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)
090309000643	251	Cranbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Knowalot Lane	Norwalk	06851	Fairfield County	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 846-3600	419	36	11.6	36.8%	182 (43.4%)	41 (9.8%)	154 (36.8%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.0%)	$22,270							49.6	41	278	27
090516001080	252	Pearson School	Public	3-6	2 Wetmore Ave.	Winsted	06098	Litchfield County	Winchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 379-7588	294	29	10.3	59.9%	220 (74.8%)	9 (3.1%)	43 (14.6%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.4%)	$22,862							49.3	45.1	262	10
090099001432	253	Woodside Intermediate School	Public	3-5	30 Woodside Rd.	Cromwell	06416	Middlesex County	Cromwell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 632-3564	431	33	13	26.2%	299 (69.4%)	21 (4.9%)	63 (14.6%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	$16,648							49	50.4	238	15
090051000106	254	Stafford School	Public	K-5	212 Louisiana Ave.	Bristol	06010	Hartford County	Bristol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 584-7824	346	26	13.5	59.0%	135 (39.0%)	25 (7.2%)	162 (46.8%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$18,254							48.9	45.4	261	7
090177000313	255	Charles Barnum Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-5	68 Briar Hill Rd.	Groton	06340	New London County	Groton School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 449-5640	347	28	12.3	44.7%	181 (52.2%)	28 (8.1%)	88 (25.4%)	9 (2.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (11.0%)	$19,517							48.9	44.6	263	8
090051000105	256	South Side School	Public	K-5	21 Tuttle Rd.	Bristol	06010	Hartford County	Bristol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 584-7812	480	34	14.1	52.5%	224 (46.7%)	30 (6.3%)	198 (41.3%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$15,999							48.4	55.2	231	25
090288000604	257	Elizabeth Green School	Public	PK, KG-4	30 Thomas Street	Newington	06111	Hartford County	Newington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 666-3394	286	27	10.5	37.4%	132 (46.2%)	16 (5.6%)	87 (30.4%)	39 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	$23,409							48.3	48.7	246	11
090042000042	258	Mary T. Murphy School	Public	PK, KG-4	14 Brushy Plain Rd.	Branford	06405	New Haven County	Branford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 483-1832	366	37	9.9	43.7%	191 (52.2%)	17 (4.6%)	78 (21.3%)	55 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	$21,503							48.2	56.7	221	37
090342001466	259	Preston Veterans' Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Shetucket Tpke.	Preston	06365	New London County	Preston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 887-3113	311	24	12.9	21.2%	255 (82.0%)	5 (1.6%)	25 (8.0%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	11 (3.5%)	$23,478							47.4	65.1	185	74
090147000242	260	Eli Whitney School	Public	3-5	94 Middle Rd.	Enfield	06082	Hartford County	Enfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 763-7540	339	31	10.9	47.8%	212 (62.5%)	17 (5.0%)	88 (26.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	$19,198							47.2	42.6	271	11

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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.
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