Most Improved Connecticut Elementary Schools

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
184	Orchard Hills School	Public	PK, KG-5	185 Marino Dr.	Milford	06460	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 783-3566	350	32	11	23.1%	259 (74.0%)	15 (4.3%)	41 (11.7%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	$24,094	68	30.3	324	140	090252000481
177	Hamilton Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	184 Hamilton Avenue	Greenwich	06830	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 869-1685	299	38	7.9	59.9%	92 (30.8%)	13 (4.3%)	167 (55.9%)	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	$33,736	69.2	39.7	287	110	090171000301
233	Bradley School	Public	K-5	155 David Humphreys Rd.	Derby	06418	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Derby School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 736-5040	244	23	10.6	46.7%	81 (33.2%)	37 (15.2%)	92 (37.7%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	24 (9.8%)	$24,925	55.6	28	337	104	090111000174
43	Flanders School	Public	K-4	167 Boston Post Rd.	East Lyme	06333	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	East Lyme School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 739-8475	242	23	10.7	16.9%	175 (72.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.7%)	18 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.2%)	$24,023	88.2	75.4	141	98	090132000225
73	Julian Curtiss School	Public	PK, KG-5	180 East Elm St.	Greenwich	06830	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 869-1896	236	28	8.3	39.0%	100 (42.4%)	12 (5.1%)	81 (34.3%)	21 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.3%)	$34,301	84	70.1	171	98	090171000302
89	New Lebanon School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Mead Ave.	Greenwich	06830	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 531-9139	375	37	10.2	61.6%	113 (30.1%)	6 (1.6%)	218 (58.1%)	18 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	$28,398	81.9	67.3	186	97	090171000303
148	Meadowside School	Public	K-5	80 Seeman's Ln.	Milford	06460	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 783-3555	276	27	10.1	35.5%	138 (50.0%)	11 (4.0%)	57 (20.7%)	42 (15.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.8%)	$24,344	74.6	50.7	244	96	090252000478
259	Seth G. Haley School	Public	PK, KG-4	148 South St.	West Haven	06516	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	West Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 931-6810	332	36	9.3	52.4%	111 (33.4%)	74 (22.3%)	110 (33.1%)	12 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	$20,236	46.3	26.6	345	86	090495001039
70	Oswegatchie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	470 Boston Post Rd.	Waterford	06385	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 442-4331	292	30	9.6	32.9%	209 (71.6%)	4 (1.4%)	55 (18.8%)	14 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	$25,004	84.5	73.5	152	82	090486000998
303	Multicultural Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	700 Palisade Ave.	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 576-7505	436	29	15.2	89.7%	50 (11.5%)	54 (12.4%)	313 (71.8%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$16,607	35.3	16.9	383	80	090045001127

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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 28, 2025, 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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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 493)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
184	Orchard Hills School	Public	PK, KG-5	185 Marino Dr.	Milford	06460	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 783-3566	350	32	11	23.1%	259 (74.0%)	15 (4.3%)	41 (11.7%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	$24,094							68	30.3	324	140		090252000481
177	Hamilton Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	184 Hamilton Avenue	Greenwich	06830	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 869-1685	299	38	7.9	59.9%	92 (30.8%)	13 (4.3%)	167 (55.9%)	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	$33,736							69.2	39.7	287	110		090171000301
233	Bradley School	Public	K-5	155 David Humphreys Rd.	Derby	06418	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Derby School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 736-5040	244	23	10.6	46.7%	81 (33.2%)	37 (15.2%)	92 (37.7%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	24 (9.8%)	$24,925							55.6	28	337	104		090111000174
43	Flanders School	Public	K-4	167 Boston Post Rd.	East Lyme	06333	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	East Lyme School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 739-8475	242	23	10.7	16.9%	175 (72.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.7%)	18 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.2%)	$24,023							88.2	75.4	141	98		090132000225
73	Julian Curtiss School	Public	PK, KG-5	180 East Elm St.	Greenwich	06830	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 869-1896	236	28	8.3	39.0%	100 (42.4%)	12 (5.1%)	81 (34.3%)	21 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.3%)	$34,301							84	70.1	171	98		090171000302
89	New Lebanon School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Mead Ave.	Greenwich	06830	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 531-9139	375	37	10.2	61.6%	113 (30.1%)	6 (1.6%)	218 (58.1%)	18 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	$28,398							81.9	67.3	186	97		090171000303
148	Meadowside School	Public	K-5	80 Seeman's Ln.	Milford	06460	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Milford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 783-3555	276	27	10.1	35.5%	138 (50.0%)	11 (4.0%)	57 (20.7%)	42 (15.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.8%)	$24,344							74.6	50.7	244	96		090252000478
259	Seth G. Haley School	Public	PK, KG-4	148 South St.	West Haven	06516	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	West Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 931-6810	332	36	9.3	52.4%	111 (33.4%)	74 (22.3%)	110 (33.1%)	12 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	$20,236							46.3	26.6	345	86		090495001039
70	Oswegatchie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	470 Boston Post Rd.	Waterford	06385	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 442-4331	292	30	9.6	32.9%	209 (71.6%)	4 (1.4%)	55 (18.8%)	14 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	$25,004							84.5	73.5	152	82		090486000998
303	Multicultural Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	700 Palisade Ave.	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 576-7505	436	29	15.2	89.7%	50 (11.5%)	54 (12.4%)	313 (71.8%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$16,607							35.3	16.9	383	80		090045001127