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Gaffney Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

435^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Gaffney Elementary School serves 438 students in grades PK–5 in New Britain, CT, and is part of the New Britain School District. The school’s statewide ranking has been low but has stabilized and improved from historical lows—in 2025–26 it ranked 435th of 491 Connecticut elementary schools (11th percentile with a 1-star rating), up from the 2nd percentile in 2017–18. Within a district ranked 150th of 153 in Connecticut, Gaffney stands out as one of the better-performing elementary schools, trailing only Holmes Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary School among nearby New Britain schools.

The school’s biggest bright spot is attendance. Gaffney’s chronic absenteeism rate of 14.0% is dramatically lower than the district average of 32.0% and even below the state average of 16.4%—this despite more than 71% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Among nine nearby New Britain schools, Gaffney had the lowest chronic absenteeism rate. The school also shows a “late elementary” strength pattern: 4th grade ELA (27.7% proficient) and math (26.2%), plus 5th grade ELA (28.0%), all beat district averages, while 3rd grade math lags behind the district. Science is another standout—in 2024–25, Gaffney’s 5th grade science proficiency rate of 30.3% was the highest among all New Britain schools in the dataset.

Gaffney also demonstrates notable effectiveness with its Hispanic students, who ranked in the 40th percentile statewide in 2025–26—well above the school’s overall 11th percentile—with a positive upward trend. The school has historically reported very high per-pupil spending ($21,053 in 2018–19, well above neighboring schools). That said, areas needing attention include early-grade math and overall proficiency gaps compared to the state. Comparisons with nearby Frank T. Wheeler School and Linden Street School in Plainville—where 4th grade ELA proficiency reaches 64.7% and 50.0% respectively—highlight the demographic challenges Gaffney faces, though those schools serve fewer low-income families. Overall, Gaffney is best understood as a relatively stable and improving school within a very challenging district context, not as a strong performer by statewide standards.

438

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,589

Per pupil spending ?

71.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

322 Slater Rd.
New Britain, CT 06053

(860) 225-6247

District: New Britain School District

Students who attend Gaffney Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.3%

White:

16.4%

African American:

14.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (23% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 29 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg22%

Connecticut avg51%

435^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	9.8	435 of 492	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	436 of 493	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	436 of 497	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	446 of 491	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	443 of 490	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	481 of 538	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	494 of 522	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	521 of 532	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.9	477 of 519	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.6	473 of 518	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.8	440 of 551	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	4.2	537 of 557	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.6	529 of 564	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.5	549 of 565	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.1	568 of 579	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.9	540 of 566	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.0	517 of 565	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.7	524 of 568	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.1	514 of 570	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	214 of 228	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	229 of 237	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	399 of 455	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	76 of 130	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.9	100 of 132	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	83 of 111	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	96 of 108	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	18.6	254 of 302	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	6.1	226 of 233	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	15.9	321 of 371	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)42nd percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)16th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2021)13th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2024)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts25%-25 vs state

Mathematics21%-29 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Gaffney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	322 Slater Rd.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-6247	438	31	14.2	71.7%	72 (16.4%)	62 (14.2%)	264 (60.3%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.5%)	9.8	435^th of 492 public elementary schools	11.6%		9.5	436^th of 493 public elementary schools	11.6%	1	485.0		20.6	27.7	28.0				19.0	26.2	16.0				$24,589
DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School	Public	K-8	732 Slater Rd.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-2885	819	53	15.6	74.4%	72 (8.8%)	54 (6.6%)	661 (80.7%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	8.1	450^th of 492 public elementary schools	8.5%		6.8	470^th of 493 public elementary schools	4.7%	20	26.0	26.7	12.6	13.5	16.7	24.7	18.5	18.7	20.7	14.6	16.7	21.1	8.7	6.7	$16,837
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
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
Frank T. Wheeler School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Cleverland Memorial Dr.	Plainville	06062	Capitol Planning Region	Plainville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 793-3290	262	24	10.7	46.9%	148 (56.5%)	15 (5.7%)	71 (27.1%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.1%)								(n/a)	481.0		2423.0	64.7	2471.0				2426.0	61.8	2463.0				$21,449
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
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
Linden Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	69 Linden St.	Plainville	06062	Capitol Planning Region	Plainville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 793-3270	363	34	10.5	47.4%	223 (61.4%)	23 (6.3%)	97 (26.7%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	41	284^th of 492 public elementary schools	42.3%		49.6	253^rd of 493 public elementary schools	48.7%	31	491.0		50.0	43.1	54.9				47.8	43.1	43.1				$20,442
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Gaffney Elementary School

What district is Gaffney Elementary School in?

New Britain School District

What is the racial makeup of Gaffney Elementary School?

Students at Gaffney Elementary School are 60% Hispanic, 16% White, 14% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Gaffney Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Gaffney Elementary School.

Is Gaffney Elementary School a good school?

Gaffney Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.6% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Gaffney Elementary School attend?

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

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

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