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)
090126000196	271	Dr. Thomas S. O'Connell School	Public	K-5	305 May Rd.	East Hartford	06118	Hartford County	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5400	523	40	13.1	56.8%	104 (19.9%)	134 (25.6%)	253 (48.4%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$17,280							44	48.2	249	22
090001000775	272	Integrated Day Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	68 Thermos Ave.	Norwich	06360	New London County	Integrated Day Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 892-1900	362	25	14.4	44.2%	157 (43.4%)	40 (11.0%)	82 (22.7%)	50 (13.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.0%)	$14,674							43.7	38.2	287	15
090219000403	273	Lisbon Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Newent Rd.	Lisbon	06351	New London County	Lisbon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 376-2403	434	33	13.2	38.2%	332 (76.5%)	6 (1.4%)	58 (13.4%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.1%)	$18,529							43.3	57.4	216	57
090147000254	274	Prudence Crandall School	Public	3-5	150 Brainard Rd.	Enfield	06082	Hartford County	Enfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 253-6464	325	30	11	51.4%	199 (61.2%)	26 (8.0%)	69 (21.2%)	10 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	$19,991							42.7	37.1	290	16
090429001503	275	Stafford Elementary School	Public	1-5	11 Levinthal Run	Stafford Springs	06076	Tolland County	Stafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 684-6677	458	41	11.1	39.7%	393 (85.8%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (8.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$20,866							42.7	52.5	233	42
090216000398	276	Gallup Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	169 Gallup Hill Rd.	Ledyard	06339	New London County	Ledyard School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 536-9477	636	51	12.5	34.1%	425 (66.8%)	20 (3.1%)	96 (15.1%)	19 (3.0%)	36 (5.7%)	10 (1.6%)	30 (4.7%)	$15,516							42.3	48.6	247	29
090459000917	277	Forbes School	Public	4-5	500 Migeon Ave.	Torrington	06790	Litchfield County	Torrington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 489-2500	302	27	11	71.5%	136 (45.0%)	18 (6.0%)	131 (43.4%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$24,398							42.2	40.7	279	2
090450001117	278	Thomaston Center School	Public	4-6	1 Thomas Ave.	Thomaston	06787	Litchfield County	Thomaston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 283-3036	197	15	13.3	42.6%	166 (84.3%)	5 (2.5%)	16 (8.1%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$20,866							41.9	55.4	229	49
090264000506	279	Hop Brook Elementary School	Public	K-4	75 Crown Street	Naugatuck	06770	New Haven County	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5231	312	24	13.2	64.1%	125 (40.1%)	37 (11.9%)	131 (42.0%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$15,895							41.7	19.8	365	86
090492001012	280	Charter Oak International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Oakwood Ave.	West Hartford	06110	Hartford County	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 233-8506	518	41	12.5	51.9%	127 (24.5%)	55 (10.6%)	215 (41.5%)	67 (12.9%)	8 (1.5%)	4 (0.8%)	42 (8.1%)	$20,274							41.3	35.8	295	15

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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