:

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

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

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