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Best Public Schools in New Britain, CT

At a glance

Schools

10,469

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedHouse of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy3^rd of 258 Connecticut middle schools

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Biggest riser

Chamberlain Elementary School up 48 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

E. C. Goodwin Technical High School 10.6 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

E. C. Goodwin Technical High School

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

New Britain, Connecticut is served by 16 public schools enrolling roughly 10,469 students across 10 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools. Most belong to the New Britain School District, which ranks 150th of 153 districts statewide, while the Capitol Region Education Council and Connecticut Technical Education and Career System each operate one school in the city. About 73% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and chronic absenteeism averages 24%, nearly double the state rate of 16.4%. The largest school is New Britain High School with 2,521 students; the smallest is House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy with 152.

The standout is House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy, ranked 3rd of 258 Connecticut middle schools with 8th-grade math proficiency of 87.5%, versus 11.7% at Slade Middle School, 15.0% at Pulaski Middle School, and 41.9% statewide. Among elementary schools, Holmes Elementary School is the strongest traditional option, ranking 327th of 491 and posting 4th-grade ELA proficiency of 45%, more than double the district's 21.2%. At the high school level, E. C. Goodwin Technical High School leads with a 98.7% graduation rate and 46.9% science proficiency, while Academy of Science and Innovation posts the best SAT ELA score at 39.4% and a 96% graduation rate — both far ahead of New Britain High School, which graduates just 74.6% of students.

