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)
090456000913	61	Tolland Intermediate School	Public	3-5	96 Old Post RD	Tolland	06084	Tolland County	Tolland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 870-6885	470	39	12	14.7%	370 (78.7%)	14 (3.0%)	51 (10.9%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	$19,316							86	82.7	99	38
090306000634	62	North Stonington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	311 Norwich/Westerly Rd.	North Stonington	06359	New London County	North Stonington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 535-2805	406	36	11.2	20.2%	365 (89.9%)	11 (2.7%)	18 (4.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	$18,034							85.8	84.4	82	20
090303000627	63	Clintonville Elementary School	Public	K-5	456 Clintonville Rd.	North Haven	06473	New Haven County	North Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 239-5865	342	33	10.5	22.8%	250 (73.1%)	6 (1.8%)	44 (12.9%)	26 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.8%)	$16,800							85.8	63.9	189	126
090417000825	64	Pleasant Valley School	Public	PK, KG-5	591 Ellington Rd.	South Windsor	06074	Hartford County	South Windsor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 610-0291	718	48	14.8	16.9%	236 (32.9%)	43 (6.0%)	71 (9.9%)	344 (47.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	$13,809							85.8	88.2	51	13
090162000280	65	Buttonball Lane School	Public	K-5	376 Buttonball Ln.	Glastonbury	06033	Hartford County	Glastonbury School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 652-7276	452	34	13.1	12.4%	269 (59.5%)	8 (1.8%)	43 (9.5%)	106 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	$20,136							85.7	91.1	28	37
090462000934	66	Middlebrook School	Public	K-5	220 Middlebrooks Ave.	Trumbull	06611	Fairfield County	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 452-4411	481	39	12.4	20.6%	258 (53.6%)	35 (7.3%)	119 (24.7%)	55 (11.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$17,380							85.7	86.6	65	1
090022001807	67	Stamford Charter School for Excellence	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1 Schuyler Ave.	Stamford	06902	Fairfield County	Stamford Charter School for Excellence District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 989-0000	540	22	24.5	56.9%	17 (3.1%)	228 (42.2%)	154 (28.5%)	119 (22.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	$10,994							85.5	87.9	55	12
090144000239	68	Windermere School	Public	PK, KG-6	2 Abbott Rd.	Ellington	06029	Tolland County	Ellington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 896-2329	651	54	12.1	22.6%	380 (58.4%)	35 (5.4%)	62 (9.5%)	144 (22.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.3%)	$16,681							85.5	89	45	23
090255000488	69	Fawn Hollow Elementary School	Public	K-5	375 Fan Hill Rd.	Monroe	06468	Fairfield County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-2923	700	44	15.7	13.0%	510 (72.9%)	16 (2.3%)	122 (17.4%)	22 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.7%)	$15,770							85.5	81.8	103	34
090162001447	70	Nayaug Elementary School	Public	K-5	222 Old Maids Ln.	South Glastonbury	06073	Hartford County	Glastonbury School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 652-4949	539	41	13.1	13.2%	388 (72.0%)	21 (3.9%)	61 (11.3%)	30 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.7%)	$19,264							85.3	86.2	69	1

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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.