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Joseph O. Goodwin School

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Joseph O. Goodwin School ranks 278 th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

278^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Joseph O. Goodwin School is a K-5 elementary school in East Hartford, CT, serving 334 students in the East Hartford School District, and it has quietly become one of the district's more competitive elementary schools. Despite a high-poverty population—63.5% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024-25—the school has climbed from the 24th percentile statewide in 2021-22 to the 43rd percentile in 2025-26. During that same period, chronic absenteeism dropped from 35.7% to 16.8%, which is now below the district rate of 21% and essentially equal to the state average.

Goodwin's upper-grade results are the real standout. In 2025-26, 5th graders posted proficiency rates of 54.1% in ELA, 49.2% in math, and 60.7% in science—exceeding both district and state averages in all three subjects. The school even outperformed Governor William Pitkin School in 5th grade science and ELA. Looking at one cohort that started 3rd grade scoring roughly 18 points below the state in math, those same students ended 5th grade above the state average—suggesting the school is adding real academic value in upper elementary. Goodwin also uses resources efficiently: it spends about $16,507 per student, while lower-performing neighbors like Dr. Franklin H. Mayberry School and Silver Lane School spend more ($18,796 and $20,817, respectively).

The main area of concern is 3rd grade, where 2025-26 ELA proficiency was just 29.6% and math was 35.2%—well below state averages. There's year-to-year volatility in these early grades, so it's not yet clear whether this is a trend or a single challenging class. Still, the overall direction is encouraging: Goodwin is now ranked 278th out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools, has built a strong science program, and has dramatically improved attendance. If it can translate its upper-grade success into the early grades, this is a school with real momentum and one worth watching in the coming years.

334

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,166

Per pupil spending ?

63.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1235 Forbes St.
East Hartford, CT 06118

(860) 622-5420

District: East Hartford School District

Students who attend Joseph O. Goodwin School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.2%

African American:

30.2%

White:

13.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg39%

Connecticut avg51%

278^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	42.0	278 of 492	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.0	321 of 493	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	342 of 497	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	346 of 491	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	373 of 490	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	341 of 538	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	370 of 522	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	392 of 532	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.3	378 of 519	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.0	293 of 518	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.9	403 of 551	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.1	421 of 557	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.4	469 of 564	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.8	442 of 565	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	51.5	361 of 579	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.2	360 of 566	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.3	418 of 565	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.7	386 of 568	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.7	407 of 570	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	14.1	202 of 237	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	293 of 455	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	191 of 242	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	220 of 259	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	72 of 132	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.7	30 of 108	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	10 of 99	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	69.7	36 of 173	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	50.5	134 of 302	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	11.1	205 of 233	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	193 of 231	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	206 of 232	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	280 of 445	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.4	211 of 247	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	199 of 262	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	44.1	204 of 371	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)56th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2021)45th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2024)15th percentile-16 vs school

Male (2024)12th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science61%+8 vs state

English Language Arts44%-6 vs state

Mathematics43%-7 vs state

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Alfred W. Hanmer School	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Francis St.	Wethersfield	06109	Capitol Planning Region	Wethersfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 571-8370	280	26	10.7	33.6%	203 (72.5%)	14 (5.0%)	35 (12.5%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.0%)	73.8	154^th of 492 public elementary schools	68.7%		79.7	109^th of 493 public elementary schools	77.9%	45	74.4	2402.0	81.1	69.2	70.6	32.6	79.2	61.5	2568.0	$23,604

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph O. Goodwin School

Is Joseph O. Goodwin School a good school?

Joseph O. Goodwin School ranks 278^th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Joseph O. Goodwin School in?

East Hartford School District

What is the racial makeup of Joseph O. Goodwin School?

Students at Joseph O. Goodwin School are 45% Hispanic, 30% African American, 13% White, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Joseph O. Goodwin School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Joseph O. Goodwin School.

What schools do graduates of Joseph O. Goodwin School attend?

Students who attend Joseph O. Goodwin School usually go on to attend:

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

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