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)
090070001597	301	Discovery Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	176 Cumberland Avenue	Wethersfield	06109	Hartford County	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 296-2090	520	35	14.8	62.1%	122 (23.5%)	81 (15.6%)	265 (51.0%)	28 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$23,302							36.3	33.6	307	6
090177001947	302	Mystic River Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	160 Fish Town Rd	Mystic	06355	New London County	Groton School District	No	Yes	No	No	(860) 980-8300	523	41	12.6	43.6%	246 (47.0%)	41 (7.8%)	138 (26.4%)	33 (6.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	59 (11.3%)	$21,020							36	43.4	268	34
090459000922	303	Southwest School	Public	4-5	340 Litchfield St.	Torrington	06790	Litchfield County	Torrington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 489-2311	292	28	10.6	69.2%	140 (47.9%)	18 (6.2%)	118 (40.4%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$22,993							36	38.6	286	17
090091000340	304	Six-Six Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	601 Pearl Harbor St.	Bridgeport	06610	Fairfield County	Cooperative Educational Services	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 365-8200	457	43	10.6	43.5%	109 (23.9%)	94 (20.6%)	200 (43.8%)	30 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	$22,536							35.9	41.4	276	28
090207000394	305	Killingly Memorial School	Public	2-4	339 Main St.	Danielson	06239	Windham County	Killingly School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 779-6680	532	40	13.3	55.8%	393 (73.9%)	8 (1.5%)	62 (11.7%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.3%)	$16,461							35.3	16.2	383	78
090021601683	306	Elm City Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	495 Blake Street	New Haven	06515	New Haven County	Elm City Montessori School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-4100	298			39.9%	105 (35.2%)	70 (23.5%)	89 (29.9%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.4%)	$17,658							35.2			(n/a)
090309000662	307	Wolfpit Integrated Arts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Starlight Drive	Norwalk	06851	Fairfield County	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 899-2980	361	33	10.9	37.1%	120 (33.2%)	72 (19.9%)	143 (39.6%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$23,391							35.1	37.2	289	18
090309000652	308	Naramake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16 King Street	Norwalk	06851	Fairfield County	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 899-2900	365	29	12.5	50.1%	114 (31.2%)	38 (10.4%)	179 (49.0%)	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	$24,208							35.1	35.5	296	12
090348000718	309	Putnam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	33 Wicker St.	Putnam	06260	Windham County	Putnam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 963-6925	571	42	13.4	57.4%	446 (78.1%)	14 (2.5%)	101 (17.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$18,221							34.9	40.3	280	29
090264001223	310	Maple Hill School	Public	K-4	641 Maple Hill Rd.	Naugatuck	06770	New Haven County	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5236	453	35	12.9	47.9%	203 (44.8%)	49 (10.8%)	161 (35.5%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	$16,863							34.7	39.4	282	28

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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.