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)
090492001025	121	Whiting Lane School	Public	PK, KG-5	47 Whiting Ln.	West Hartford	06119	Hartford County	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 233-8541	375	37	10.2	33.9%	183 (48.8%)	41 (10.9%)	74 (19.7%)	50 (13.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.1%)	$28,162							78.4	86.3	67	54
090423000839	122	William M. Strong Elementary School	Public	K-5	820 Marion Ave.	Plantsville	06479	Hartford County	Southington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 628-3314	281	23	12	28.1%	205 (73.0%)	7 (2.5%)	29 (10.3%)	14 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.3%)	$21,278							78.3	82	102	20
090303000633	123	Ridge Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1341 Ridge Rd.	North Haven	06473	New Haven County	North Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 248-4050	436	30	14.7	22.7%	281 (64.4%)	30 (6.9%)	64 (14.7%)	32 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.4%)	$17,869							78.3	75	140	17
090117000183	124	R. Dudley Seymour School	Public	3-5	185 Hartford Ave.	East Granby	06026	Hartford County	East Granby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 653-7214	179	14	12.6		141 (78.8%)	8 (4.5%)	7 (3.9%)	12 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)	$23,540							78.1	78.5	123	1
090180000329	125	A. W. Cox School	Public	K-4	143 Three Mile Course	Guilford	06437	New Haven County	Guilford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 453-5291	260	21	12.2	16.9%	187 (71.9%)	2 (0.8%)	33 (12.7%)	22 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.2%)	$21,105							78.1	82.5	100	25
090423000841	126	Urbin T. Kelley School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Ridgewood Rd.	Southington	06489	Hartford County	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3310	287	24	11.7	16.4%	224 (78.0%)	2 (0.7%)	34 (11.8%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$19,061							77.9	80.7	109	17
090255000490	127	Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	375 Monroe Tpke.	Monroe	06468	Fairfield County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 452-2870	407	32	12.9	14.7%	290 (71.3%)	17 (4.2%)	78 (19.2%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$20,288							77.7	84	84	43
090353800755	128	Laurel Ledge School	Public	PK, KG-5	30 Highland Ave.	Beacon Falls	06403	New Haven County	Regional School District 16	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 729-5355	295	26	11.5	34.6%	209 (70.8%)	11 (3.7%)	63 (21.4%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$19,278							77.7	68.5	171	43
090423000831	129	William H. Hatton Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Spring Lake Rd.	Southington	06489	Hartford County	Southington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 628-3377	338	27	12.6	29.0%	260 (76.9%)	7 (2.1%)	46 (13.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	$21,338							77.6	69.2	170	41
090132000226	130	Lillie B. Haynes School	Public	K-4	29 Society Rd.	Niantic	06357	New London County	East Lyme School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 739-2922	349	30	11.5	27.5%	220 (63.0%)	9 (2.6%)	43 (12.3%)	57 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	$22,041							77.3	72	154	24

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