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)
090432000864	281	Rogers International School	Public, Magnet	K-8	202 Blachley Rd.	Stamford	06902	Fairfield County	Stamford School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 977-4560	770	54	14.2	48.2%	274 (35.6%)	56 (7.3%)	370 (48.1%)	48 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	$18,995							41.2	52.3	234	47
090312000675	282	Thomas W. Mahan School	Public	PK, KG-5	94 Salem Tpke.	Norwich	06360	New London County	Norwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 823-4205	255	22	11.3	71.4%	81 (31.8%)	27 (10.6%)	75 (29.4%)	55 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.3%)	$25,688							41	50.4	237	45
090525001098	283	South Elementary School	Public	3-5	87 South St.	Windsor Locks	06096	Hartford County	Windsor Locks School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 292-5021	317	33	9.4	44.2%	182 (57.4%)	36 (11.4%)	62 (19.6%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.6%)	$19,543							40.9	41.3	277	6
090066001188	284	Canterbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	67 Kitt Rd.	Canterbury	06331	Windham County	Canterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 546-6744	279	24	11.6	30.5%	239 (85.7%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$19,399							40.7			(n/a)
090009000010	285	Ashford School	Public	PK, KG-8	440 Westford Rd.	Ashford	06278	Windham County	Ashford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 429-6419	354	41	8.6	32.8%	302 (85.3%)	6 (1.7%)	29 (8.2%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$23,959							40.6	49.3	242	43
090474001213	286	Parker Farms School	Public	3-5	30 Parker Farms Road	Wallingford	06492	New Haven County	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 294-6200	241	26	9.4	42.7%	140 (58.1%)	4 (1.7%)	81 (33.6%)	10 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$22,664							40.1	36.3	292	6
090171000301	287	Hamilton Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	184 Hamilton Avenue	Greenwich	06830	Fairfield County	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 869-1685	298	38	7.8	61.1%	95 (31.9%)	14 (4.7%)	161 (54.0%)	12 (4.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	$32,442							39.7	37.9	288	1
090435001491	288	Sterling Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	251 Sterling Rd.	Sterling	06377	Windham County	Sterling School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 564-2728	319	31	10.3	36.4%	251 (78.7%)	6 (1.9%)	31 (9.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	$21,079							39.2	23.1	353	65
090432000872	289	Westover School	Public	K-5	412 Stillwater Ave.	Stamford	06902	Fairfield County	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4572	521	54	9.7	58.5%	106 (20.3%)	95 (18.2%)	239 (45.9%)	55 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	$24,140							39.1	43.7	266	23
090468000941	290	Maple Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Maple St.	Vernon	06066	Tolland County	Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 870-6175	257	26	9.8	72.0%	83 (32.3%)	31 (12.1%)	85 (33.1%)	17 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	40 (15.6%)	$20,246							38.8	21.9	356	66

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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.
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