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)
090027001118	191	Ralph M. T. Johnson School	Public	3-5	500 Whittlesey Dr.	Bethel	06801	Fairfield County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 794-8700	673	48	14.1	33.0%	330 (49.0%)	35 (5.2%)	209 (31.1%)	58 (8.6%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.3%)	$16,565							66.1	64.9	186	5
090102000151	192	Great Plain School	Public	K-5	10 Stadley Rough Rd.	Danbury	06811	Fairfield County	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4749	264	17	15.5	43.6%	75 (28.4%)	13 (4.9%)	145 (54.9%)	15 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	$12,884							65.1	60.4	208	16
090015000015	193	Barkhamsted Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	65 Ripley Hill Rd.	Barkhamsted	06063	Litchfield County	Barkhamsted School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 379-2729	194	19	10.1	21.6%	175 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	$23,246							65	80.7	110	83
090330000702	194	Louis Toffolon School	Public	PK, KG-5	145 NorthWest Dr.	Plainville	06062	Hartford County	Plainville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 793-3280	365	27	13.3	36.4%	240 (65.8%)	22 (6.0%)	78 (21.4%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (4.1%)	$18,704							64.9	58.5	210	16
090120000198	195	Nathan Hale-Ray Middle School	Public	4-8	73 Clark Gates Rd.	Moodus	06469	Middlesex County	East Haddam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 873-5081	371	37	10	26.4%	321 (86.5%)	4 (1.1%)	30 (8.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$22,795							64.8	63.2	196	1
090258000496	196	Oakdale School	Public	K-5	30 Indiana Circle	Oakdale	06370	New London County	Montville School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 859-1800	304	25	12.3	35.2%	214 (70.4%)	11 (3.6%)	51 (16.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.2%)	$18,550							63.7	70.1	165	31
090492001026	197	Wolcott School	Public	K-5	71 Wolcott Rd.	West Hartford	06110	Hartford County	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 561-2300	367	31	11.8	37.3%	169 (46.0%)	35 (9.5%)	83 (22.6%)	49 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.6%)	$23,364							63.4	64.5	187	10
090000900774	198	Odyssey Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	579 Middle Tpke West	Manchester	06040	Hartford County	Odyssey Community School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 645-1234	370	32	11.5	45.1%	98 (26.5%)	86 (23.2%)	71 (19.2%)	88 (23.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	$14,497							63.1	55.3	230	32
090492001217	199	Smith School	Public	PK, KG-5	64 St. James St.	West Hartford	06119	Hartford County	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 236-3317	345	33	10.3	51.0%	109 (31.6%)	33 (9.6%)	130 (37.7%)	49 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.4%)	$20,946							63	58.3	211	12
090498001042	200	Daisy Ingraham School	Public	PK, KG-4	105 Goodspeed Dr.	Westbrook	06498	Middlesex County	Westbrook School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 399-7925	258	32	8	33.3%	176 (68.2%)	2 (0.8%)	68 (26.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$26,559							62.7			(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:

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

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.