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Stafford School

Q: Is Stafford School a good school?

Stafford School ranks 277 th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

277^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Stafford School is an elementary school located in Bristol, Connecticut, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 353 students. It is part of the Bristol School District, which is ranked 102 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Stafford School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut elementary schools, with a ranking between 254-392 over the past several years and a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stafford School faces several challenges, including lower test scores, higher chronic absenteeism, and a higher proportion of students from low-income backgrounds, compared to both the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 5-10 percentage points lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, Stafford School has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.7% to 20% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 53.26% to 59.41% in recent years, indicating a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, Stafford School's performance on state assessments varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively better than their White and Special Education peers. Additionally, the school's spending per student is higher than the nearby Ivy Drive School and Ellen P. Hubbell School, which have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall rankings. These factors suggest that addressing the high rates of free/reduced lunch and chronic absenteeism at Stafford School may be crucial for improving the overall quality of education at the school.

353

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,997

Per pupil spending ?

56.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

212 Louisiana Ave.
Bristol, CT 06010

(860) 584-7824

District: Bristol School District

Students who attend Stafford School usually attend:

Middle:	Chippens Hill Middle School
High:	Bristol Eastern High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.5%

Hispanic:

36.5%

African American:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Connecticut avg50%

277^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Bristol School District

102^nd of 156Bristol School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	277 of 493	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	254 of 497	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	261 of 491	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	351 of 490	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	392 of 538	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	429 of 522	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	333 of 532	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.6	332 of 519	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.3	310 of 518	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.0	304 of 551	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.4	368 of 557	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.6	396 of 564	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.1	356 of 565	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.5	346 of 579	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.4	291 of 566	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.2	318 of 565	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.4	330 of 568	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.4	346 of 570	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	169 of 232	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	330 of 455	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	221 of 242	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	192 of 259	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	68 of 132	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	55 of 108	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	54 of 99	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	115 of 173	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	60.9	19 of 70	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	8 of 72	88.9%	★★★★★
2021	40.6	174 of 302	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.5	56 of 60	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	186 of 239	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.4	137 of 233	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.7	382 of 445	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	229 of 247	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	34.0	244 of 371	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	198 of 248	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.5	156 of 250	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	275 of 327	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	261 of 296	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)73rd percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2021)34th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%~ state avg

Mathematics43%-6 vs state

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Schools Near Stafford School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)						SBAC Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Stafford School	Public	K-5	212 Louisiana Ave.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 584-7824	353	30	11.9	56.1%	157 (44.5%)	30 (8.5%)	129 (36.5%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.1%)	39.8	277^th of 493 public elementary schools	43.8%		48.9	254^th of 497 public elementary schools	48.9%	23			54.9	42.9	45.3				56.3	39.3	33.3				$18,997
Ellen P. Hubbell School	Public	K-5	90 West Washington St.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 584-7842	331	29	11.3	64.7%	113 (34.1%)	37 (11.2%)	154 (46.5%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	66.3	192^nd of 493 public elementary schools	61.1%		72.9	154^th of 497 public elementary schools	69.0%	38	63.8		66.1	70.4	60.9				67.8	61.1	42.0				$19,162
Mountain View School	Public	K-5	71 Vera Rd.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 584-7726	356	29	12.4	55.1%	131 (36.8%)	22 (6.2%)	152 (42.7%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.7%)	43.4	267^th of 493 public elementary schools	45.8%		45.9	264^th of 497 public elementary schools	46.9%	3			56.9	63.6	50.7				43.1	41.9	32.4				$18,861
Ivy Drive School	Public	K-5	160 Ivy Dr.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 584-7844	385	28	13.6	48.1%	192 (49.9%)	26 (6.8%)	129 (33.5%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.5%)	54.6	238^th of 493 public elementary schools	51.7%		66.8	190^th of 497 public elementary schools	61.8%	48			60.9	45.2	58.8				60.9	51.6	47.1				$17,819
Louis Toffolon School	Public	PK, KG-5	145 NorthWest Dr.	Plainville	06062	Capitol Planning Region	Plainville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 793-3280	365	25	14.4	40.5%	230 (63.0%)	21 (5.8%)	91 (24.9%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.6%)	71.2	166^th of 493 public elementary schools	66.3%		64.9	194^th of 497 public elementary schools	61.0%	28			55.2	80.4	67.2				50.0	82.4	60.7				$21,321
Greene-Hills School	Public	K-8	718 Pine St.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 584-7822	918	61	14.9	58.0%	332 (36.2%)	88 (9.6%)	403 (43.9%)	31 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.6%)	39.6	281^st of 493 public elementary schools	43.0%		45.1	266^th of 497 public elementary schools	46.5%	15	30.8	46.7	43.0	52.4	42.1	53.3	54.9	40.0	38.7	43.7	37.4	55.6	43.9	40.0	$18,224
South Side School	Public	K-5	21 Tuttle Rd.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 584-7812	515	36	14.3	58.3%	198 (38.4%)	44 (8.5%)	224 (43.5%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.2%)	39.7	280^th of 493 public elementary schools	43.2%		48.4	256^th of 497 public elementary schools	48.5%	24	44.9		46.4	56.0	41.8				47.4	45.2	38.8				$16,839
West Bristol School	Public	K-8	500 Clark Avenue	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 584-7815	833	65	12.8	56.7%	372 (44.7%)	59 (7.1%)	321 (38.5%)	26 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.6%)	27.7	334^th of 493 public elementary schools	32.3%		29	333^rd of 497 public elementary schools	33.0%	1	36.8		36.8	43.3	36.0	43.9	31.0		33.6	38.1	38.9	28.4	25.3	26.6	$17,658
Linden Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	69 Linden St.	Plainville	06062	Capitol Planning Region	Plainville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 793-3270	363	34	10.5	47.4%	223 (61.4%)	23 (6.3%)	97 (26.7%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	49.6	253^rd of 493 public elementary schools	48.7%		38.7	291^st of 497 public elementary schools	41.4%	38	53.1		45.8	58.3	53.1				53.4	50.0					$20,442
Frank T. Wheeler School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Cleverland Memorial Dr.	Plainville	06062	Capitol Planning Region	Plainville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 793-3290	262	24	10.7	46.9%	148 (56.5%)	15 (5.7%)	71 (27.1%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.1%)	53.5	243^rd of 493 public elementary schools	50.7%		52.4	240^th of 497 public elementary schools	51.7%	3					74.4				57.1	34.2	48.7				$21,449

Frequently Asked Questions about Stafford School

What is the racial makeup of Stafford School?

Students at Stafford School are 44% White, 37% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Stafford School in?

Bristol School District

Is Stafford School a good school?

Stafford School ranks 277^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Stafford School attend?

Students who attend Stafford School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chippens Hill Middle School
High : Bristol Eastern High School

How many students attend Stafford School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Stafford School.

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