Best Elementary Schools in Connecticut

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
251	Highland Park School	Public	PK, KG-4	397 Porter St.	Manchester	06040	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 647-3430	300	29	10.3	54.3%	99 (33.0%)	64 (21.3%)	101 (33.7%)	21 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$23,647	50.4	29.9	328	77	090231000420
252	Emma Hart Willard School	Public	PK, KG-5	1088 Norton Rd.	Berlin	06037	Capitol Planning Region	Berlin School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 828-4151	434	41	10.4	30.9%	310 (71.4%)	10 (2.3%)	73 (16.8%)	24 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	$24,652	50.1	62.6	201	51	090021000018
253	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%)	$20,442	49.6	38.7	291	38	090330000701
254	Cranbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Knowalot Lane	Norwalk	06851	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 846-3600	410	32	13	36.1%	185 (45.1%)	33 (8.0%)	149 (36.3%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.4%)	$24,662	49.2	49.6	251	3	090309000643
255	Plainfield Memorial School	Public	4-5	95 Canterbury Rd.	Plainfield	06374	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Plainfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 564-6440	291	25	11.8	61.5%	242 (83.2%)	9 (3.1%)	21 (7.2%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.5%)	$18,612	48	54.4	231	24	090327000696
256	John Paterson School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 Church Street	Newington	06111	Capitol Planning Region	Newington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 666-4657	394	34	11.7	36.0%	216 (54.8%)	23 (5.8%)	106 (26.9%)	34 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$21,919	46.8	46.6	262	6	090288000606
257	Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	233 South Elm St.	Waterbury	06706	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 574-8162	590	42	14.1	62.5%	134 (22.7%)	100 (16.9%)	315 (53.4%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	$19,787	46.6	44.1	270	13	090483000541
258	Horace W. Porter School	Public	PK, KG-8	3 Schoolhouse Road	Columbia	06237	Capitol Planning Region	Columbia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 228-9493	440	45	9.8	22.0%	367 (83.4%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (10.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$24,686	46.6	52.5	239	19	090090000139
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
260	Rogers International School	Public, Magnet	K-8	202 Blachley Rd.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 977-4560	780	51	15.4	53.1%	270 (34.6%)	53 (6.8%)	384 (49.2%)	50 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	$20,435	45.8	41.2	281	21	090432000864

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

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
251	Highland Park School	Public	PK, KG-4	397 Porter St.	Manchester	06040	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 647-3430	300	29	10.3	54.3%	99 (33.0%)	64 (21.3%)	101 (33.7%)	21 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$23,647							50.4	29.9	328	77		090231000420
252	Emma Hart Willard School	Public	PK, KG-5	1088 Norton Rd.	Berlin	06037	Capitol Planning Region	Berlin School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 828-4151	434	41	10.4	30.9%	310 (71.4%)	10 (2.3%)	73 (16.8%)	24 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	$24,652							50.1	62.6	201	51		090021000018
253	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%)	$20,442							49.6	38.7	291	38		090330000701
254	Cranbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Knowalot Lane	Norwalk	06851	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 846-3600	410	32	13	36.1%	185 (45.1%)	33 (8.0%)	149 (36.3%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.4%)	$24,662							49.2	49.6	251	3		090309000643
255	Plainfield Memorial School	Public	4-5	95 Canterbury Rd.	Plainfield	06374	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Plainfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 564-6440	291	25	11.8	61.5%	242 (83.2%)	9 (3.1%)	21 (7.2%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.5%)	$18,612							48	54.4	231	24		090327000696
256	John Paterson School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 Church Street	Newington	06111	Capitol Planning Region	Newington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 666-4657	394	34	11.7	36.0%	216 (54.8%)	23 (5.8%)	106 (26.9%)	34 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$21,919							46.8	46.6	262	6		090288000606
257	Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	233 South Elm St.	Waterbury	06706	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Waterbury School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 574-8162	590	42	14.1	62.5%	134 (22.7%)	100 (16.9%)	315 (53.4%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	$19,787							46.6	44.1	270	13		090483000541
258	Horace W. Porter School	Public	PK, KG-8	3 Schoolhouse Road	Columbia	06237	Capitol Planning Region	Columbia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 228-9493	440	45	9.8	22.0%	367 (83.4%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (10.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$24,686							46.6	52.5	239	19		090090000139
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
260	Rogers International School	Public, Magnet	K-8	202 Blachley Rd.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 977-4560	780	51	15.4	53.1%	270 (34.6%)	53 (6.8%)	384 (49.2%)	50 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	$20,435							45.8	41.2	281	21		090432000864