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)
090486001593	151	Great Neck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Great Neck Rd.	Waterford	06385	New London County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 442-2593	313	29	10.8	24.9%	214 (68.4%)	2 (0.6%)	69 (22.0%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.1%)	$22,337							73.8	80.4	112	39
090486000998	152	Oswegatchie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	470 Boston Post Rd.	Waterford	06385	New London County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 442-4331	291	28	10.4	33.0%	217 (74.6%)	3 (1.0%)	44 (15.1%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.5%)	$22,322							73.5	65.6	182	30
090021000020	153	Mary E. Griswold School	Public	PK, KG-5	133 Heather Ln.	Kensington	06037	Hartford County	Berlin School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 828-6336	528	40	13.1	19.7%	429 (81.3%)	8 (1.5%)	63 (11.9%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.8%)	$18,277							73.1	73.6	150	3
090051000097	154	Ellen P. Hubbell School	Public	K-5	90 West Washington St.	Bristol	06010	Hartford County	Bristol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 584-7842	352	30	11.8	70.5%	126 (35.8%)	32 (9.1%)	161 (45.7%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.8%)	$18,841							72.9	68.1	175	21
090291000614	155	Middle Gate Elementary School	Public	K-4	7 Cold Spring Rd.	Newtown	06470	Fairfield County	Newtown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 426-7662	390	34	11.4	14.4%	311 (79.7%)	9 (2.3%)	60 (15.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	$19,185							72.7	84	85	70
090042000043	156	Mary R. Tisko School	Public	PK, KG-4	118 Damascus Rd.	Branford	06405	New Haven County	Branford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 483-1826	352	30	11.8	19.6%	286 (81.3%)	6 (1.7%)	39 (11.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.1%)	$21,707							72.5	62.8	198	42
090222000407	157	Litchfield Intermediate School	Public	4-6	35 Plumb Hill Road	Litchfield	06759	Litchfield County	Litchfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 567-7520	189	17	11	19.6%	167 (88.4%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (8.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$22,299							72.3	79.2	120	37
090324000691	158	Great Oak Elementary School	Public	3-5	50 Great Oak Road	Oxford	06478	New Haven County	Oxford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 888-6492	353	23	15.3	15.9%	291 (82.4%)	11 (3.1%)	34 (9.6%)	12 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$17,601							72.2	74.3	144	14
090171000296	159	Cos Cob School	Public	K-5	300 East Putnam Ave.	Cos Cob	06807	Fairfield County	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 869-4670	337	38	8.9	13.1%	223 (66.2%)	4 (1.2%)	50 (14.8%)	32 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.3%)	$29,199							72	77	131	28
090474000536	160	Mary G. Fritz Elementary School of Yalesville	Public	3-5	415 Church Street	Yalesville	06492	New Haven County	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 284-6900	283	29	9.9	26.9%	213 (75.3%)	5 (1.8%)	37 (13.1%)	16 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (3.9%)	$20,683							71.9	73.9	147	13

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