Best Elementary Schools in Connecticut for African American Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Connecticut!

Every year, the Connecticut Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Connecticut test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the NGSS and SBAC test scores by the Connecticut Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 28, 2025.

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2025)	ID
1	Stamford Charter School for Excellence	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1 Schuyler Ave.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford Charter School for Excellence District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 989-0000	543	19	28.5	55.6%	15 (2.8%)	219 (40.3%)	170 (31.3%)	118 (21.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.9%)	$11,837	94.4%	86.0%	8.44%	090022001807
2	Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	191 Fountain St.	New Haven	06515	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-2800	482	32	15	71.0%	56 (11.6%)	251 (52.1%)	129 (26.8%)	26 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$20,325	88.9%	44.2%	44.67%	090279001564
3	Achievement First Hartford Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	305 Greenfield Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Achievement First Hartford Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-6685	907	59	15.4	79.6%	6 (0.7%)	690 (76.1%)	182 (20.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	$18,195	83.3%	30.4%	52.91%	090021201528
4	Elm City College Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	407 James Street	New Haven	06513	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Elm City College Preparatory School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 772-7010	760	39	19.4	78.2%	12 (1.6%)	454 (59.7%)	277 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.1%)	$17,239	77.8%	29.4%	48.37%	090021401548
5	Metacomet School	Public	3-4	185 School St.	Bloomfield	06002	Capitol Planning Region	Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 286-2660	183	20	9.3	61.2%	7 (3.8%)	119 (65.0%)	38 (20.8%)	8 (4.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.9%)	$32,117	72.2%	31.4%	40.78%	090033000033
6	University of Hartford Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	196 Bloomfield Ave.	West Hartford	06117	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 236-2899	477	36	13.2	62.3%	51 (10.7%)	246 (51.6%)	133 (27.9%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	$25,999	66.7%	27.6%	39.08%	090070001357
7	Amistad Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 Edgewood Avenue	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Amistad Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 772-7000	1,105	102	10.8	78.6%	10 (0.9%)	665 (60.2%)	392 (35.5%)	13 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.9%)	$15,236	61.1%	27.2%	33.93%	090002400981
8	Museum Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	11 Turkey Hill Road	Bloomfield	06002	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 231-7800	511	36	14.1	65.0%	49 (9.6%)	248 (48.5%)	169 (33.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.6%)	$25,167	55.6%	26.2%	29.39%	090070001601
9	Clover Street School	Public	3-5	57 Clover St.	Windsor	06095	Capitol Planning Region	Windsor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 687-2050	276	28	9.7	52.2%	57 (20.7%)	116 (42.0%)	71 (25.7%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.8%)	$25,610	50.0%	33.3%	16.73%	090522001087
10	Academy of International Studies Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	625 Chapel Road	South Windsor	06074	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 291-6001	497	35	14.2	60.6%	35 (7.0%)	179 (36.0%)	199 (40.0%)	54 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	$25,976	44.4%	22.3%	22.13%	090070001511
11	Achievement First Bridgeport Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	655 Stillman St.	Bridgeport	06608	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 338-0593	1,090	47	23.1	74.4%	22 (2.0%)	570 (52.3%)	473 (43.4%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.3%)	$15,289	38.9%	21.1%	17.79%	090020801493
12	John F. Kennedy School	Public	3-5	530 Park Ave.	Windsor	06095	Capitol Planning Region	Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 687-2060	412	35	11.8	45.6%	90 (21.8%)	145 (35.2%)	107 (26.0%)	22 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.4%)	$24,977	33.3%	36.1%	2.77%	090522001089
13	Booker T. Washington Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	804 State Street	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Booker T. Washington Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 691-6535	404	25	16.1	92.1%	4 (1.0%)	302 (74.8%)	75 (18.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	$17,553	27.8%	29.2%	1.43%	090021701750
14	Park City Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	4-8	1550 State Street	Bridgeport	06605	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Park City Prep Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 953-3766	434	21	20.6	69.8%	25 (5.8%)	190 (43.8%)	206 (47.5%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$15,541	22.2%	27.8%	5.57%	090003301449
15	Webster Micro Society Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5 Cone Street	Hartford	06105	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-5380	626	43	14.4	66.3%	91 (14.5%)	266 (42.5%)	194 (31.0%)	30 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	$17,932	16.7%	18.1%	1.39%	090192000383
16	Ana Grace Academy of the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	129 Griffin Road North	Bloomfield	06002	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 677-0380	855	75	11.4	68.3%	116 (13.6%)	294 (34.4%)	371 (43.4%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.4%)	$27,981	11.1%	15.6%	4.51%	090070001623
17	Jumoke Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	999 Asylum Ave. Suite 200	Hartford	06105	Capitol Planning Region	Jumoke Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 527-0575	571	35	16.3	96.8%	0 (0.0%)	528 (92.5%)	39 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$20,204	5.6%	7.7%	2.15%	090000700747
18	King/Robinson Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	150 Fournier St.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-2700	412	34	12.1	80.1%	15 (3.6%)	228 (55.3%)	119 (28.9%)	28 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	$21,722	0.0%		(n/a)%	090279001388

