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Robert J. O'Brien School

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Robert J. O'Brien School ranks 368 th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

368^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Robert J. O'Brien School is an elementary school in East Hartford, CT, serving 344 students in grades K-5 as part of the East Hartford School District. The school has made genuine progress over the past decade, climbing from near the very bottom of Connecticut elementary school rankings to its current position in the 25th percentile statewide. About 67% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school operates with a higher student-teacher ratio (13.6) than most of its nearby peers.

The school's clearest strength is attendance. O'Brien's chronic absenteeism rate has dropped dramatically, from 27.2% in 2021-2022 to just 10.9% today — far below the district rate of 21.0% and even better than the state average of 16.4%. Nearby schools with similar demographics struggle more on this measure: Dr. John A. Langford School sits at 24.4% and Silver Lane School at 31.1%. O'Brien's 5th graders also posted strong results in 2025-2026, with ELA proficiency (48.1%) above the district and science proficiency (50%) essentially matching the state average.

The bigger concern is early-grade academics. In 3rd and 4th grades, ELA and math proficiency rates range from about 16% to 22% — well below district and state benchmarks. The strong 5th grade performance may reflect a single standout cohort rather than school-wide improvement, since scores swing considerably from year to year. O'Brien spends less per student ($15,956) than nearby elementary schools, yet still outperforms Silver Lane in math despite Silver Lane spending roughly $4,800 more per student. Just over a mile away, Pleasant Valley School in the South Windsor School District ranks in the 83rd percentile statewide — a striking reminder of how differently educational opportunity can play out just minutes apart.

344

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,784

Per pupil spending ?

67.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

56 Farm Dr.
East Hartford, CT 06108

(860) 622-5760

District: East Hartford School District

Students who attend Robert J. O'Brien School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.3%

African American:

32.8%

White:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (32% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Connecticut average

!Near the bottom of East Hartford School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg39%

Connecticut avg51%

368^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	21.2	368 of 492	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	397 of 493	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	344 of 497	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.9	392 of 491	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	430 of 490	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	469 of 538	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	499 of 522	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	504 of 532	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.7	481 of 519	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.0	464 of 518	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.7	476 of 551	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.7	502 of 557	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.9	523 of 564	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.0	530 of 565	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.3	528 of 579	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.3	489 of 566	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.3	502 of 565	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.7	518 of 568	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.3	533 of 570	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	15.8	375 of 455	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	86 of 130	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	36 of 108	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.9	137 of 173	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	96 of 112	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	24.2	228 of 302	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	5.3	419 of 445	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	21.2	296 of 371	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)34th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)25th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2021)20th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2021)18th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2021)6th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science50%-3 vs state

English Language Arts29%-21 vs state

Mathematics28%-22 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	NGSS Science 8th 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
Robert J. O'Brien School	Public	K-5	56 Farm Dr.	East Hartford	06108	Capitol Planning Region	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5760	344	25	13.6	67.4%	12 (3.5%)	113 (32.8%)	211 (61.3%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.2	368^th of 492 public elementary schools	25.2%		15.9	397^th of 493 public elementary schools	19.5%	29	50.0		16.3	22.4	48.1				22.4	31.0	30.9				$17,784
Dr. John A. Langford School	Public	K-5	61 Alps Dr.	East Hartford	06108	Capitol Planning Region	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5700	316	30	10.6	61.1%	27 (8.5%)	93 (29.4%)	185 (58.5%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	45.3	265^th of 492 public elementary schools	46.1%		39.3	282^nd of 493 public elementary schools	42.8%	17	492.0		46.0	53.7	41.5				56.0	63.4	39.6				$20,349
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%)	16.3	392^nd of 492 public elementary schools	20.3%		17.8	383^rd of 493 public elementary schools	22.3%	9	29.7		35.9	22.9	37.5				30.2	27.1	25.0				$25,976
Anna E. Norris School	Public	K-5	40 Remington Rd.	East Hartford	06108	Capitol Planning Region	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5740	279	26	10.5	70.3%	25 (9.0%)	63 (22.6%)	170 (60.9%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.7%)	27.6	343^rd of 492 public elementary schools	30.3%		18.4	376^th of 493 public elementary schools	23.7%	33	25.5		54.3	39.5	32.6				45.7	50.0	21.7				$20,893
Pleasant Valley School	Public	PK, KG-5	591 Ellington Rd.	South Windsor	06074	Capitol Planning Region	South Windsor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 610-0291	736	53	13.8	15.4%	225 (30.6%)	44 (6.0%)	68 (9.2%)	377 (51.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	83.3	84^th of 492 public elementary schools	82.9%		83.9	76^th of 493 public elementary schools	84.6%	8	73.1		68.6	70.2	75.9				77.7	73.8	75.0				$16,113
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
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
Odyssey Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	579 Middle Tpke West	Manchester	06040	Capitol Planning Region	Odyssey Community School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 645-1234	410	33	12.4	40.5%	97 (23.7%)	91 (22.2%)	86 (21.0%)	105 (25.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	56.7	232^nd of 492 public elementary schools	52.8%		58.1	229^th of 493 public elementary schools	53.5%	3	496.0	805.0	42.9	65.8	46.2	2534.0	52.5	2581.0	2438.0	73.7	2510.0	2521.0	52.5	56.4	$14,822
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
SAND School	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 Main Street	Hartford	06120	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-5040	266	21	12.6	89.1%	4 (1.5%)	72 (27.1%)	181 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	5.9	471^st of 492 public elementary schools	4.3%					(n/a)	469.0		2313.0	2369.0	14.3				2347.0	21.2	14.3				$25,449

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert J. O'Brien School

What district is Robert J. O'Brien School in?

East Hartford School District

What is the racial makeup of Robert J. O'Brien School?

Students at Robert J. O'Brien School are 61% Hispanic, 33% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Robert J. O'Brien School attend?

Students who attend Robert J. O'Brien School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Robert J. O'Brien School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Robert J. O'Brien School.

Is Robert J. O'Brien School a good school?

Robert J. O'Brien School ranks 368^th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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