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Chamberlain Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

436^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Chamberlain Elementary School is a K–5 school in New Britain, CT, serving about 402 students within the New Britain School District, a district that ranks near the bottom of Connecticut's 153 districts. The school has historically ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, but the most recent data shows a meaningful upward move. In 2025–2026, Chamberlain ranked 436th out of 491 elementary schools (11th percentile, 1 star), a substantial improvement from 484th out of 493 (2nd percentile) the year before and 493rd out of 497 (1st percentile) in 2023–2024.

Chamberlain now outperforms its district in English Language Arts in every tested grade. For instance, 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 29.9% compared with the district average of 20.7%, and 5th grade ELA reached 29.3% versus 26.3% districtwide. Math remains a concern: 4th grade math proficiency was just 13.4% and 5th grade math was 16.0%, both below the district average and far below the state. Chronic absenteeism, however, is a bright spot. At 18.4%, it is dramatically better than the New Britain district's 32.0% and close to the state's 16.4%. Hispanic students have also shown notable gains, with their statewide subgroup ranking jumping from the 2nd percentile to the 24th percentile in one year.

Nearby schools in the Newington School District illustrate how starkly outcomes can differ across district lines. Ruth Chaffee School and John Paterson School, both about a mile or two away, post 3rd grade ELA proficiency rates of 59.7% and 64.1%, respectively, and much lower chronic absenteeism. Within New Britain, Holmes Elementary School ranks in the 33rd percentile statewide and posts stronger math and science scores, serving as a possible peer model. Chamberlain spends more per pupil ($15,589) than most of its in-district counterparts and has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.4, yet funding alone has not closed the achievement gap. The recent gains suggest potential turnaround momentum, but sustaining them — especially in math — remains the key question for parents and educators.

402

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,263

Per pupil spending ?

79.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

221 Farmington Ave.
New Britain, CT 06053

(860) 832-5691

District: New Britain School District

Students who attend Chamberlain Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy
High:	New Britain High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.9%

African American:

12.2%

White:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (22% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Science scores 36 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Connecticut avg51%

436^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 10Elementary Schools in the New Britain School District

150^th of 153New Britain 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	9.6	436 of 492	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	4.6	484 of 493	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	493 of 497	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	482 of 491	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	464 of 490	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	497 of 538	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	500 of 522	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	491 of 532	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.4	485 of 519	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.8	445 of 518	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	499 of 551	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.8	467 of 557	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.5	516 of 564	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.3	533 of 565	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.7	570 of 579	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.2	559 of 566	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.8	540 of 565	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.2	543 of 568	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.8	536 of 570	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	216 of 228	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	424 of 455	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	257 of 259	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	99 of 130	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	130 of 132	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	111 of 111	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	154 of 173	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	100 of 112	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	96 of 101	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	12.8	277 of 302	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	227 of 234	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	11.4	345 of 371	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-22 vs state

Mathematics18%-32 vs state

Science17%-36 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Chamberlain Elementary School	Public	K-5	221 Farmington Ave.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 832-5691	402	32	12.4	79.4%	40 (10.0%)	49 (12.2%)	285 (70.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	9.6	436^th of 492 public elementary schools	11.4%		4.6	484^th of 493 public elementary schools	1.8%	48	17.3	29.9	25.4	29.3	25.4	13.4	16.0	$21,263
Smalley Elementary School	Public	K-5	175 West St.	New Britain	06051	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-8647	594	46	12.8	86.2%	39 (6.6%)	53 (8.9%)	467 (78.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.9%)	5.1	477^th of 492 public elementary schools	3.0%		4.6	485^th of 493 public elementary schools	1.6%	8	21.4	15.7	2389.0	2425.0	13.1	11.0	7.1	$18,690
Smith Elementary School	Public	K-5	142 Rutherford St.	New Britain	06051	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-1574	461	36	12.9	80.3%	59 (12.8%)	48 (10.4%)	312 (67.7%)	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	12.6	413^th of 492 public elementary schools	16.1%		9.6	435^th of 493 public elementary schools	11.8%	22	29.0	2380.0	13.4	34.8	31.0	15.0	30.4	$19,603
John Paterson School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 Church Street	Newington	06111	Capitol Planning Region	Newington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 666-4657	394	34	11.7	36.0%	216 (54.8%)	23 (5.8%)	106 (26.9%)	34 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	58.2	227^th of 492 public elementary schools	53.9%		46.8	256^th of 493 public elementary schools	48.1%	29		64.1	53.2		60.3	49.4		$21,919
Northend Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Bassett St.	New Britain	06051	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-3819	212	19	11.2	79.2%	13 (6.1%)	37 (17.5%)	142 (67.0%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.6%)	8.1	448^th of 492 public elementary schools	8.9%		8.6	450^th of 493 public elementary schools	8.7%	2	472.0	22.6	19.2	2432.0	22.6	17.3	20.0	$21,949
Vance Elementary School	Public	K-5	183 Vance St.	New Britain	06052	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-8731	438	30	14.4	77.6%	43 (9.8%)	52 (11.9%)	310 (70.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.1%)	8.8	442^nd of 492 public elementary schools	10.2%		9	444^th of 493 public elementary schools	9.9%	2	18.6	20.8	17.9	28.6	2393.0	27.1	12.9	$18,612
Holmes Elementary School	Public	K-5	2150 Stanley St.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-8294	414	33	12.5	66.4%	88 (21.3%)	45 (10.9%)	212 (51.2%)	23 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.1%)	32.2	327^th of 492 public elementary schools	33.5%		21.4	365^th of 493 public elementary schools	26.0%	38	44.2	2378.0	45.0	2481.0	37.2	43.3	2479.0	$19,318
Ruth Chaffee School	Public	PK, KG-4	160 Superior Avenue	Newington	06111	Capitol Planning Region	Newington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 666-4687	317	25	12.8	30.9%	186 (58.7%)	15 (4.7%)	63 (19.9%)	37 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	62.3	211^th of 492 public elementary schools	57.1%		60.7	211^th of 493 public elementary schools	57.2%			59.7	56.9		69.4	50.0		$22,504
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	145 Steele St.	New Britain	06052	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 229-2564	552	42	13.2	78.4%	92 (16.7%)	58 (10.5%)	354 (64.1%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	14.7	400^th of 492 public elementary schools	18.7%		10.9	426^th of 493 public elementary schools	13.6%	26	33.0	16.7	24.0	30.8	22.6	33.7	31.9	$20,826
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 Horse Plain Rd.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-8007	389	30	12.7	74.8%	65 (16.7%)	32 (8.2%)	248 (63.8%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	4.3	486^th of 492 public elementary schools	1.2%		6.8	471^st of 493 public elementary schools	4.5%	15	15.5	15.5	14.7	12.7	14.3	13.2	10.0	$18,270

Frequently Asked Questions about Chamberlain Elementary School

How many students attend Chamberlain Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Chamberlain Elementary School.

Is Chamberlain Elementary School a good school?

Chamberlain Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Chamberlain Elementary School?

Students at Chamberlain Elementary School are 71% Hispanic, 12% African American, 10% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Chamberlain Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Chamberlain Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy
High : New Britain High School

What district is Chamberlain Elementary School in?

New Britain School District

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