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)
090129000219	341	Momauguin School	Public	K-5	99 Cosey Beach Rd.	East Haven	06512	New Haven County	East Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 468-3321	308	28	11	62.3%	115 (37.3%)	12 (3.9%)	159 (51.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	$15,542							27.1	26.2	338	3
090126000204	342	Joseph O. Goodwin School	Public	K-5	1235 Forbes St.	East Hartford	06118	Hartford County	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5420	337	29	11.6	65.6%	45 (13.4%)	91 (27.0%)	158 (46.9%)	33 (9.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$18,659							27	24.4	346	4
090309000660	343	Tracey Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	20 Camp Street	Norwalk	06851	Fairfield County	Norwalk School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 899-2960	464	30	15.4	61.9%	78 (16.8%)	71 (15.3%)	269 (58.0%)	19 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	$22,080							26.7	18	375	32
090126000206	344	Robert J. O'Brien School	Public	K-5	56 Farm Dr.	East Hartford	06108	Hartford County	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5760	339	28	12.2	66.4%	14 (4.1%)	107 (31.6%)	201 (59.3%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$18,042							26.7	14.9	392	48
090495001039	345	Seth G. Haley School	Public	PK, KG-4	148 South St.	West Haven	06516	New Haven County	West Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 931-6810	341	38	8.9	53.4%	131 (38.4%)	69 (20.2%)	104 (30.5%)	15 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	$18,574							26.6	36.1	294	51
090033000033	346	Metacomet School	Public	3-4	185 School St.	Bloomfield	06002	Hartford County	Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 286-2660	196	19	10.3	61.2%	6 (3.1%)	143 (73.0%)	36 (18.4%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	$26,705							26.3	36.6	291	55
090495001038	347	Savin Rock Community School	Public	PK, KG-4	50 Park St.	West Haven	06516	New Haven County	West Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 931-6850	484	42	11.5	70.9%	107 (22.1%)	110 (22.7%)	199 (41.1%)	41 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	$17,916							26.3	26.9	337	10
090231000430	348	Waddell School	Public	K-4	163 Broad Street	Manchester	06042	Hartford County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 647-3392	509	40	12.8	64.8%	80 (15.7%)	121 (23.8%)	180 (35.4%)	102 (20.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.9%)	$21,378							25.7	25.9	340	8
090102000162	349	South Street School	Public	K-5	129 South St.	Danbury	06810	Fairfield County	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4787	377	28	13.6	32.1%	42 (11.1%)	13 (3.4%)	277 (73.5%)	25 (6.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$17,462							25.7	33.4	308	41
090070001629	350	Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7 Gardner Way	Rocky Hill	06067	Hartford County	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 529-1652	582	41	14.1	46.4%	91 (15.6%)	143 (24.6%)	227 (39.0%)	76 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.4%)	$22,614							25.4	29.4	327	23

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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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