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)
090249000461	211	Snow School	Public	PK, KG-5	299 Wadsworth St.	Middletown	06457	Middlesex County	Middletown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 347-2579	344	25	13.9	54.7%	134 (39.0%)	68 (19.8%)	82 (23.8%)	26 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.6%)	$22,120							59.6	45.5	260	49
090252000477	212	Mathewson School	Public	K-5	466 West River St.	Milford	06460	New Haven County	Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 783-3527	323	32	10.2	25.4%	198 (61.3%)	14 (4.3%)	67 (20.7%)	29 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$24,290							59.6	57.6	215	3
090081000132	213	Lewin G. Joel Junior School	Public	PK, KG-4	137A Glenwood Rd.	Clinton	06413	Middlesex County	Clinton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 664-6501	546	52	10.5	39.4%	384 (70.3%)	4 (0.7%)	132 (24.2%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$21,768							59.2	51.5	236	23
090468000940	214	Lake Street School	Public	K-5	201 Lake St.	Vernon	06066	Tolland County	Vernon School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 870-6085	242	23	10.4	42.6%	152 (62.8%)	8 (3.3%)	40 (16.5%)	26 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	$20,468							59	48.5	248	34
090252000480	215	Orange Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	260 Orange Ave.	Milford	06460	New Haven County	Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 783-3537	414	34	12.3	24.6%	289 (69.8%)	27 (6.5%)	62 (15.0%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	$21,271							58.1	46.5	253	38
090474000959	216	Pond Hill School	Public	3-5	299 Pond Hill Road	Wallingford	06492	New Haven County	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 294-6230	268	27	9.8	44.0%	168 (62.7%)	4 (1.5%)	74 (27.6%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)	$22,168							57.2	46.6	252	36
090489001003	217	Fletcher W. Judson School	Public	3-5	124 Hamilton Lane	Watertown	06795	Litchfield County	Watertown School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 945-4850	289	21	14	34.3%	241 (83.4%)	9 (3.1%)	19 (6.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.8%)	$17,545							56.8	43.4	267	50
090240000439	218	Benjamin Franklin School	Public	PK, KG-5	426 West Main St.	Meriden	06450	New Haven County	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 235-7997	350	32	11	70.9%	95 (27.1%)	38 (10.9%)	188 (53.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	$20,386							56.7	49.2	243	25
090353701200	219	Middlebury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 Whittemore Rd	Middlebury	06762	New Haven County	Regional School District 15	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 758-2401	320	26	12.4	22.5%	250 (78.1%)	3 (0.9%)	39 (12.2%)	19 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$22,776							56.5	70.2	163	56
090177001494	220	Catherine Kolnaski Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	500 Poquonnock Rd.	Groton	06340	New London County	Groton School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 449-5608	369	33	11.2	53.4%	142 (38.5%)	19 (5.1%)	99 (26.8%)	35 (9.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (19.5%)	$20,689							56.4	33.3	309	89

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.