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)
090432000859	451	K. T. Murphy School	Public	K-5	19 Horton St.	Stamford	06902	Fairfield County	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4516	394	38	10.4	59.9%	53 (13.5%)	43 (10.9%)	252 (64.0%)	38 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$23,470							8.2	14	402	49
090192000026	452	Sanchez School	Public	PK, KG-5	176 Babcock Street	Hartford	06106	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-4940	322	24	13.4	87.3%	11 (3.4%)	38 (11.8%)	266 (82.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$23,182							8.2	7.8	453	1
090045000081	453	Roosevelt School	Public	PK, KG-8	680 Park Ave.	Bridgeport	06604	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-8032	466	35	13.3	90.8%	41 (8.8%)	137 (29.4%)	261 (56.0%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$18,278							8.1	7.1	461	8
090022601627	454	Riverside Magnet School at Goodwin University	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	29 Willowbrook Road	East Hartford	06118	Hartford County	Goodwin University Educational Services (GUES)	No	Yes	No	No	(860) 709-6800	476	40	11.9	67.0%	66 (13.9%)	137 (28.8%)	230 (48.3%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	27 (5.7%)	$15,365							8.1			(n/a)
090279001443	455	John C. Daniels	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	569 Congress Ave.	New Haven	06519	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-3600	494	44	11.3	68.0%	40 (8.1%)	61 (12.3%)	375 (75.9%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$20,788							8	9.3	440	15
090045000053	456	Blackham School	Public	PK, KG-8	425 Thorme St.	Bridgeport	06606	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7951	1,068	63	16.9	74.4%	127 (11.9%)	232 (21.7%)	647 (60.6%)	23 (2.2%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.2%)	$15,600							7.9	5.8	472	16
090312000672	457	Samuel Huntington School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 West Town St.	Norwich	06360	New London County	Norwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 823-4204	325	32	10.2	66.5%	101 (31.1%)	49 (15.1%)	108 (33.2%)	22 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.5%)	$25,153							7.8	14.5	396	61
090279001387	458	Ross/Woodward School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	185 Barnes Ave.	New Haven	06513	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(475) 220-3100	603	44	13.7	76.9%	53 (8.8%)	213 (35.3%)	294 (48.8%)	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	$19,002							7.8	6.9	464	6
090192000384	459	West Middle School	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Niles Street	Hartford	06112	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-5480	293	34	8.5	92.8%	4 (1.4%)	122 (41.6%)	149 (50.9%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$26,475							7.7	10.1	428	31
090282000594	460	Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	37 Beech Drive	New London	06320	New London County	New London School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 447-6060	392	43	9.1	80.1%	90 (23.0%)	44 (11.2%)	187 (47.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (16.3%)	$25,896							7.4	10.2	426	34

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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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