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)
090192001369	411	Breakthrough Magnet School South	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	290 Brookfield Street	Hartford	06106	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-5700	343	24	14.2	66.5%	26 (7.6%)	76 (22.2%)	204 (59.5%)	19 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	$20,214							13.3	19.3	369	42
090432000858	412	Julia A. Stark School	Public	K-5	398 Glenbrook Rd.	Stamford	06906	Fairfield County	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4583	593	50	11.7	57.2%	131 (22.1%)	50 (8.4%)	376 (63.4%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	$20,956							13.2	23.7	349	63
090192000383	413	Webster Micro Society Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5 Cone Street	Hartford	06105	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-5380	615	41	15.1	62.1%	87 (14.1%)	264 (42.9%)	186 (30.2%)	42 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	$19,067							13.1	15.7	390	23
090312000668	414	Moriarty Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	20 Lawlor Ln.	Norwich	06360	New London County	Norwich School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 823-4206	368	39	9.4	62.5%	144 (39.1%)	55 (14.9%)	133 (36.1%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	23 (6.3%)	$24,034							12.9	11.3	417	3
090186000337	415	Church Street School	Public	PK, KG-6	95 Church St.	Hamden	06514	New Haven County	Hamden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 407-2020	277	25	11.1	68.2%	11 (4.0%)	102 (36.8%)	139 (50.2%)	13 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.6%)	$23,963							12.8	15.8	388	27
090070001516	416	Reggio Magnet School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	59 Waterville Road	Avon	06001	Hartford County	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 674-8549	514	33	15.5	63.8%	132 (25.7%)	135 (26.3%)	197 (38.3%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.8%)	$22,998							12.7	13.9	404	12
090279000551	417	Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	35 Davis St.	New Haven	06515	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-7800	481	35	13.6	55.9%	53 (11.0%)	287 (59.7%)	111 (23.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	$19,093							12.6	14.4	399	18
090483000990	418	Wendell L. Cross School	Public	PK, KG-8	1255 Hamilton Ave.	Waterbury	06706	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8171	551	38	14.5	66.2%	96 (17.4%)	100 (18.1%)	309 (56.1%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)	$16,929							12.6	11.1	419	1
090102000158	419	Pembroke School	Public	K-5	34 1/2 Pembroke Rd.	Danbury	06811	Fairfield County	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4751	366	35	10.6	51.1%	75 (20.5%)	28 (7.7%)	217 (59.3%)	28 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$17,009							12.3	9.8	433	14
090483000968	420	Bucks Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Bucks Hill Rd.	Waterbury	06704	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8182	294	35	8.3	81.0%	15 (5.1%)	44 (15.0%)	226 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$21,574							12.3	8.8	445	25

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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.