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)
090444000899	311	Wilcoxson School	Public	K-6	600 Wilcoxson Avenue	Stratford	06614	Fairfield County	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4196	365	26	13.9	39.7%	170 (46.6%)	70 (19.2%)	95 (26.0%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.7%)	$20,169							34.6	47.6	251	60
090522001087	312	Clover Street School	Public	3-5	57 Clover St.	Windsor	06095	Hartford County	Windsor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 687-2050	284	30	9.3	41.9%	70 (24.6%)	103 (36.3%)	78 (27.5%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	$23,157							32.7			(n/a)
090309000651	313	Marvin Elementary School	Public	K-5	15 Calf Pasture Beach Road	Norwalk	06855	Fairfield County	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 899-2890	413	29	14.2	57.1%	100 (24.2%)	49 (11.9%)	235 (56.9%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$23,378							32.4	25.6	341	28
090483000984	314	Regan School	Public	PK, KG-5	2780 North Main St.	Waterbury	06704	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8187	246	15	16.9	67.9%	28 (11.4%)	47 (19.1%)	153 (62.2%)	6 (2.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$16,586							32.3	35.3	300	14
090333001521	315	Harry S. Fisher Elementary School	Public	3-5	79 North Main Street	Terryville	06786	Litchfield County	Plymouth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 314-2770	304	26	11.6	46.7%	223 (73.4%)	4 (1.3%)	58 (19.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	$18,087							31.6	39.1	283	32
090432000852	316	Davenport Ridge School	Public	K-5	1300 Newfield Ave.	Stamford	06905	Fairfield County	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4291	659	50	13	41.1%	264 (40.1%)	58 (8.8%)	277 (42.0%)	38 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	$19,264							31.4	32.3	319	3
090186000346	317	Shepherd Glen School	Public	K-6	1 Skiff St. Ext.	Hamden	06514	New Haven County	Hamden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 407-2070	288	25	11.5	55.6%	56 (19.4%)	111 (38.5%)	50 (17.4%)	55 (19.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$22,792							31.1	33.9	305	12
090240000442	318	Hanover School	Public	PK, KG-5	208 Main St.	Meriden	06450	New Haven County	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 235-6359	427	42	10.1	62.5%	120 (28.1%)	27 (6.3%)	259 (60.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$21,017							30.9	32.1	321	3
090432000860	319	Newfield School	Public	K-5	345 Pepper Ridge Rd.	Stamford	06905	Fairfield County	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4282	525	45	11.5	55.4%	122 (23.2%)	72 (13.7%)	286 (54.5%)	26 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$22,037							30.8	30.7	323	4
090186000345	320	Ridge Hill School	Public	PK, KG-6	120 Carew Rd.	Hamden	06517	New Haven County	Hamden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 407-2035	294	25	11.7	55.8%	90 (30.6%)	75 (25.5%)	80 (27.2%)	27 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.5%)	$23,484							30.8	29.5	326	6

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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.
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