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)
090192000360	481	Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	215 South Street	Hartford	06114	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-2400	643	45	14.2	81.6%	18 (2.8%)	82 (12.8%)	513 (79.8%)	15 (2.3%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	$20,691							5.8			(n/a)
090192000368	482	Kennelly School	Public	PK, KG-8	180 White Street	Hartford	06114	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-3860	650	45	14.4	83.8%	26 (4.0%)	84 (12.9%)	494 (76.0%)	28 (4.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$20,960							5.6	7.4	456	26
090192000373	483	Parkville Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	47 New Park Avenue	Hartford	06106	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-4721	375	37	10.1	73.9%	42 (11.2%)	39 (10.4%)	284 (75.7%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$25,216							5.5	5.4	475	8
090483000976	484	Gilmartin School	Public	PK, KG-8	107 Wyoming Ave.	Waterbury	06706	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8175	482	33	14.7	81.7%	33 (6.8%)	80 (16.6%)	333 (69.1%)	14 (2.9%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$17,432							5.5	4.6	484
090282000591	485	C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet	Public, Magnet	K-5	50 Mercer Street	New London	06320	New London County	New London School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 447-6050	463	43	10.7	90.7%	32 (6.9%)	74 (16.0%)	316 (68.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.1%)	$23,205							5.4	9.1	443	42
090045000080	486	Read School	Public	PK, KG-8	130 Ezra St.	Bridgeport	06606	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-8030	793	50	16	88.9%	54 (6.8%)	217 (27.4%)	506 (63.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	$16,710							5.4	7.4	457	29
090279000554	487	Fair Haven School	Public	PK, KG-8	164 Grand Ave.	New Haven	06513	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-2600	713	60	11.8	81.1%	26 (3.6%)	47 (6.6%)	583 (81.8%)	43 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.7%)	$20,277							4.9	4	487
090192000385	488	Wish Museum School	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Vine Street	Hartford	06112	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-5600	299	27	11	90.3%	9 (3.0%)	106 (35.5%)	167 (55.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$29,460							4.7	6.5	466	22
090483000685	489	Woodrow Wilson School	Public	PK, KG-5	235 Birch St.	Waterbury	06704	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 573-6660	432	28	15.2	88.7%	8 (1.9%)	89 (20.6%)	319 (73.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$16,229							4.6	4.8	481	8
090279001509	490	Barack H. Obama Magnet University School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	69 Farnham Ave	New Haven	06515	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(475) 220-4800	313	27	11.5	81.5%	10 (3.2%)	149 (47.6%)	135 (43.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	$21,618							4.6			(n/a)

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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

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.