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)
090405000803	111	Long Hill School	Public	PK, KG-4	565 Long Hill Ave.	Shelton	06484	Fairfield County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 929-4077	319	28	11.5	44.2%	150 (47.0%)	32 (10.0%)	90 (28.2%)	23 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.2%)	$18,856							80.1	74.5	143	32
090492001014	112	Duffy School	Public	K-5	95 Westminster St.	West Hartford	06107	Hartford County	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 521-0110	504	38	13.3	12.1%	376 (74.6%)	14 (2.8%)	48 (9.5%)	36 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	$18,494							79.9	76.8	133	21
090237000437	113	Elmer Thienes-Mary Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	25 School Dr.	Marlborough	06447	Hartford County	Marlborough School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 295-6220	445	39	11.5	18.9%	374 (84.0%)	5 (1.1%)	40 (9.0%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$18,098							79.6	80.3	113
090405000796	114	Booth Hill School	Public	K-4	544 Booth Hill Rd.	Shelton	06484	Fairfield County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 929-5625	283	21	13.4	23.7%	192 (67.8%)	13 (4.6%)	48 (17.0%)	17 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.5%)	$16,158							79.6	79.5	116	2
090150000255	115	Essex Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	108 Main St.	Centerbrook	06409	Middlesex County	Essex School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 767-8215	299	29	10.3	21.4%	260 (87.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	$26,691							79.5	82.1	101	14
090417000822	116	Eli Terry School	Public	K-5	569 Griffin Rd.	South Windsor	06074	Hartford County	South Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 648-5020	489	43	11.4	17.4%	262 (53.6%)	24 (4.9%)	70 (14.3%)	104 (21.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	$19,387							79.4	70.3	162	46
090096000144	117	George Hersey Robertson School	Public	3-5	227 Cross Street	Coventry	06238	Tolland County	Coventry School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 742-7341	350	31	11.4	26.3%	297 (84.9%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	$15,800							79.4	89.6	41	76
090321000688	118	Race Brook School	Public	1-6	107 Grannis Rd.	Orange	06477	New Haven County	Orange School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 891-8030	383	34	11.1	14.4%	260 (67.9%)	17 (4.4%)	40 (10.4%)	51 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$18,566							79.2	70.2	164	46
090384001936	119	Moser School	Public	4-5	10 School Street	Rocky Hill	06067	Hartford County	Rocky Hill School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 258-7771	382	32	11.9	22.8%	173 (45.3%)	16 (4.2%)	40 (10.5%)	138 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$20,200							78.9	76.6	134	15
090240000451	120	Thomas Hooker School	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Overlook Rd.	Meriden	06450	New Haven County	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 237-8839	338	24	14.3	62.4%	92 (27.2%)	22 (6.5%)	188 (55.6%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	$15,743							78.8	70	167	47

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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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