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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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 (African American vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 18)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Stamford Charter School for Excellence	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1 Schuyler Ave.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford Charter School for Excellence District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 989-0000	543	19	28.5	55.6%	15 (2.8%)	219 (40.3%)	170 (31.3%)	118 (21.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.9%)	$11,837							94.4%	86.0%	8.44%			090022001807
2	Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	191 Fountain St.	New Haven	06515	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-2800	482	32	15	71.0%	56 (11.6%)	251 (52.1%)	129 (26.8%)	26 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$20,325							88.9%	44.2%	44.67%			090279001564
3	Achievement First Hartford Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	305 Greenfield Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Achievement First Hartford Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-6685	907	59	15.4	79.6%	6 (0.7%)	690 (76.1%)	182 (20.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	$18,195							83.3%	30.4%	52.91%			090021201528
4	Elm City College Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	407 James Street	New Haven	06513	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Elm City College Preparatory School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 772-7010	760	39	19.4	78.2%	12 (1.6%)	454 (59.7%)	277 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.1%)	$17,239							77.8%	29.4%	48.37%			090021401548
5	Metacomet School	Public	3-4	185 School St.	Bloomfield	06002	Capitol Planning Region	Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 286-2660	183	20	9.3	61.2%	7 (3.8%)	119 (65.0%)	38 (20.8%)	8 (4.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.9%)	$32,117							72.2%	31.4%	40.78%			090033000033
6	University of Hartford Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	196 Bloomfield Ave.	West Hartford	06117	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 236-2899	477	36	13.2	62.3%	51 (10.7%)	246 (51.6%)	133 (27.9%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	$25,999							66.7%	27.6%	39.08%			090070001357
7	Amistad Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 Edgewood Avenue	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Amistad Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 772-7000	1,105	102	10.8	78.6%	10 (0.9%)	665 (60.2%)	392 (35.5%)	13 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.9%)	$15,236							61.1%	27.2%	33.93%			090002400981
8	Museum Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	11 Turkey Hill Road	Bloomfield	06002	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 231-7800	511	36	14.1	65.0%	49 (9.6%)	248 (48.5%)	169 (33.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.6%)	$25,167							55.6%	26.2%	29.39%			090070001601
9	Clover Street School	Public	3-5	57 Clover St.	Windsor	06095	Capitol Planning Region	Windsor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 687-2050	276	28	9.7	52.2%	57 (20.7%)	116 (42.0%)	71 (25.7%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.8%)	$25,610							50.0%	33.3%	16.73%			090522001087
10	Academy of International Studies Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	625 Chapel Road	South Windsor	06074	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 291-6001	497	35	14.2	60.6%	35 (7.0%)	179 (36.0%)	199 (40.0%)	54 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	$25,976							44.4%	22.3%	22.13%			090070001511
11	Achievement First Bridgeport Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	655 Stillman St.	Bridgeport	06608	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Achievement First Bridgeport Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 338-0593	1,090	47	23.1	74.4%	22 (2.0%)	570 (52.3%)	473 (43.4%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.3%)	$15,289							38.9%	21.1%	17.79%			090020801493
12	John F. Kennedy School	Public	3-5	530 Park Ave.	Windsor	06095	Capitol Planning Region	Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 687-2060	412	35	11.8	45.6%	90 (21.8%)	145 (35.2%)	107 (26.0%)	22 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.4%)	$24,977							33.3%	36.1%	2.77%			090522001089
13	Booker T. Washington Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	804 State Street	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Booker T. Washington Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 691-6535	404	25	16.1	92.1%	4 (1.0%)	302 (74.8%)	75 (18.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	$17,553							27.8%	29.2%	1.43%			090021701750
14	Park City Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	4-8	1550 State Street	Bridgeport	06605	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Park City Prep Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 953-3766	434	21	20.6	69.8%	25 (5.8%)	190 (43.8%)	206 (47.5%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$15,541							22.2%	27.8%	5.57%			090003301449
15	Webster Micro Society Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5 Cone Street	Hartford	06105	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-5380	626	43	14.4	66.3%	91 (14.5%)	266 (42.5%)	194 (31.0%)	30 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	$17,932							16.7%	18.1%	1.39%			090192000383
16	Ana Grace Academy of the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	129 Griffin Road North	Bloomfield	06002	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 677-0380	855	75	11.4	68.3%	116 (13.6%)	294 (34.4%)	371 (43.4%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.4%)	$27,981							11.1%	15.6%	4.51%			090070001623
17	Jumoke Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	999 Asylum Ave. Suite 200	Hartford	06105	Capitol Planning Region	Jumoke Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 527-0575	571	35	16.3	96.8%	0 (0.0%)	528 (92.5%)	39 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$20,204							5.6%	7.7%	2.15%			090000700747
18	King/Robinson Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	150 Fournier St.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-2700	412	34	12.1	80.1%	15 (3.6%)	228 (55.3%)	119 (28.9%)	28 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	$21,722							0.0%		(n/a)%			090279001388