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)
090171000302	171	Julian Curtiss School	Public	PK, KG-5	180 East Elm St.	Greenwich	06830	Fairfield County	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 869-1896	246	29	8.3	41.9%	103 (41.9%)	14 (5.7%)	77 (31.3%)	24 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.4%)	$31,260							70.1	56.1	225	54
090352000729	172	Lake Garda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	61 Monce Rd.	Burlington	06013	Hartford County	Regional School District 10	No	No	No	No	(860) 673-2511	453	32	14	10.6%	321 (70.9%)	5 (1.1%)	33 (7.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (19.6%)	$16,102							69.6	67.8	177	5
090468000942	173	Northeast School	Public	PK, KG-5	69 East St.	Vernon	06066	Tolland County	Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 870-6080	249	22	11.2	52.2%	117 (47.0%)	25 (10.0%)	62 (24.9%)	23 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.4%)	$22,262							69			(n/a)
090123000186	174	Center School	Public	4-5	7 Summit St.	East Hampton	06424	Middlesex County	East Hampton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 365-4050	250	22	11.3	21.6%	219 (87.6%)	4 (1.6%)	17 (6.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$21,289							69	68.2	173	1
090153000270	175	Stratfield School	Public	PK, KG-5	1407 Melville Ave.	Fairfield	06825	Fairfield County	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8332	339	29	11.8	11.5%	259 (76.4%)	10 (2.9%)	41 (12.1%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	$20,463							68.9	66.9	178	3
090444000898	176	Eli Whitney School	Public	K-6	1130 Huntington Road	Stratford	06615	Fairfield County	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4198	489	33	14.9	39.1%	185 (37.8%)	99 (20.2%)	174 (35.6%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	$20,316							68.6	74.2	146	30
090309000658	177	Rowayton School	Public	K-5	1 Roton Avenue	Norwalk	06853	Fairfield County	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 899-2940	435	38	11.4	32.6%	242 (55.6%)	35 (8.0%)	132 (30.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	$23,028							68.5	68.4	172	5
090468000944	178	Skinner Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	90 Skinner Rd.	Vernon	06066	Tolland County	Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 870-6180	317	28	11.2	49.5%	122 (38.5%)	35 (11.0%)	83 (26.2%)	49 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	$20,192							68.4	71.3	157	21
090084000137	179	Jack Jackter Intermediate School	Public	3-5	215 Halls Hill Rd.	Colchester	06415	New London County	Colchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 537-9421	462	37	12.4	23.8%	384 (83.1%)	6 (1.3%)	45 (9.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	$20,280							68	71.2	158	21
090240000443	180	Israel Putnam School	Public	PK, KG-5	133 Parker Ave.	Meriden	06450	New Haven County	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 237-8493	482	32	15.2	79.9%	92 (19.1%)	66 (13.7%)	271 (56.2%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.3%)	$15,359							68	58.2	212	32

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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