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Governor William Pitkin School

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Governor William Pitkin School ranks 244 th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

244^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Governor William Pitkin School is a K-5 elementary school in East Hartford, CT, serving 345 students, that stands out as a bright spot in the East Hartford School District, which ranks 122nd out of 153 Connecticut districts with a 1-star rating. Despite the district's overall low ranking, Pitkin itself has earned a 3-star rating and ranks in the 50th percentile of Connecticut elementary schools—a dramatic improvement from a decade ago when it sat in the bottom quarter of the state. The school has sustained this upward trajectory over multiple years, climbing from the 24th percentile in 2016-17 to a consistent 3-star school today.

Pitkin's test scores are its clearest differentiator. In 2025-26, 3rd grade English language arts proficiency was 61.4% versus 35.4% districtwide and 47.3% statewide, while 4th grade math proficiency reached 57.8% compared to 41.8% across the district. Among nearby East Hartford schools, Pitkin is the clear academic leader, ranking ahead of Joseph O. Goodwin School, Dr. Thomas S. O'Connell School, Dr. Franklin H. Mayberry School, and Silver Lane School. Pitkin even holds its own against schools in the far more affluent Glastonbury School District—its 3rd grade ELA score of 61.4% is close to Naubuc School's 66.2% despite major demographic differences. It also outperforms Glastonbury/East Hartford Magnet School and Riverside Magnet School at Goodwin University, and does so while spending less per student than several higher-spending, lower-performing nearby schools.

Chronic absenteeism at Pitkin is another major strength: just 8.4% of students are chronically absent, compared to 21.0% districtwide and 16.4% statewide. The school is especially effective with economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 83rd percentile statewide for that group. While there is still room for growth—gender subgroup rankings trailed the school's overall rank in 2023-24—Pitkin's combination of strong academics, excellent attendance, and efficient use of resources makes it a standout option for families in East Hartford.

345

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,308

Per pupil spending ?

52.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

330 Hills St.
East Hartford, CT 06118

(860) 622-5480

District: East Hartford School District

Students who attend Governor William Pitkin School usually attend:

Middle:	East Hartford Middle School
High:	East Hartford High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.9%

African American:

27.8%

White:

15.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in East Hartford School District

✓Above the Connecticut median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg39%

Connecticut avg51%

244^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the East Hartford School District

126^th of 153East Hartford 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
2026	54.2	244 of 492	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.3	220 of 493	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	235 of 497	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	270 of 491	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	308 of 490	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	325 of 538	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	318 of 522	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	374 of 532	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	393 of 519	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.0	294 of 518	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.4	324 of 551	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.0	339 of 557	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.3	415 of 564	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.8	434 of 565	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.3	374 of 579	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.8	363 of 566	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.8	302 of 565	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.4	355 of 568	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.0	397 of 570	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2018	47.7	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	46.2	143 of 237	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	223 of 455	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.0	183 of 259	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	70.6	17 of 108	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	10 of 173	94.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	13 of 77	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	11 of 70	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	45 of 302	85.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	41.9	153 of 233	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	275 of 445	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	65.1	108 of 371	70.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)84th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2021)71st percentile+31 vs school

African American (2018)56th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2024)40th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2024)34th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts55%+5 vs state

Mathematics54%+4 vs state

Science53%~ state avg

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by a citizen
Saturday, March 10, 2012

