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)
090045001590	331	Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4510 Park Avenue	Bridgeport	06606	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 275-1801	482	34	14.1	68.3%	113 (23.4%)	123 (25.5%)	209 (43.4%)	23 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$17,281							29.2	27.7	333	2
090444000895	332	Second Hill Lane School	Public	K-6	65 Second Hill Lane	Stratford	06614	Fairfield County	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4292	597	48	12.3	46.4%	132 (22.1%)	92 (15.4%)	333 (55.8%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.5%)	$17,511							29.1	32.6	318	14
090051001624	333	West Bristol School	Public	K-8	500 Clark Avenue	Bristol	06010	Hartford County	Bristol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 584-7815	842	61	13.7	60.6%	368 (43.7%)	53 (6.3%)	332 (39.4%)	33 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.7%)	$16,893							29	21.9	355	22
090495001035	334	Forest School	Public	PK, KG-4	95 Burwell Rd.	West Haven	06516	New Haven County	West Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 931-6800	439	39	11.2	65.8%	66 (15.0%)	124 (28.2%)	208 (47.4%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	$18,872							28.5	17.6	376	42
090483000983	335	Michael F. Wallace Middle School	Public	4-8	3465 East Main St.	Waterbury	06705	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8140	1,048	89	11.7	88.6%	100 (9.5%)	263 (25.1%)	629 (60.0%)	17 (1.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.2%)	$20,618							28.5	10	430	95
090192001435	336	Capital Preparatory Magnet School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1304 Main Street	Hartford	06103	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-9800	533	40	13.4	78.4%	10 (1.9%)	336 (63.0%)	149 (28.0%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.4%)	$19,362							28.4			(n/a)
090111000174	337	Bradley School	Public	K-5	155 David Humphreys Rd.	Derby	06418	New Haven County	Derby School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 736-5040	272	24	11.3	47.8%	95 (34.9%)	47 (17.3%)	97 (35.7%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	24 (8.8%)	$20,649							28	33.3	312	25
090021701750	338	Booker T. Washington Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	804 State Street	New Haven	06511	New Haven County	Booker T. Washington Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 691-6535	384	27	14.2	89.1%	0 (0.0%)	304 (79.2%)	63 (16.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.4%)	$14,570							27.6	15.7	389	51
090309000645	339	Fox Run Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	228 Fillow Street	Norwalk	06850	Fairfield County	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 899-2860	370	31	11.8	50.8%	91 (24.6%)	61 (16.5%)	185 (50.0%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	$25,960							27.5	33.3	313	26
090444000893	340	Lordship School	Public	K-6	254 Crown Street	Stratford	06615	Fairfield County	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4170	176	18	9.8	40.3%	65 (36.9%)	42 (23.9%)	61 (34.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$22,555							27.2	29.4	329	11

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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.
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