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)
090102000161	351	Shelter Rock School	Public	K-5	2 Crows Nest Rd.	Danbury	06810	Fairfield County	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4777	550	36	15.3	36.0%	103 (18.7%)	41 (7.5%)	345 (62.7%)	33 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.7%)	$14,233							25.3	27.7	334	17
090432000865	352	Roxbury School	Public	K-5	751 Westhill Rd.	Stamford	06902	Fairfield County	Stamford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 977-4287	545	51	10.7	54.7%	122 (22.4%)	70 (12.8%)	303 (55.6%)	30 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$22,777							25.1	27.2	335	17
090021401548	353	Elm City College Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	407 James Street	New Haven	06513	New Haven County	Elm City College Preparatory School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 772-7010	775	46	17	77.9%	14 (1.8%)	483 (62.3%)	254 (32.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.5%)	$15,732							24.9	20.4	361	8
090021201528	354	Achievement First Hartford Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	305 Greenfield Street	Hartford	06112	Hartford County	Achievement First Hartford Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-6685	961	66	14.5	78.7%	6 (0.6%)	724 (75.3%)	207 (21.5%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	$15,747							24.2	24.3	347	7
090483000977	355	H. S. Chase School	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Woodtick Rd.	Waterbury	06705	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8188	585	48	12.3	77.6%	58 (9.9%)	131 (22.4%)	328 (56.1%)	29 (5.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	$18,816							23.5	14	401	46
090045000052	356	Black Rock School	Public	PK, KG-8	545 Brewster St.	Bridgeport	06605	Fairfield County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7500	439	34	13.1	80.2%	119 (27.1%)	51 (11.6%)	261 (59.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,211							23.1	17	380	24
090444000887	357	Chapel School	Public	K-6	380 Chapel Street	Stratford	06614	Fairfield County	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4192	283	24	11.6	37.8%	89 (31.4%)	74 (26.1%)	101 (35.7%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.2%)	$21,123							22.6	34	304	53
090282000597	358	Winthrop STEM Elementary Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	74 Grove Street	New London	06320	New London County	New London School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 447-6070	479	43	11.1	75.8%	72 (15.0%)	82 (17.1%)	255 (53.2%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (12.5%)	$24,230							22.5	33.3	310	48
090444000889	359	Franklin School	Public	K-6	1895 Barnum Avenue	Stratford	06615	Fairfield County	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4190	267	21	12.9	60.3%	29 (10.9%)	91 (34.1%)	131 (49.1%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$20,989							22.1	23.4	351	8
090483000970	360	Carrington School	Public	PK, KG-8	24 Kenmore Ave.	Waterbury	06708	New Haven County	Waterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 574-8184	453	28	15.9	70.0%	84 (18.5%)	95 (21.0%)	236 (52.1%)	12 (2.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	$16,504							21.5	23.3	352	8

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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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