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)
090309000659	371	Silvermine Dual Language Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	157 Perry Avenue	Norwalk	06850	Fairfield County	Norwalk School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 899-2950	427	32	13.3	58.1%	32 (7.5%)	30 (7.0%)	348 (81.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$21,014							19	19.5	366	5
090102000152	372	Hayestown Avenue School	Public	K-5	42 Tamarack Ave.	Danbury	06811	Fairfield County	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4771	447	32	13.8	62.4%	58 (13.0%)	27 (6.0%)	305 (68.2%)	31 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	$15,360							18.7	19.8	363	9
090126000191	373	Anna E. Norris School	Public	K-5	40 Remington Rd.	East Hartford	06108	Hartford County	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5740	255	26	9.6	69.0%	19 (7.5%)	53 (20.8%)	167 (65.5%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	$19,735							18.6	14	403	30
090444000894	374	Nichols School	Public	K-6	396 Nichols Avenue	Stratford	06614	Fairfield County	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4294	408	27	15	44.1%	80 (19.6%)	97 (23.8%)	203 (49.8%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	$19,522							18.6	23.6	350	24
090070001357	375	University of Hartford Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	196 Bloomfield Ave.	West Hartford	06117	Hartford County	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 236-2899	470	37	12.7	54.5%	57 (12.1%)	241 (51.3%)	125 (26.6%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.7%)	$23,242							18.4	18.1	374	1
090264000499	376	Andrew Avenue School	Public	K-4	140 Andrew Ave.	Naugatuck	06770	New Haven County	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5221	258	21	12.4	69.4%	94 (36.4%)	31 (12.0%)	119 (46.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	$15,906							18.3	19.8	364	12
090102001166	377	King Street Intermediate School	Public	4-5	151 South King St.	Danbury	06811	Fairfield County	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4761	353	24	14.6	53.3%	84 (23.8%)	28 (7.9%)	212 (60.1%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	$14,500							18.1	21.1	359	18
090231000425	378	Martin School	Public	PK, KG-4	140 Dartmouth Rd.	Manchester	06040	Hartford County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 647-3367	217	22	9.8	54.8%	73 (33.6%)	46 (21.2%)	74 (34.1%)	14 (6.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)	$24,525							18	20.3	362	16
090002400981	379	Amistad Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 Edgewood Avenue	New Haven	06511	New Haven County	Amistad Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 772-7000	1,125	107	10.5	77.8%	12 (1.1%)	679 (60.4%)	401 (35.6%)	10 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.7%)	$14,184							17.9	15.3	391	12
090020801493	380	Achievement First Bridgeport Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	655 Stillman St.	Bridgeport	06608	Fairfield County	Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 338-0593	1,098	54	20.3	70.9%	21 (1.9%)	577 (52.6%)	474 (43.2%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.4%)	$14,219							17.5	24.7	345	35

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.