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)
090156000275	71	Noah Wallace School	Public	K-4	2 School St.	Farmington	06032	Hartford County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 677-1659	337	25	13.6	23.7%	171 (50.7%)	10 (3.0%)	49 (14.5%)	79 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.3%)	$19,472							85.2	86.9	62	9
090393000788	72	Salisbury Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	45 Lincoln City Road	Lakeville	06039	Litchfield County	Salisbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 435-9871	303	35	8.7	21.8%	237 (78.2%)	7 (2.3%)	31 (10.2%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.9%)	$27,969							85.2	63.9	190	118
090162000286	73	Hopewell School	Public	K-4	1068 Chestnut Hill Rd.	South Glastonbury	06073	Hartford County	Glastonbury School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 652-7897	471	33	14.1	4.9%	306 (65.0%)	12 (2.5%)	41 (8.7%)	80 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	$18,615							85.1	84.8	79	6
090153000261	74	Jennings School	Public	K-5	31 Palm Dr.	Fairfield	06824	Fairfield County	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8316	280	26	10.9	15.7%	193 (68.9%)	3 (1.1%)	42 (15.0%)	19 (6.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.9%)	$24,103							84.9	84.9	78	4
090156001206	75	East Farms School	Public	K-4	25 Wolf Pit Rd.	Farmington	06032	Hartford County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 674-9519	502	33	15.3	13.5%	242 (48.2%)	19 (3.8%)	57 (11.4%)	146 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	$16,617							84.9	85.1	75
090339000711	76	Gildersleeve School	Public	2-4	565 Main St.	Portland	06480	Middlesex County	Portland School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 342-0411	269	24	11.2	33.8%	188 (69.9%)	10 (3.7%)	47 (17.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)	$18,615							84.7	74.8	142	66
090153000263	77	Mill Hill School	Public	K-5	635 Mill Hill Terrace	Southport	06890	Fairfield County	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8320	402	30	13.4	9.2%	325 (80.8%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.0%)	26 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	$19,801							84.7	89.6	40	37
090255000491	78	Stepney Elementary School	Public	K-5	180 Old Newtown Rd.	Monroe	06468	Fairfield County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 452-2885	521	38	13.8	18.2%	336 (64.5%)	19 (3.6%)	87 (16.7%)	41 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.9%)	$17,136							84.6	83.8	87	9
090354000764	79	Mile Creek School	Public	K-5	205 Mile Creek Rd.	Old Lyme	06371	New London County	Regional School District 18	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 434-2209	311	26	11.7	10.6%	270 (86.8%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.5%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	$19,602							84.5	86.2	70	9
090075000126	80	Doolittle School	Public	K-6	735 Cornwall Ave.	Cheshire	06410	New Haven County	Cheshire School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 272-3549	525	38	13.9	21.0%	373 (71.0%)	24 (4.6%)	53 (10.1%)	46 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.3%)	$15,850							84.5	80.9	106	26

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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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