Math is the city's biggest academic weakness: every high school has SAT math proficiency below 10%, versus 31.3% statewide, and Pulaski Middle School has single-digit math proficiency in 6th and 7th grades. Chronic absenteeism tracks closely with performance, from HALS Academy's 13.3% to New Britain High School's 43.7%. High poverty is pervasive but not destiny: HALS Academy ranks first with 55.9% free/reduced lunch, while Smalley Elementary School, at 86.2% poverty, ranks 477th of 491. Spending does not predict success either — Gaffney Elementary School spends the most per student yet ranks near the bottom, while HALS Academy spends relatively little. Attendance, school model, and program focus matter more than district labels.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)			SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Math (2026)	SBAC English Language Arts (2026)						SBAC Mathematics (2026)						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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	NGSS Science 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th 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
E. C. Goodwin Technical High School	Public	9-12	735 Slater Rd.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 827-7736	690	65	10.6	52.8%	193 (28.0%)	67 (9.7%)	395 (57.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.8%)	24	95^th of 135 public high schools	29.6%					(n/a)			46.9	24.2	9.4													$30,814
Academy of Science and Innovation	Public, Magnet	6-12	600 Slater Road	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 223-0726	767	71	10.8	63.5%	108 (14.1%)	177 (23.1%)	418 (54.5%)	22 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.0%)	16.8	109^th of 135 public high schools	19.3%		14.5	122^nd of 141 public high schools	13.5%	13		18.7	1090.0	39.4	6.1				20.8	18.6	16.8				12.3	13.3	8.4	$26,580
Chamberlain Elementary School	Public	K-5	221 Farmington Ave.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 832-5691	402	32	12.4	79.4%	40 (10.0%)	49 (12.2%)	285 (70.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	9.6	436^th of 492 public elementary schools	11.4%		4.6	484^th of 493 public elementary schools	1.8%	48	17.3					29.9	25.4	29.3				25.4	13.4	16.0				$21,263
DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School	Public	K-8	732 Slater Rd.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-2885	819	53	15.6	74.4%	72 (8.8%)	54 (6.6%)	661 (80.7%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	8.1	450^th of 492 public elementary schools	8.5%		6.8	470^th of 493 public elementary schools	4.7%	20	26.0	26.7				12.6	13.5	16.7	24.7	18.5	18.7	20.7	14.6	16.7	21.1	8.7	6.7	$16,837
Gaffney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	322 Slater Rd.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-6247	438	31	14.2	71.7%	72 (16.4%)	62 (14.2%)	264 (60.3%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.5%)	9.8	435^th of 492 public elementary schools	11.6%		9.5	436^th of 493 public elementary schools	11.6%	1	485.0					20.6	27.7	28.0				19.0	26.2	16.0				$24,589
Holmes Elementary School	Public	K-5	2150 Stanley St.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-8294	414	33	12.5	66.4%	88 (21.3%)	45 (10.9%)	212 (51.2%)	23 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.1%)	32.2	327^th of 492 public elementary schools	33.5%		21.4	365^th of 493 public elementary schools	26.0%	38	44.2					2378.0	45.0	2481.0				37.2	43.3	2479.0				$19,318
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 Horse Plain Rd.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-8007	389	30	12.7	74.8%	65 (16.7%)	32 (8.2%)	248 (63.8%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	4.3	486^th of 492 public elementary schools	1.2%		6.8	471^st of 493 public elementary schools	4.5%	15	15.5					15.5	14.7	12.7				14.3	13.2	10.0				$18,270
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	145 Steele St.	New Britain	06052	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 229-2564	552	42	13.2	78.4%	92 (16.7%)	58 (10.5%)	354 (64.1%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	14.7	400^th of 492 public elementary schools	18.7%		10.9	426^th of 493 public elementary schools	13.6%	26	33.0					16.7	24.0	30.8				22.6	33.7	31.9				$20,826
Northend Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Bassett St.	New Britain	06051	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-3819	212	19	11.2	79.2%	13 (6.1%)	37 (17.5%)	142 (67.0%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.6%)	8.1	448^th of 492 public elementary schools	8.9%		8.6	450^th of 493 public elementary schools	8.7%	2	472.0					22.6	19.2	2432.0				22.6	17.3	20.0				$21,949
Pulaski Middle School	Public	6-8	757 Farmington Ave.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-7665	839	64	13.1	80.2%	129 (15.4%)	74 (8.8%)	564 (67.2%)	25 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.4%)	4.7	255^th of 258 public middle schools	1.2%		3.1	252^nd of 252 public middle schools	0.0%	3		7.8							10.4	9.7	9.4				4.8	5.5	15.0	$19,934
New Britain High School	Public	9-12	110 Mill St.	New Britain	06051	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-6300	2,521	156	16.2	71.5%	385 (15.3%)	276 (10.9%)	1,668 (66.2%)	63 (2.5%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	119 (4.7%)	14.7	115^th of 135 public high schools	14.8%		10.9	128^th of 141 public high schools	9.2%	13			28.2	29.1	8.6													$17,816
Slade Middle School	Public	6-8	183 Steele St.	New Britain	06052	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-6395	781	56	13.9	75.8%	82 (10.5%)	84 (10.8%)	570 (73.0%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.6%)	5.8	252^nd of 258 public middle schools	2.3%		4.2	250^th of 252 public middle schools	0.8%	2		9.9							15.9	18.4	11.5				8.8	6.6	11.7	$20,658
Smalley Elementary School	Public	K-5	175 West St.	New Britain	06051	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-8647	594	46	12.8	86.2%	39 (6.6%)	53 (8.9%)	467 (78.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.9%)	5.1	477^th of 492 public elementary schools	3.0%		4.6	485^th of 493 public elementary schools	1.6%	8	21.4					15.7	2389.0	2425.0				13.1	11.0	7.1				$18,690
Smith Elementary School	Public	K-5	142 Rutherford St.	New Britain	06051	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-1574	461	36	12.9	80.3%	59 (12.8%)	48 (10.4%)	312 (67.7%)	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	12.6	413^th of 492 public elementary schools	16.1%		9.6	435^th of 493 public elementary schools	11.8%	22	29.0					2380.0	13.4	34.8				31.0	15.0	30.4				$19,603
Vance Elementary School	Public	K-5	183 Vance St.	New Britain	06052	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-8731	438	30	14.4	77.6%	43 (9.8%)	52 (11.9%)	310 (70.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.1%)	8.8	442^nd of 492 public elementary schools	10.2%		9	444^th of 493 public elementary schools	9.9%	2	18.6					20.8	17.9	28.6				2393.0	27.1	12.9				$18,612
House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy	Public	6-8	40 Goodwin St	New Britain	06051	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 826-1866	152	9	17.4	55.9%	49 (32.2%)	18 (11.8%)	74 (48.7%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	95.8	3^rd of 258 public middle schools	98.8%		94.4	8^th of 252 public middle schools	96.8%	5		822.0							2618.0	2637.0	2657.0				82.4	76.0	87.5	$16,419

Cities Near New Britain

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newington	2.12 mi	7	119^th
Kensington	2.54 mi	1	89^th
Farmington	3.38 mi	5	18^th
Berlin	3.83 mi	3	94^th
Plainville	3.85 mi	7	112^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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