Pitkin is suppose to be one of the better K-6 schools in town but CMT scores are dropping. Classes are crowded, normal class size was 17 kids per teacher but that number has increased. There is no advanced placement testing. The PTA Board is a click and unwelcoming. They run events like Dictators and still wonder why they get no new parents/volunteers. They increased the PTA fee, under the guise of generating new members but it was used to give "kick-backs" to thechildren of members for school trips. This is the only school in town that I know of that no longer subsidies one field trip for every student. The Principal is new and nice, but very politically correct. So that means, knowing the issues with the PTA she is unwilling to step in and voice her opinion. The office staff is nice, but new so expect errors with messages/communication. Most teachers are nice, some need to retire. The tone and words that some of the teachers use to speak to children can be harsh and belittling. And despite some efforts bullying exists. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Governor William Pitkin School	Public	K-5	330 Hills St.	East Hartford	06118	Capitol Planning Region	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5480	345	27	12.9	52.2%	54 (15.7%)	96 (27.8%)	141 (40.9%)	38 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.1%)	54.2	244^th of 492 public elementary schools	50.4%		59.3	220^th of 493 public elementary schools	55.4%	24	53.4	61.4	51.6	53.4	56.1	57.8	46.6	$19,308
Dr. Thomas S. O'Connell School	Public	K-5	305 May Rd.	East Hartford	06118	Capitol Planning Region	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5400	519	41	12.7	57.6%	102 (19.7%)	141 (27.2%)	244 (47.0%)	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	34.4	319^th of 492 public elementary schools	35.2%		42.5	271^st of 493 public elementary schools	45.0%	48	49.4	46.1	41.5	44.3	50.0	39.6	30.7	$18,751
Joseph O. Goodwin School	Public	K-5	1235 Forbes St.	East Hartford	06118	Capitol Planning Region	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5420	334	28	11.9	63.5%	44 (13.2%)	101 (30.2%)	151 (45.2%)	31 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	42	278^th of 492 public elementary schools	43.5%		31	321^st of 493 public elementary schools	34.9%	43	60.7	29.6	48.9	54.1	35.2	2450.0	49.2	$20,166
Naubuc School	Public	K-5	84 Griswold St.	Glastonbury	06033	Capitol Planning Region	Glastonbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 652-7918	441	35	12.6	30.6%	210 (47.6%)	19 (4.3%)	90 (20.4%)	77 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.2%)	71.8	171^st of 492 public elementary schools	65.2%		70.4	169^th of 493 public elementary schools	65.7%	2	63.9	66.2	60.2	63.9	73.1	64.3	63.9	$21,821
Dr. Franklin H. Mayberry School	Public	K-5	101 Great Hill Rd.	East Hartford	06108	Capitol Planning Region	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5720	310	28	10.9	70.6%	18 (5.8%)	76 (24.5%)	190 (61.3%)	7 (2.3%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.9%)	13.2	408^th of 492 public elementary schools	17.1%		15.5	399^th of 493 public elementary schools	19.1%	9	32.0	11.8	36.7	22.0	11.8	36.7	16.0	$20,495
Hebron Avenue School	Public	K-5	1363 Hebron Avenue	Glastonbury	06033	Capitol Planning Region	Glastonbury School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 652-7875	458	33	13.7	7.0%	297 (64.8%)	8 (1.7%)	52 (11.4%)	70 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	91.3	25^th of 492 public elementary schools	94.9%		85.4	64^th of 493 public elementary schools	87.0%	39	77.2	84.3	83.5	83.5	84.3	82.4	78.5	$21,114
Riverside Magnet School at Goodwin University	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	29 Willowbrook Road	East Hartford	06118	Capitol Planning Region	Goodwin University Educational Services (GUES)	No	Yes	No	No	(860) 709-6800	481	34	14.1	56.8%	57 (11.9%)	152 (31.6%)	233 (48.4%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.0%)	7.9	452^nd of 492 public elementary schools	8.1%		13.9	407^th of 493 public elementary schools	17.4%	45	22.4	9.5	2411.0	22.4	19.0	27.0	2436.0	$22,131
Glastonbury/East Hartford Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	95 Oak Street	Glastonbury	06033	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 633-4455	456	36	12.6	63.6%	70 (15.4%)	118 (25.9%)	197 (43.2%)	37 (8.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	23.2	361^st of 492 public elementary schools	26.6%		13	413^th of 493 public elementary schools	16.2%	52	478.0	44.4	32.8	37.9	42.9	30.2	20.7	$28,236
Silver Lane School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Mercer Ave.	East Hartford	06118	Capitol Planning Region	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5500	203	21	9.5	79.8%	10 (4.9%)	85 (41.9%)	107 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)	485.0	2356.0	2422.0	2463.0	2359.0	21.2	20.0	$23,676
Verplanck School	Public	K-4	126 Olcott Street	Manchester	06040	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 647-3383	466	40	11.6	77.5%	67 (14.4%)	108 (23.2%)	233 (50.0%)	30 (6.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	23.3	360^th of 492 public elementary schools	26.8%		11.3	422^nd of 493 public elementary schools	14.4%	62		27.9	29.8		45.3	38.1		$22,788

Frequently Asked Questions about Governor William Pitkin School

What district is Governor William Pitkin School in?

East Hartford School District

What schools do graduates of Governor William Pitkin School attend?

Students who attend Governor William Pitkin School usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Hartford Middle School
High : East Hartford High School

What is the racial makeup of Governor William Pitkin School?

Students at Governor William Pitkin School are 41% Hispanic, 28% African American, 16% White, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Is Governor William Pitkin School a good school?

Governor William Pitkin School ranks 244^th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Governor William Pitkin School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 345 students attended Governor William Pitkin School.

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