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Best Public Schools in Centerbrook, CT

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307

Students

Top rankedEssex Elementary School121^st of 493 Connecticut elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Centerbrook, Connecticut is home to a single standout school, Essex Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 and has 299 students enrolled. The school is part of the Essex School District, which is ranked 50 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Essex Elementary School consistently demonstrates high academic performance, with 3rd-6th grade students scoring well above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics on the SBAC assessments. The school also excels in science, with 5th graders scoring 73.2% proficient or better on the NGSS science assessment in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% in 2023-2024, compared to the state average.

While Essex Elementary School appears to serve a relatively affluent student population, with only 21.4% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school is well-resourced, with a high per-student spending of $23,127 in 2018-2019 and a low student-teacher ratio of 10.3 to 1. These factors likely contribute to the school's academic success and strong performance across various metrics.

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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	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Essex Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	108 Main St.	Centerbrook	06409	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Essex School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 767-8215	307	0	10.3	21.2%	254 (82.7%)	3 (1.0%)	37 (12.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	78.4	121^st of 493 public elementary schools	75.5%		79.5	115^th of 497 public elementary schools	76.9%	6	73.2	70.6	65.6	70.7	61.0	73.5	65.9	61.0	$27,228

Cities Near Centerbrook

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Deep River	2.37 mi	3	69^th
Westbrook	3.82 mi	3	84^th
Old Saybrook	4.09 mi	3	82^nd
Chester	4.5 mi	1	38^th
Old Lyme	4.94 mi	5	14^th

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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.

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