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)
090249000460	131	Moody School	Public	K-5	300 Country Club Rd.	Middletown	06457	Middlesex County	Middletown School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 347-2561	214	18	11.6	29.9%	103 (48.1%)	33 (15.4%)	27 (12.6%)	20 (9.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	29 (13.6%)	$26,026							76.8	79.8	114	17
090162000287	132	Naubuc School	Public	K-5	84 Griswold St.	Glastonbury	06033	Hartford County	Glastonbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 652-7918	436	37	11.9	29.8%	210 (48.2%)	27 (6.2%)	92 (21.1%)	65 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.6%)	$20,012							76.8	76.1	137	5
090303000630	133	Montowese Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	145 Fitch St.	North Haven	06473	New Haven County	North Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 239-2564	303	29	10.4	25.4%	213 (70.3%)	14 (4.6%)	40 (13.2%)	28 (9.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$18,993							76.7	77.8	126	7
090297000623	134	Totoket Valley Elementary School	Public	3-5	1388 Middletown Ave.	Northford	06472	New Haven County	North Branford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 484-1455	326	27	12	21.8%	281 (86.2%)	4 (1.2%)	29 (8.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$19,744							76.6	73.2	151	17
090353901921	135	Haddam-Killingworth Intermediate School	Public	4-5	451 Route 81	Killingworth	06419	Middlesex County	Regional School District 17	No	No	No	No	(860) 663-1241	260	28	9.3	15.0%	234 (90.0%)	4 (1.5%)	11 (4.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$18,597							76.5	82.7	98	37
090423000830	136	Flanders Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Victoria Dr.	Southington	06489	Hartford County	Southington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 628-3372	277	26	10.6	31.8%	208 (75.1%)	8 (2.9%)	39 (14.1%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$17,201							76.5	75.3	139	3
090012010010	137	Pine Grove School	Public	K-4	151 Scoville Rd.	Avon	06001	Hartford County	Avon School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 404-4790	643	43	14.9	11.0%	426 (66.3%)	40 (6.2%)	40 (6.2%)	102 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.3%)	$17,440							76.2	71.9	155	18
090231000418	138	Buckley School	Public	K-4	250 Vernon Street	Manchester	06042	Hartford County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 647-3302	288	34	8.5	42.4%	119 (41.3%)	63 (21.9%)	72 (25.0%)	26 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$23,942							76.1	58.5	209	71
090353801811	139	Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 New Haven Road	Prospect	06712	New Haven County	Regional School District 16	No	No	No	No	(203) 578-3300	600	45	13.4	21.0%	519 (86.5%)	21 (3.5%)	26 (4.3%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	$18,233							76	77.4	129	10
090438000883	140	West Vine Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	17 West Vine St.	Pawcatuck	06379	New London County	Stonington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 599-5832	354	40	8.8	41.2%	278 (78.5%)	5 (1.4%)	33 (9.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.3%)	$23,606							75.4	85.3	73	67

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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.