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)
090432000167	321	Hart School	Public	K-5	61 Adams Ave.	Stamford	06902	Fairfield County	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-5082	598	50	12	51.5%	86 (14.4%)	68 (11.4%)	347 (58.0%)	66 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	$22,097							30.7	35.5	297	24
090279001564	322	Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	191 Fountain St.	New Haven	06515	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-2800	502	40	12.4	68.7%	65 (12.9%)	255 (50.8%)	131 (26.1%)	25 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.0%)	$19,721							30.5	21.9	357	35
090432000861	323	Northeast School	Public	K-5	82 Scofieldtown Rd.	Stamford	06903	Fairfield County	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4469	475	44	10.8	41.7%	191 (40.2%)	56 (11.8%)	185 (38.9%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.1%)	$24,370							30.3	33	316	7
090252000481	324	Orchard Hills School	Public	PK, KG-5	185 Marino Dr.	Milford	06460	New Haven County	Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 783-3566	361	31	11.6	20.5%	259 (71.7%)	17 (4.7%)	47 (13.0%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	$22,633							30.3	42.5	272	52
090192000362	325	STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School	Public, Magnet	K-8	280 Plainfield Street	Hartford	06112	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-3500	373	26	14.1	60.6%	12 (3.2%)	191 (51.2%)	77 (20.6%)	69 (18.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	$20,016							30.1	11.4	416	91
090249000462	326	Spencer School	Public	PK, KG-5	207 Westfield St.	Middletown	06457	Middlesex County	Middletown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 344-0711	254	20	12.6	59.1%	100 (39.4%)	56 (22.0%)	48 (18.9%)	10 (3.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (14.6%)	$24,625							30.1	39	284	42
090264000508	327	Western School	Public	K-4	108 Pine St.	Naugatuck	06770	New Haven County	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5244	269	17	15.8	53.2%	106 (39.4%)	37 (13.8%)	94 (34.9%)	6 (2.2%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.2%)	$15,299							30.1	28.5	332	5
090231000420	328	Highland Park School	Public	K-4	397 Porter St.	Manchester	06040	Hartford County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 647-3430	329	31	10.6	54.4%	103 (31.3%)	71 (21.6%)	122 (37.1%)	23 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$21,596							29.9	25.3	342	14
090003301449	329	Park City Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	4-8	1550 State Street	Bridgeport	06605	Fairfield County	Park City Prep Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 953-3766	403	21	19.1	75.7%	23 (5.7%)	190 (47.1%)	178 (44.2%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$16,151							29.8			(n/a)
090522001089	330	John F. Kennedy School	Public	3-5	530 Park Ave.	Windsor	06095	Hartford County	Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 687-2060	388	35	11.1	46.1%	78 (20.1%)	141 (36.3%)	110 (28.4%)	23 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.0%)	$21,578							29.5	29.3	330

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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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