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)
090417000821	91	Philip R. Smith School	Public	K-5	949 Avery Street	South Windsor	06074	Hartford County	South Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 648-5025	475	39	12.1	17.5%	259 (54.5%)	23 (4.8%)	51 (10.7%)	111 (23.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	$15,827							82.9	86.4	66	25
090108000173	92	Deep River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12 River St.	Deep River	06417	Middlesex County	Deep River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 526-5319	195	20	9.8	33.8%	168 (86.2%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (9.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$30,986							82.8	85.2	74	18
090180000334	93	Melissa Jones School	Public	K-4	181 Ledge Hill Rd.	Guilford	06437	New Haven County	Guilford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 457-0773	278	23	12	18.3%	234 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.4%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$20,812							82.3	76	138	45
090141000234	94	Samuel Staples Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Morehouse Road	Easton	06612	Fairfield County	Easton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 261-3607	618	53	11.7	6.3%	454 (73.5%)	22 (3.6%)	58 (9.4%)	48 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	$19,547							82.2	91.1	29	65
090351500723	95	Goshen Center School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 North St.	Goshen	06756	Litchfield County	Regional School District 06	No	No	No	No	(860) 491-6020	144	13	10.7	28.5%	126 (87.5%)	3 (2.1%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.9%)	$25,899							81.9			(n/a)
090144000235	96	Center School	Public	K-6	49 Main St.	Ellington	06029	Tolland County	Ellington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 896-2315	456	35	13.1	19.7%	376 (82.5%)	18 (3.9%)	35 (7.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$14,868							81.9	82.9	94	2
090492001018	97	Morley School	Public	K-5	77 Bretton Rd.	West Hartford	06119	Hartford County	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 233-8535	286	28	10.2	13.3%	202 (70.6%)	11 (3.8%)	42 (14.7%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	$21,863							81.8	77.7	128	31
090354000762	98	Lyme Consolidated School	Public	K-5	478 Hamburg Road	Lyme	06371	New London County	Regional School District 18	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 434-1233	215	18	11.8	15.8%	188 (87.4%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (7.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$22,678							81.8	86.8	63	35
090156000276	99	Union School	Public	K-4	173 School St.	Unionville	06085	Hartford County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 673-2575	314	24	13.1	22.6%	199 (63.4%)	13 (4.1%)	47 (15.0%)	37 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	$20,265							81.4	82.8	96	3
090291000613	100	Hawley Elementary School	Public	K-4	29 Church Hill Rd.	Newtown	06470	Fairfield County	Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 426-7666	289	27	10.8	11.8%	242 (83.7%)	3 (1.0%)	34 (11.8%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$20,730							81.4	86.2	68	32

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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