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)
090411000814	31	Squadron Line School	Public	PK, KG-6	44 Squadron Line Rd.	Simsbury	06070	Hartford County	Simsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 658-2251	723	52	13.9	11.5%	544 (75.2%)	29 (4.0%)	74 (10.2%)	43 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.6%)	$18,036							90.6	88.1	53	22
090171001288	32	International School At Dundee	Public	K-5	55 Florence Rd.	Riverside	06878	Fairfield County	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 637-3800	341	29	11.7	8.5%	160 (46.9%)	6 (1.8%)	61 (17.9%)	86 (25.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	$24,654							90.5	91.9	19	13
090153000269	33	Sherman School	Public	K-5	250 Fern St.	Fairfield	06824	Fairfield County	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8330	389	31	12.3	8.2%	329 (84.6%)	7 (1.8%)	25 (6.4%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$19,598							90.4	93.8	9	24
090078000130	34	Chester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	23 Ridge Rd.	Chester	06412	Middlesex County	Chester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 526-5797	222			26.1%	200 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$25,577							90.2	88.5	49	15
090381000780	35	Scotland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Barlow Mountain Rd.	Ridgefield	06877	Fairfield County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 894-5825	341	24	14.1	5.9%	283 (83.0%)	3 (0.9%)	22 (6.5%)	16 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	$21,240							89.7	92.2	17	18
090411000816	36	Tootin' Hills School	Public	K-6	25 Nimrod Rd.	West Simsbury	06092	Hartford County	Simsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 658-7629	392	28	13.8	13.5%	284 (72.4%)	14 (3.6%)	55 (14.0%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	$18,258							89.6	90.4	32	4
090303000628	37	Green Acres Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	146 Upper State St.	North Haven	06473	New Haven County	North Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 239-5387	421	34	12.5	25.7%	273 (64.8%)	28 (6.7%)	56 (13.3%)	52 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$18,267							89.5	77.9	125	88
090162000284	38	Hebron Avenue School	Public	K-5	1363 Hebron Avenue	Glastonbury	06033	Hartford County	Glastonbury School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 652-7875	458	34	13.3	6.1%	305 (66.6%)	8 (1.7%)	53 (11.6%)	68 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	$19,476							89.3	88.9	47	9
090504001363	39	Saugatuck Elementary School	Public	K-5	170 Riverside Ave.	Westport	06880	Fairfield County	Westport School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 221-2910	434	40	10.8	2.5%	340 (78.3%)	10 (2.3%)	37 (8.5%)	19 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	$24,785							89.3	89.6	39
090408000808	40	Sherman School	Public	PK, KG-8	2 Route 37 East	Sherman	06784	Fairfield County	Sherman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 355-3793	264	32	8.3	2.3%	218 (82.6%)	5 (1.9%)	22 (8.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	$28,662							89.2	92.2	16	24

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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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