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)
090381000778	41	Ridgebury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Bennett's Farm Rd.	Ridgefield	06877	Fairfield County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 894-5875	351	24	14.8	6.3%	275 (78.3%)	3 (0.9%)	33 (9.4%)	23 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$21,254							89	90.7	31	10
090075000129	42	Norton School	Public	K-6	414 North Brooksvale Rd.	Cheshire	06410	New Haven County	Cheshire School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 272-7283	428	32	13.5	13.6%	323 (75.5%)	19 (4.4%)	37 (8.6%)	34 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$16,876							88.5	91.2	25	17
090438000876	43	Deans Mill School	Public	PK, KG-5	35 Deans Mill Rd.	Stonington	06378	New London County	Stonington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 535-2235	423	38	11.1	13.0%	369 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$19,517							88.3	90	37	6
090381001467	44	Barlow Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Barlow Mountain Rd.	Ridgefield	06877	Fairfield County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 894-5800	377	29	12.9	6.9%	278 (73.7%)	6 (1.6%)	32 (8.5%)	38 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	$20,670							88.3	87.4	57	13
090105000172	45	Tokeneke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7 Old Farm Rd.	Darien	06820	Fairfield County	Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 655-9666	428	38	11.1		335 (78.3%)	5 (1.2%)	22 (5.1%)	25 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.6%)	$22,443							88.1	91.2	24	21
090411000810	46	Central School	Public	K-6	29 Massaco St.	Simsbury	06070	Hartford County	Simsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 658-4732	403	31	12.8	17.1%	268 (66.5%)	28 (6.9%)	44 (10.9%)	36 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)	$18,342							87.8	82.8	97	51
090153001378	47	Burr Elementary School	Public	K-5	1960 Burr St.	Fairfield	06824	Fairfield County	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-7385	357	31	11.5	11.5%	250 (70.0%)	11 (3.1%)	45 (12.6%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.5%)	$20,892							87.6	88	54	7
090492001024	48	Webster Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Webster Hill Blvd.	West Hartford	06117	Hartford County	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 521-0320	353	30	11.7	36.5%	174 (49.3%)	28 (7.9%)	104 (29.5%)	30 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.2%)	$20,140							87.6	77.7	127	79
090024000022	49	Bethany Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	44 Peck Road	Bethany	06524	New Haven County	Bethany School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 393-3350	445	36	12.5	14.8%	355 (79.8%)	10 (2.2%)	34 (7.6%)	35 (7.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$19,001							87.5	82.9	95	46
090351000722	50	Redding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	33 Lonetown Rd.	Redding	06896	Fairfield County	Redding School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 938-2519	511	46	11	6.8%	399 (78.1%)	6 (1.2%)	69 (13.5%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.3%)	$27,721							87.1	86.1	72	22

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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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