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)
090411000815	81	Tariffville School	Public	K-6	42 Winthrop St.	Tariffville	06081	Hartford County	Simsbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 658-5825	263	21	12.5	30.8%	157 (59.7%)	34 (12.9%)	43 (16.3%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.4%)	$20,294							84.3	76.8	132	51
090075000122	82	Chapman School	Public	K-6	38 Country Club Rd.	Cheshire	06410	New Haven County	Cheshire School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 272-3591	369	27	13.7	15.7%	286 (77.5%)	10 (2.7%)	35 (9.5%)	23 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$16,328							84.2	88.9	46	36
090492001019	83	Norfeldt School	Public	K-5	35 Barksdale Rd.	West Hartford	06117	Hartford County	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 233-4421	355	30	11.7	14.4%	219 (61.7%)	29 (8.2%)	37 (10.4%)	36 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.6%)	$21,504							83.5	85	77	6
090153000267	84	Riverfield School	Public	K-5	1625 Mill Plain Rd.	Fairfield	06824	Fairfield County	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8328	398	28	14.2	4.3%	322 (80.9%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.0%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	$18,995							83.5	89.2	43	41
090462001469	85	Frenchtown Elementary School	Public	K-5	30 Frenchtown Rd.	Trumbull	06611	Fairfield County	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 452-4227	493	43	11.5	23.7%	242 (49.1%)	45 (9.1%)	141 (28.6%)	38 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)	$17,518							83.5	83.5	90	5
090321000689	86	Turkey Hill School	Public	1-6	441 Turkey Hill Rd.	Orange	06477	New Haven County	Orange School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 891-8040	306	27	11.4	13.4%	238 (77.8%)	3 (1.0%)	22 (7.2%)	30 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$19,321							83.3	87.3	60	26
090462000931	87	Jane Ryan School	Public	K-5	190 Park Ln.	Trumbull	06611	Fairfield County	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-4400	463	31	14.8	13.4%	277 (59.8%)	18 (3.9%)	110 (23.8%)	40 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$17,048							83.2	87.4	58	29
090171000299	88	Glenville School	Public	K-5	33 Riversville Rd.	Greenwich	06831	Fairfield County	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 531-9287	415	35	11.7	12.0%	284 (68.4%)	2 (0.5%)	64 (15.4%)	35 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.2%)	$25,270							83	84.2	83	5
090144000236	89	Crystal Lake School	Public	PK, KG-6	59 South Road	Ellington	06029	Tolland County	Ellington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 896-2322	309	22	13.8	23.6%	245 (79.3%)	9 (2.9%)	30 (9.7%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$15,116							83	81.5	105	16
090462000927	90	Booth Hill School	Public	K-5	545 Booth Hill Rd.	Trumbull	06611	Fairfield County	Trumbull School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-4377	520	36	14.5	16.2%	307 (59.0%)	37 (7.1%)	109 (21.0%)	43 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.4%)	$16,593							83	84.7	80	10

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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