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)
090186000336	241	Bear Path School	Public	K-6	10 Kirk Rd.	Hamden	06514	New Haven County	Hamden School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 407-2015	385	28	13.7	34.5%	166 (43.1%)	69 (17.9%)	99 (25.7%)	24 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.0%)	$22,386							52	63.5	194	47
090353600744	242	Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14 School St.	Woodbury	06798	Litchfield County	Regional School District 14	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 263-4314	327	27	12.2	26.3%	257 (78.6%)	6 (1.8%)	48 (14.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$21,070							51.5	65.7	181	61
090240000450	243	Roger Sherman School	Public	PK, KG-5	64 North Pearl St.	Meriden	06450	New Haven County	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 238-1286	478	35	13.5	83.9%	66 (13.8%)	57 (11.9%)	313 (65.5%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	$15,584							50.8	29.4	328	85
090252000478	244	Meadowside School	Public	K-5	80 Seeman's Ln.	Milford	06460	New Haven County	Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 783-3555	267	25	10.8	34.8%	127 (47.6%)	10 (3.7%)	52 (19.5%)	57 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.9%)	$21,587							50.7	46.1	257	13
090537001110	245	Woodstock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	24 Frog Pond Rd.	Woodstock	06281	Windham County	Woodstock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 928-0471	425	31	13.7	24.2%	372 (87.5%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	$16,444							50.5	46.3	255	10
090252000471	246	J. F. Kennedy School	Public	PK, KG-5	404 West Ave.	Milford	06460	New Haven County	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 783-3568	318	27	11.8	42.8%	191 (60.1%)	14 (4.4%)	78 (24.5%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.7%)	$21,402							50.3	48.8	245	1
090507001061	247	Emerson-Williams School	Public	PK, KG-6	461 Wells Rd.	Wethersfield	06109	Hartford County	Wethersfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 571-8360	432	27	16	25.5%	270 (62.5%)	16 (3.7%)	104 (24.1%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.3%)	$18,071							50.3	56.3	223	24
090399000790	248	Bungay School	Public	PK, KG-5	35 Bungay Rd.	Seymour	06483	New Haven County	Seymour School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 881-7500	480	32	15	41.3%	317 (66.0%)	23 (4.8%)	105 (21.9%)	26 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$16,462							50.2	52.8	232	16
090252000476	249	Live Oaks School	Public	PK, KG-5	575 Merwin Ave.	Milford	06460	New Haven County	Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 783-3564	276	27	10.1	31.5%	184 (66.7%)	8 (2.9%)	31 (11.2%)	28 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.1%)	$23,813							49.8	34.6	302	53
090390000787	250	Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Hartford Rd.	Salem	06420	New London County	Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 859-0267	383	33	11.7	23.2%	312 (81.5%)	5 (1.3%)	35 (9.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.0%)	$20,714							49.8	57.2	217	33

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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:

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

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.