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)
090288000612	101	Ruth Chaffee School	Public	PK, KG-4	160 Superior Avenue	Newington	06111	Hartford County	Newington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 666-4687	315	27	11.7	34.6%	178 (56.5%)	16 (5.1%)	64 (20.3%)	36 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)	$19,520							81.2	69.6	169	68
090423000836	102	Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School	Public	K-5	70 Church Street	Southington	06479	Hartford County	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3450	254	21	11.9	23.6%	182 (71.7%)	6 (2.4%)	43 (16.9%)	13 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	$16,788							81.1	76.1	136	34
090336000709	103	Pomfret Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Pomfret St.	Pomfret Center	06259	Windham County	Pomfret School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 928-2718	347	36	9.5	20.7%	323 (93.1%)	4 (1.2%)	10 (2.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$19,422							81.1	83.2	93	10
090291000617	104	Sandy Hook Elementary School	Public	K-4	12 Dickinson Drive	Sandy Hook	06482	Fairfield County	Newtown School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 426-7657	353	30	11.5	15.0%	273 (77.3%)	10 (2.8%)	53 (15.0%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$20,229							81	80.8	107	3
090353700750	105	Pomperaug Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	607 Main St. S	Southbury	06488	New Haven County	Regional School District 15	No	No	No	No	(203) 264-8283	422	35	12.1	13.0%	338 (80.1%)	10 (2.4%)	41 (9.7%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$21,250							80.9	80.7	108	3
090180000333	106	Guilford Lakes School	Public	PK, KG-4	40 Maupas Rd.	Guilford	06437	New Haven County	Guilford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 453-5201	348	28	12.3	10.1%	240 (69.0%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (15.2%)	21 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)	$21,520							80.8	84.5	81	25
090528001105	107	Alcott School	Public	PK, KG-5	1490 Woodtick Rd.	Wolcott	06716	New Haven County	Wolcott School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 879-8160	328	21	15.6	29.9%	227 (69.2%)	16 (4.9%)	60 (18.3%)	11 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$18,182							80.8	83.6	89	18
090492001009	108	Braeburn School	Public	K-5	45 Braeburn Rd.	West Hartford	06107	Hartford County	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 561-2200	345	29	11.8	16.8%	248 (71.9%)	17 (4.9%)	40 (11.6%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	$19,965							80.6	71.7	156	48
090321000687	109	Peck Place School	Public	1-6	500 Peck Ln.	Orange	06477	New Haven County	Orange School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 891-8034	366	30	12.1	15.6%	255 (69.7%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.9%)	54 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.8%)	$19,557							80.5	78.8	122	13
090353701116	110	Gainfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	307 Old Field Rd.	Southbury	06488	New Haven County	Regional School District 15	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 264-5312	347	26	13.1	16.1%	291 (83.9%)	11 (3.2%)	26 (7.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$20,471							80.3	80.6	111	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.

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