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)
090279001388	471	King/Robinson Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	150 Fournier St.	New Haven	06511	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-2700	436	34	12.8	80.3%	21 (4.8%)	278 (63.8%)	90 (20.6%)	29 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$21,113							6.4			(n/a)
090111000178	472	Irving School	Public	K-5	9 Garden Place	Derby	06418	New Haven County	Derby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 736-5043	329	36	9.1	62.6%	60 (18.2%)	74 (22.5%)	169 (51.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	$23,569							6.4			(n/a)
090267000527	473	Vance Elementary School	Public	K-5	183 Vance St.	New Britain	06052	Hartford County	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-8731	457	33	13.7	77.0%	48 (10.5%)	55 (12.0%)	331 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	$20,623							6.4	8.2	449	24
090483001613	474	Reed School	Public	PK, KG-8	33 Griggs Street	Waterbury	06704	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8180	469	24	19.2	91.3%	18 (3.8%)	104 (22.2%)	323 (68.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$17,089							6.3	5.5	474
090279000542	475	Barnard Environmental Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	170 Derby Ave.	New Haven	06511	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(475) 220-3500	501	32	15.5	76.2%	56 (11.2%)	179 (35.7%)	159 (31.7%)	77 (15.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	$20,118							6.3			(n/a)
090279000544	476	Benjamin Jepson Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	15 Lexington Ave.	New Haven	06513	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-2900	402	33	12.1	81.1%	32 (8.0%)	89 (22.1%)	252 (62.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	$19,518							6.1	7.8	451	25
090045000087	477	Geraldine Johnson School	Public	PK, KG-8	475 Lexington Avenue	Bridgeport	06604	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 275-2500	802	50	16	91.6%	47 (5.9%)	179 (22.3%)	537 (67.0%)	14 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	$17,088							5.9	5.8	471	6
090267000514	478	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 Horse Plain Rd.	New Britain	06053	Hartford County	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-8007	397	31	13	75.3%	65 (16.4%)	41 (10.3%)	252 (63.5%)	16 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$19,562							5.9	4.5	485	7
090444000892	479	Stratford Academy - Johnson House	Public	K-6	719 Birdseye Street	Stratford	06615	Fairfield County	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4180	545	40	13.5	62.0%	57 (10.5%)	182 (33.4%)	276 (50.6%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.7%)	$20,446							5.9	10.8	422	57
090483000987	480	Walsh School	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Dikeman Street	Waterbury	06704	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8164	346	27	13	88.2%	12 (3.5%)	79 (22.8%)	239 (69.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$20,194							5.8	7.1	460	20

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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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