Best Elementary Schools in Connecticut

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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)
090070001511	431	Academy of International Studies Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	625 Chapel Road	South Windsor	06074	Hartford County	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 291-6001	486	35	13.8	57.2%	29 (6.0%)	167 (34.4%)	197 (40.5%)	65 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	$22,496							11	12.8	410	21
090045000051	432	Beardsley School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Huntington Rd.	Bridgeport	06610	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7184	302	24	12.5	86.1%	12 (4.0%)	105 (34.8%)	171 (56.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	$19,910							10.9	11.6	414	18
090279001386	433	John S. Martinez Sea and Sky STEM School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 James St.	New Haven	06513	New Haven County	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-2000	483	32	15	87.4%	8 (1.7%)	33 (6.8%)	434 (89.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$17,693							10.8	9.3	438	5
090126000194	434	Dr. Franklin H. Mayberry School	Public	K-5	101 Great Hill Rd.	East Hartford	06108	Hartford County	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5720	322	30	10.6	75.2%	15 (4.7%)	79 (24.5%)	195 (60.6%)	11 (3.4%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (5.0%)	$18,343							10.8	9.4	437	3
090102000157	435	Park Avenue School	Public	K-5	82 Park Ave.	Danbury	06810	Fairfield County	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4763	599	45	13.1	65.3%	75 (12.5%)	24 (4.0%)	467 (78.0%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$14,067							10.4	16.9	381	54
090267000512	436	Gaffney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	322 Slater Rd.	New Britain	06053	Hartford County	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-6247	429	33	12.9	71.1%	65 (15.2%)	44 (10.3%)	283 (66.0%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	$25,006							10.3	8.7	446	10
090267000517	437	Northend Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Bassett St.	New Britain	06051	Hartford County	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-3819	210	21	9.9	82.9%	15 (7.1%)	31 (14.8%)	147 (70.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)	$20,400							10.2			(n/a)
090007000884	438	Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	88 Bassett Road	North Haven	06473	New Haven County	Area Cooperative Educational Services	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 281-9668	550	40	13.8	44.0%	65 (11.8%)	268 (48.7%)	169 (30.7%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.0%)	$30,439							10	9.9	432	6
090483000974	439	Margaret M. Generali Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3196 East Main St.	Waterbury	06705	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8174	454	33	13.9	81.1%	48 (10.6%)	106 (23.3%)	259 (57.0%)	18 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	$19,924							9.8	7.9	450	11
090483000988	440	Washington School	Public	PK, KG-5	685 Baldwin St.	Waterbury	06706	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8177	295	23	12.9	87.1%	18 (6.1%)	37 (12.5%)	224 (75.9%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$16,067							9.7	9.3	439	1

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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