Best Elementary Schools in Connecticut

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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)
090267000510	461	DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School	Public	K-8	732 Slater Rd.	New Britain	06053	Hartford County	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-2885	824	52	15.8	72.1%	75 (9.1%)	45 (5.5%)	678 (82.3%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.1%)	$17,280							7.3	5.8	470	9
090279000581	462	Truman School	Public	PK, KG-8	114 Truman St.	New Haven	06519	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-2100	462	38	12.1	82.9%	14 (3.0%)	40 (8.7%)	373 (80.7%)	23 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	$18,204							7.2	5.4	477	15
090312000678	463	Wequonnoc Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	155 Providence St.	Taftville	06380	New London County	Norwich School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 823-4210	220	20	10.7	85.0%	57 (25.9%)	43 (19.5%)	100 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.7%)	$25,020							7.2	7.7	455	8
090267000515	464	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	145 Steele St.	New Britain	06052	Hartford County	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 229-2564	548	40	13.8	75.5%	96 (17.5%)	50 (9.1%)	352 (64.2%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.5%)	$21,735							7	5	480	16
090483000969	465	Bunker Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	170 Bunker Hill Ave.	Waterbury	06708	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8183	462	33	14.2	79.7%	39 (8.4%)	104 (22.5%)	281 (60.8%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.1%)	$17,655							7	7.1	462	3
090312000667	466	John B. Stanton School	Public	K-5	386 New London Tpke.	Norwich	06360	New London County	Norwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 823-4207	384	35	11	77.3%	93 (24.2%)	66 (17.2%)	151 (39.3%)	25 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	46 (12.0%)	$25,740							7	8.6	447	19
090192000636	467	Expeditionary Learning Academy at Moylan School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Catherine Street	Hartford	06106	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-4500	379	30	12.8	82.6%	17 (4.5%)	36 (9.5%)	312 (82.3%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	$26,426							6.8	6.4	467
090231000429	468	Verplanck School	Public	K-4	126 Olcott Street	Manchester	06040	Hartford County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 647-3383	453	41	11.1	73.1%	72 (15.9%)	109 (24.1%)	218 (48.1%)	28 (6.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	$20,576							6.8	9.9	431	37
090045000076	469	Jettie S. Tisdale School	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Hollister Avenue	Bridgeport	06607	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-8037	577	47	12.4	93.9%	39 (6.8%)	231 (40.0%)	294 (51.0%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$20,545							6.8	10.9	421	48
090279000549	470	Family Academy of Multilingual Exploration	Public	PK, KG-8	255 Blatchley Ave.	New Haven	06513	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-2500	462	30	15.4	79.0%	9 (1.9%)	13 (2.8%)	436 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$17,038							6.7	7.3	458	12

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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.

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