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)
090279000588	181	Worthington Hooker School	Public	K-8	180 Canner St.	New Haven	06511	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(475) 220-7200	371	31	11.8	24.8%	156 (42.0%)	74 (19.9%)	46 (12.4%)	75 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	$18,934							67.8	79.6	115	66
090042001119	182	John B. Sliney School	Public	PK, KG-4	23 Eades St.	Branford	06405	New Haven County	Branford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 481-5386	275	28	9.7	37.5%	181 (65.8%)	5 (1.8%)	48 (17.5%)	12 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.2%)	$23,966							67.8	66.6	180	2
090102001438	183	Western CT Academy of International Studies Elementary Magne	Public, Magnet	K-5	201 University Blvd.	Danbury	06810	Fairfield County	Danbury School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 778-7462	351	25	13.8	35.6%	104 (29.6%)	35 (10.0%)	157 (44.7%)	31 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.8%)	$16,983							67.5	56.6	222	39
090447001394	184	McAlister Intermediate School	Public	3-5	260 Mountain Road	Suffield	06078	Hartford County	Suffield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 668-3830	426	34	12.5	15.7%	349 (81.9%)	13 (3.1%)	38 (8.9%)	22 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$16,882							67.5	68.2	174	10
090036000036	185	Bolton Center School	Public	PK, KG-8	108 Notch Rd.	Bolton	06043	Tolland County	Bolton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 643-2411	497	47	10.4	25.8%	375 (75.5%)	23 (4.6%)	59 (11.9%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.4%)	$18,979							67.3	60.8	207	22
090171000303	186	New Lebanon School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Mead Ave.	Greenwich	06830	Fairfield County	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 531-9139	336	37	9	62.8%	98 (29.2%)	8 (2.4%)	203 (60.4%)	17 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$27,775							67.3	45.6	259	73
090486001512	187	Quaker Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	285 Bloomingdale Rd.	Quaker Hill	06375	New London County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 442-1095	334	29	11.5	29.3%	228 (68.3%)	12 (3.6%)	48 (14.4%)	25 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	$22,364							67	64.3	188	1
090258000492	188	Dr. Charles E. Murphy School	Public	K-5	500 Chesterfield Rd.	Oakdale	06370	New London County	Montville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 848-9241	283	24	11.7	46.3%	191 (67.5%)	7 (2.5%)	51 (18.0%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.2%)	$20,005							67	63.3	195	7
090405000798	189	Elizabeth Shelton School	Public	K-4	138 Willoughby Rd.	Shelton	06484	Fairfield County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 929-1330	402	27	14.7	26.9%	241 (60.0%)	34 (8.5%)	95 (23.6%)	16 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	$16,861							66.9	70.9	160	29
090051000099	190	Ivy Drive School	Public	K-5	160 Ivy Dr.	Bristol	06010	Hartford County	Bristol School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 584-7844	358	29	12.3	46.4%	183 (51.1%)	31 (8.7%)	109 (30.4%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.3%)	$18,716							66.8	76.3	135	55

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.