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Lisbon Central School

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Lisbon Central School ranks 271 st of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

271^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Lisbon Central School is a public PK-8 school in Lisbon, CT, serving 413 students as the only school in the Lisbon School District. In the 2025-2026 school year, the school ranked 271st out of 491 elementary schools statewide — the 45th percentile with a 2-star rating — making it a solid, mid-tier choice. The school serves a moderately low-income population: 36.6% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024-2025. Chronic absenteeism is a clear strength at 10.8%, well below the state average of 16.4%. Per-pupil spending is relatively high at roughly $18,476, with a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9-to-1.

The school's academic profile is notable for a pronounced drop-off in 5th grade. In 3rd grade, 63.6% of students met state benchmarks in both ELA and math, comfortably above state averages of 47.3% and 52.2%. By 5th grade, proficiency falls to just 35.9% in ELA and 23.7% in math — both far below state averages. Middle school math rebounds strongly, with 7th graders at 58.3% proficiency versus the state's 44.1%. Importantly, nearby Plainfield Memorial School, which serves nearly twice the share of low-income students, posted much stronger 5th-grade results (45.0% ELA, 40.4% math), indicating poverty alone does not explain this challenge.

Lisbon Central's effectiveness measures for economically disadvantaged students rank in the 74th percentile statewide, a genuine strength. Attendance has also improved markedly, with district-wide chronic absenteeism falling from 26.0% in 2021-2022 to 12.1% in 2025-2026. That said, the school's generous spending does not produce the smallest class sizes in the region — Franklin Elementary School, Preston Veterans' Memorial School, and Canterbury Elementary School all have lower student-teacher ratios. Within a short drive, nearby schools range from Preston Veterans' Memorial (82nd percentile) to some Norwich schools ranked near the bottom of the state. Over the past decade, Lisbon Central has consistently placed between the 44th and 59th percentiles, making it a stable, dependable option for families.

413

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,754

Per pupil spending ?

36.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15 Newent Rd.
Lisbon, CT 06351

(860) 376-2403

District: Lisbon School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.5%

Hispanic:

12.1%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Connecticut avg49%

Elementary school

271^st of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

125^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

107^th of 153Lisbon 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	271 of 492	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.4	326 of 493	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	273 of 497	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	216 of 491	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	254 of 490	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	297 of 538	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.0	216 of 522	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	238 of 532	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.3	256 of 519	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.4	290 of 518	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.5	287 of 551	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	66.1	257 of 557	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.9	316 of 564	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.1	327 of 565	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.4	319 of 579	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.2	342 of 566	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.4	298 of 565	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.9	379 of 568	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.3	366 of 570	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	41.9	253 of 455	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	65.8	79 of 302	73.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	30.3	291 of 445	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	55.3	144 of 371	61.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	224 of 246	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	234 of 248	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	225 of 252	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	291 of 327	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.8	173 of 295	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	211 of 296	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	125 of 258	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.0	84 of 252	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.4	70 of 250	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	69 of 249	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	81 of 250	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.6	64 of 275	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	45.7	137 of 259	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	170 of 249	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.6	127 of 250	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.1	129 of 246	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.0	129 of 280	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.9	109 of 278	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.8	137 of 272	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.4	97 of 269	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.1	150 of 268	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.8	147 of 255	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.9	136 of 252	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.5	133 of 250	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.9	109 of 248	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	85.3	25 of 235	89.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	94.3	5 of 224	97.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	62.1	59 of 158	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.6	50 of 175	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	25.5	136 of 166	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	143 of 168	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)74th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2021)61st percentile+16 vs school

Female (2021)44th percentile~ school

Male (2021)35th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-36 vs school

Middle school

Male (2021)98th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2021)89th percentile+13 vs school

White (2023)63rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics49%~ state avg

English Language Arts45%-6 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
Lisbon Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Newent Rd.	Lisbon	06351	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Lisbon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 376-2403	413	30	13.9	36.6%	312 (75.5%)	9 (2.2%)	50 (12.1%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	43.1	271^st of 492 public elementary schools	44.9%		29.4	326^th of 493 public elementary schools	33.9%	55	490.0	802.0	63.6	48.5	35.9	35.2	2579.0	2566.0	63.6	51.5	23.7	45.5	58.3	2568.0	$20,754
Griswold Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	303 Slater Ave.	Griswold	06351	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Griswold School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 376-7610	655	45	14.7	54.2%	473 (72.2%)	20 (3.1%)	97 (14.8%)	17 (2.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.3%)								(n/a)			50.0	2442.0					50.9	2458.0					$17,741
Wequonnoc Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	155 Providence St.	Taftville	06380	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Norwich School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 823-4210	197	19	10.2	85.3%	43 (21.8%)	44 (22.3%)	90 (45.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.1%)	8.3	446^th of 492 public elementary schools	9.3%		11	425^th of 493 public elementary schools	13.8%	21	23.1		22.9	18.9	23.1				25.7	16.2	2418.0				$26,928
Moriarty Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	20 Lawlor Ln.	Norwich	06360	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Norwich School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 823-4206	404	29	13.9	72.5%	136 (33.7%)	68 (16.8%)	159 (39.4%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.9%)	19.2	377^th of 492 public elementary schools	23.4%		19.5	372^nd of 493 public elementary schools	24.5%	5	35.4		24.3	26.8	44.6				25.7	29.6	36.9				$24,528
Sayles School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 Scotland Road	Baltic	06330	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Sprague School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 822-8264	254	23	11.0	55.9%	166 (65.4%)	4 (1.6%)	44 (17.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (14.2%)								(n/a)	484.0	791.0	2374.0	28.6	2459.0	2513.0	25.8	2538.0	2375.0	2452.0	2425.0	2505.0	30.0	2499.0	$19,947
Preston Veterans' Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Shetucket Tpke.	Preston	06365	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Preston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 887-3113	284	24	11.9	28.2%	238 (83.8%)	3 (1.1%)	25 (8.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	11 (3.9%)	82.8	90^th of 492 public elementary schools	81.7%		66.8	187^th of 493 public elementary schools	62.1%	97	510.0		81.6	62.2	75.0				79.6	2487.0	2516.0				$27,352
Samuel Huntington School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 West Town St.	Norwich	06360	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Norwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 823-4204	358	27	13.1	72.6%	109 (30.4%)	64 (17.9%)	127 (35.5%)	20 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.3%)	8.5	445^th of 492 public elementary schools	9.6%		12.8	414^th of 493 public elementary schools	16.0%	31	478.0		13.0	2400.0	24.4				2348.0	26.8	2430.0				$23,317
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	206 Pond Rd.	North Franklin	06254	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Franklin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 642-7063	185	16	11.4	26.5%	151 (81.6%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.2%)								(n/a)			70.4			2535.0			70.4			2551.0			$24,099
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%)	37.7	302^nd of 492 public elementary schools	38.6%		48	255^th of 493 public elementary schools	48.3%	47	55.0			37.8	45.0					45.6	40.4				$18,612
Canterbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	67 Kitt Rd.	Canterbury	06331	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Canterbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 546-6744	295	23	12.8	34.9%	248 (84.1%)	3 (1.0%)	35 (11.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	63.2	208^th of 492 public elementary schools	57.7%		53.7	240^th of 493 public elementary schools	51.3%	32			46.5	50.9					74.4	71.7					$20,074

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Lisbon Central School ranks 271^st of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Lisbon School District

What is the racial makeup of Lisbon Central School?

Students at Lisbon Central School are 76% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Lisbon Central School.

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