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)
090330000701	291	Linden Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	69 Linden St.	Plainville	06062	Hartford County	Plainville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 793-3270	384	31	12.2	48.7%	238 (62.0%)	22 (5.7%)	100 (26.0%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	$17,562							38.7	43.3	269	22
090126000195	292	Dr. John A. Langford School	Public	K-5	61 Alps Dr.	East Hartford	06108	Hartford County	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5700	320	27	11.7	69.4%	28 (8.8%)	98 (30.6%)	178 (55.6%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$18,808							38.2	31.4	322	30
090432000868	293	Stillmeadow School	Public	K-5	800 Stillwater Rd.	Stamford	06902	Fairfield County	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4507	621	58	10.7	53.9%	172 (27.7%)	44 (7.1%)	343 (55.2%)	31 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.7%)	$21,342							38.2	42	273	20
090489001005	294	Polk School	Public	3-5	435 Buckingham St.	Oakville	06779	Litchfield County	Watertown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 945-4840	321	25	13.1	43.9%	253 (78.8%)	14 (4.4%)	26 (8.1%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	$18,701							38	41.8	274	20
090021501644	295	Brass City Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	289 Willow St.	Waterbury	06710	New Haven County	Brass City Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 527-5942	360	32	11.2	57.2%	18 (5.0%)	118 (32.8%)	189 (52.5%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	$16,231							37.5	23.1	354	59
090129000215	296	Dominick H. Ferrara School	Public	3-5	22 Maynard Rd.	East Haven	06512	New Haven County	East Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 468-3318	164	15	11.2	54.3%	75 (45.7%)	9 (5.5%)	62 (37.8%)	12 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	$19,732							37.4	34.6	303	7
090135000228	297	Broad Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	14 Rye St.	East Windsor	06016	Hartford County	East Windsor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 623-2433	428	37	11.5	44.2%	202 (47.2%)	42 (9.8%)	94 (22.0%)	49 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.6%)	$25,041							37	33	315	18
090483001131	298	Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	380 Pierpont Rd.	Waterbury	06705	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 574-8168	614	36	16.8	58.6%	161 (26.2%)	104 (16.9%)	288 (46.9%)	17 (2.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.5%)	$19,555							37	35	301	3
090249000458	299	MacDonough School	Public	K-5	66 Spring St.	Middletown	06457	Middlesex County	Middletown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 347-8553	227	19	11.9	66.5%	77 (33.9%)	57 (25.1%)	53 (23.3%)	14 (6.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.6%)	$23,834							36.6	38.7	285	14
090285001372	300	Sarah Noble Intermediate School	Public	3-5	25 Sunny Valley Rd.	New Milford	06776	Litchfield County	New Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 210-4020	756	65	11.6	40.9%	500 (66.1%)	24 (3.2%)	188 (24.9%)	24 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.5%)	$18,884							36.4			(n/a)

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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